Investigation on the stability of water-soluble ZnO quantum dots in KB cells by X-ray fluorescence and absorption methods

  • P. Lu
  • , H. Zhang
  • , T. Satoh
  • , T. Ohkubo
  • , A. Yamazaki
  • , K. Takano
  • , T. Kamiya
  • , L. Zhu
  • , Y. Huang
  • , Z. Jiang
  • , Yi Zheng
  • , M. Yang
  • , Y. Mi
  • , Q. Ren
  • , H. Shen

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Abstract

The structural stability of water-soluble ZnO quantum dots (QDs) in oral epidermoid carcinoma (KB) cells was studied by the External Micro Proton Induced X-ray Emission (External Micro-PIXE) technique and the X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) measurement. The External Micro-PIXE and XAFS experiments were respectively performed at the JAEA and the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility. The elements' distributions were detected by the External Micro-PIXE technique. The XAFS method was applied to obtain information about zinc (Zn) K-edge spectra. The fits of the XAFS data showed that the Zn-O bond structure of water-soluble ZnO QDs was stable after being absorbed by KB cells. Its local structural parameters were almost identical with those of the standard wurtzite structure. Water-soluble ZnO QDs had good structural stability in KB cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1940-1943
Number of pages4
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Volume269
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 2011

Keywords

  • External Micro-PIXE
  • Quantum dots
  • Structural stability
  • Water-soluble ZnO
  • XAFS

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