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BIOCONJUGATE CHEMISTRY
卷 19, 期 7, 页码 1404-1413出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/bc800104n
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- NIBIB NIH HHS [EB003728] Funding Source: Medline
- NIGMS NIH HHS [GM72048-02] Funding Source: Medline
Modifications of the quantum dot (QD) surface are routinely performed via covalent biomolecule attachment, and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) derivatization has previously been shown to limit nonspecific cellular interactions of QD probes. Attempts to functionalize ampiphilic QDs (AMP-QDs) with custom PEG derivatives having a hydrophobic terminus resulted in self-assembly of these PEG ligands to the AMP-QD surface in the absence of covalent coupling reagents. We demonstrate, via electrophoretic characterization techniques, that these self-assembled PEG-QDs exhibit improved passivation in biological environments and are less susceptible to unwanted protein adsorption to the QD surface. We highlight the artifactual fluorescent response protein adsorption can cause in biological assays, and discuss considerations for improved small molecule presentation to facilitate specific QD interactions.
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