Biomimetic, Mild Chemical Synthesis of CdTe-GSH Quantum Dots with Improved Biocompatibility

José M. Pérez-Donoso; Juan P. Monrás; Denisse Bravo; Adam Aguirre; Andrew F. Quest; Igor O. Osorio-Román; Ricardo F. Aroca; Thomas G. Chasteen; Claudio C. Vásquez

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0030741

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Biomimetic, Mild Chemical Synthesis of CdTe-GSH Quantum Dots with Improved Biocompatibility

José M. Pérez-Donoso ,

* E-mail: jose.perez@ciq.uchile.cl (JMP); claudio.vasquez@usach.cl (CCV)

Affiliations Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile, Laboratorio de Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Juan P. Monrás,

Affiliations Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile, Laboratorio de Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Denisse Bravo,

Affiliation Laboratorio de Comunicaciones Celulares, Centro de Estudios Moleculares de la Célula (CEMC), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Adam Aguirre,

Affiliation Laboratorio de Comunicaciones Celulares, Centro de Estudios Moleculares de la Célula (CEMC), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Andrew F. Quest,

Affiliation Laboratorio de Comunicaciones Celulares, Centro de Estudios Moleculares de la Célula (CEMC), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Igor O. Osorio-Román,

Affiliation Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Ricardo F. Aroca,

Affiliation Materials and Surface Science Group, Faculty of Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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Thomas G. Chasteen,

Affiliation Department of Chemistry, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, United States of America
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Claudio C. Vásquez

* E-mail: jose.perez@ciq.uchile.cl (JMP); claudio.vasquez@usach.cl (CCV)

Affiliation Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Biomimetic, Mild Chemical Synthesis of CdTe-GSH Quantum Dots with Improved Biocompatibility

José M. Pérez-Donoso,
Juan P. Monrás,
Denisse Bravo,
Adam Aguirre,
Andrew F. Quest,
Igor O. Osorio-Román,
Ricardo F. Aroca,
Thomas G. Chasteen,
Claudio C. Vásquez

Published: January 23, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0030741

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