All reagents were used as received from the suppliers without further purification.
Cadmium oxide (CdO, 99.9%) was purchased from Alfa Aesar (Ward Hill, MA, USA). Tri-
n-octylphosphine (TOP, 97%) was purchased from STREM Chemicals (Newburyport, MA, USA).
Selenium (Se, 99.5%) was purchased from Acros Organics (Geel, Belgium).
Sulfur (S, 99%) and
ammonium hydroxide (NH
4OH, 27%) were purchased from Daejung (Siheung, Korea). Folic acid PEG amine (FA-PEG-NH
2) was purchased from Nanocs Inc. (New York, NY, USA).
Zinc acetate (Zn(OAc)
2, 99.99%),
oleic acid (OA, 90%),
1-octadecene (ODE, 90%),
1-octanethiol (98.5%), acetone (99.9%),
3-mercaptopropionic acid (MPA, 99%),
1-dodecanthiol (98%),
chloroform (CHCl
3, 99.5%),
1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide (EDC) hydrochloride,
N-hydroxysulfosuccinimide (sulfo-NHS), phosphate buffered saline (PBS, pH 7.4),
TWEEN® 20, and
bovine serum albumin (BSA) were purchased from Sigma Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA). KB cell lines were purchased from American Type Culture Collection (ATCC, Manassas, VA, USA).
Fetal bovine serum and Roswell Park Memorial institute (RPMI) medium were purchased from Welgene (Daegu, Korea). Antibiotics (
penicillin and
streptomycin) were purchased from Gibco (Grand Island, NY, USA).
Mounting medium containing 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) was purchased from Vectashield (Burlingame, CA, USA).
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