Iridium-complex modified CdSe/ZnS quantum dots; a conceptual design for bifunctionality toward imaging and photosensitization

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Author(s)

  • Jia-Ming Hsieh
  • Mei-Lin Ho
  • Pei-Wen Wu
  • Pi-Tai Chou
  • Tsai-Tsung Tsai

Detail(s)

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)615-617
Journal / PublicationChemical Communications
Volume6
Issue number6
Online published13 Jan 2006
Publication statusPublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes

Abstract

We report the design and synthesis of Ir-complex functionalized CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs), in which the QD plays a key role in imaging, while the Ir-complex acts as a sensitizer to produce singlet oxygen; this conceptual design presents a novel scheme in both bio-imaging and photodynamic therapy.

Citation Format(s)

Iridium-complex modified CdSe/ZnS quantum dots; a conceptual design for bifunctionality toward imaging and photosensitization. / Hsieh, Jia-Ming; Ho, Mei-Lin; Wu, Pei-Wen et al.
In: Chemical Communications, Vol. 6, No. 6, 2006, p. 615-617.

Research output: Journal Publications and ReviewsRGC 21 - Publication in refereed journalpeer-review