Layered double hydroxide nanoparticles incorporating terbium: applicability as a fluorescent probe and morphology modifier
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2010-01
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Stable and non-invasive fluorescent probes for nanotoxicological investigations are greatly needed to track the fate of nanoparticles in biological systems. The potential for terbium (Tb) to act as a fluorescent probe and its effect on layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanoparticle morphology are presented in this study. Incorporation of Tb during synthesis offers a simple methodology to easily tailor LDH nanoparticle thickness. A three-fold reduction in the average crystallite thickness (from 13 to 4 nm) has been achieved, whilst preferential lateral growth of LDH nanoparticles in the a-b crystal plane has been observed with increasing Tb loadings. Remarkably, Tb-LDH nanoparticles have emitted green fluorescence with a fluorescence quantum yield of 0.044. © 2010, Springer.
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Terbium, Fluorescence, Hydroxides, Probes, Morphology, Particles
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Musumeci, A. W., Xu, Z. P., Smith, S. V., Minchin, R. F., & Martin, D. J. (2010). Layered double hydroxide nanoparticles incorporating terbium: applicability as a fluorescent probe and morphology modifier. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 12(1), 111-120. doi:10.1007/s11051-008-9583-9