Extending the Near-Infrared Emission Range of Indium Phosphide Quantum Dots for Multiplexed In Vivo Imaging

This report of the reddest emitting indium phosphide quantum dots (InP QDs) to date demonstrates tunable, near-infrared (NIR) photoluminescence (PL) as well as PL multiplexing in the first optical tissue window while avoiding toxic constituents. This synthesis overcomes the InP “growth bottleneck” a...

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Published in:Nano letters 2021-04, Vol.21 (7), p.3271-3279
Main Authors: Saeboe, Alexander M, Nikiforov, Alexey Yu, Toufanian, Reyhaneh, Kays, Joshua C, Chern, Margaret, Casas, J. Paolo, Han, Keyi, Piryatinski, Andrei, Jones, Dennis, Dennis, Allison M
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Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
cadmium-free quantum dots
Indium
indium phosphide
inverted quantum dot
material science
Mice
NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
Phosphines
preclinical imaging
Quantum Dots
quantum well
Zinc Compounds
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Summary:This report of the reddest emitting indium phosphide quantum dots (InP QDs) to date demonstrates tunable, near-infrared (NIR) photoluminescence (PL) as well as PL multiplexing in the first optical tissue window while avoiding toxic constituents. This synthesis overcomes the InP “growth bottleneck” and extends the emission peak of InP QDs deeper into the first optical tissue window using an inverted QD heterostructure, specifically ZnSe/InP/ZnS core/shell/shell nanoparticles. The QDs exhibit InP shell thickness-dependent tunable emission with peaks ranging from 515–845 nm. The high absorptivity of InP yields effective photoexcitation of the QDs with UV, visible, and NIR wavelengths. These nanoparticles extend the range of tunable direct-bandgap emission from InP-based nanostructures, effectively overcoming a synthetic barrier that has prevented InP-based QDs from reaching their full potential as NIR imaging agents. Multiplexed lymph node imaging in a mouse model demonstrates the potential of the NIR-emitting InP particles for in vivo imaging.
ISSN:1530-6984
1530-6992
DOI:10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c00600