Developing electropositive citric acid–polyethylenimine carbon quantum dots with high biocompatibility and labeling performance for mesenchymal stem cells <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i>
Bo Jiang, Hui Yang, Ying Guo, Ying Guo, Cong Liu, Hua Song, Zhou Panpan, Haiwei Zhang, Kangxin Zhou, Yong Guo, Yong Guo, Hongwei Chen
Abstract
The positive CQD has good biocompatibility (≤800 μg mL −1 ) and labelling performance for mesenchymal stem cell in vitro and in vivo .
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryBiocompatibilityMesenchymal stem cellPolyethylenimineIn vivoIn vitroCitric acidNanotechnologyCell biologyBiochemistryBiotechnologyOrganic chemistryTransfectionGeneBiologyMaterials scienceCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsGraphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsNanocluster Synthesis and Applications