Ruan Shaobo, Zhu Biyue, Zhang Huajin, Chen Jiantao, Shen Shun, Qian Jun, He Qin, Gao Huile
Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery Systems, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, No. 17, Block 3, Southern Renmin Road, Chengdu 610041, China.
Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Fudan University), Ministry of Education, Department of Pharmaceutics Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, China.
J Colloid Interface Sci. 2014 May 15;422:25-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2014.02.006. Epub 2014 Feb 13.
Highly fluorescent carbon nanospheres with a quantum yield of 17.6% have been prepared by a one-step method with hydrothermal treatment of spider silk. Due to the high photostability, low toxicity and well blood compatibility, these carbon nanospheres could be used as an excellent probes for cancer cell imaging.