Core-shell CdSe/ZnS QDs with maximum emissions of approximately 520 nm and a lipophilic long chain surfactant capping of octadecylamine (ODA) were purchased from Mesolight (Suzhou, China). In general, all chemicals were used as received without further purification. 3-Mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) was purchased from Fluka.
3-Aminophenylboronic acid (APBA),
1-ethyl-3-(3-(dimethylamino) propyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC),
N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS), phosphate buffer salts,
Tris buffer,
bovine serum albumin (BSA), and all other inorganic salts were of analytical grade and used as obtained from Sigma-Aldrich (Spain).
NaOH (Sigma-Aldrich, Spain) and
HCl (Sigma-Aldrich, Spain) (spectroscopic grade quality) were used to adjust the pH of the aqueous (Milli-Q water) solutions and buffers. In order to avoid deterioration by light and heat, stocks solutions were kept in the dark at 4 °C in a refrigerator.
For the cell culture, Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium (DMEM), foetal bovine serum (FBS), sodium pyruvate,
penicillin, and
streptomycin were obtained from Sigma. GlutaMAX
TM supplement was acquired from ThermoFisher (Madrid, Spain). Cell viability assays were carried out using a CellTiter Blue™ viability assay (Promega Biotech Ibérica, Madrid, Spain). For microscopy experiments, all solutions were filtered with
0.2 μm filters (Whatman; as supplied by Sigma-Aldrich, Spain) before use.
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