Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer and Prostatitis Using near Infra-Red Fluorescent AgInSe/ZnS Quantum Dots
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Physicochemical Characterization
2.2. Cytotoxicity
2.3. Biofilm Imaging
2.4. Cancer Cell Imaging
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Synthesis of AgInSe/ZnS QDs
3.3. Characterization
3.4. Cytotoxicity
3.5. Biofilm Imaging
3.6. Prostate Cancer Cell Imaging
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Ncapayi, V.; Ninan, N.; Lebepe, T.C.; Parani, S.; Girija, A.R.; Bright, R.; Vasilev, K.; Maluleke, R.; Tsolekile, N.; Kodama, T.; et al. Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer and Prostatitis Using near Infra-Red Fluorescent AgInSe/ZnS Quantum Dots. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22, 12514. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222212514
Ncapayi V, Ninan N, Lebepe TC, Parani S, Girija AR, Bright R, Vasilev K, Maluleke R, Tsolekile N, Kodama T, et al. Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer and Prostatitis Using near Infra-Red Fluorescent AgInSe/ZnS Quantum Dots. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021; 22(22):12514. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222212514
Chicago/Turabian StyleNcapayi, Vuyelwa, Neethu Ninan, Thabang C. Lebepe, Sundararajan Parani, Aswathy Ravindran Girija, Richard Bright, Krasimir Vasilev, Rodney Maluleke, Ncediwe Tsolekile, Tetsuya Kodama, and et al. 2021. "Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer and Prostatitis Using near Infra-Red Fluorescent AgInSe/ZnS Quantum Dots" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22, no. 22: 12514. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222212514