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Table 1 Characteristics of QDs

From: Effects of long-term exposure of gelatinated and non-gelatinated cadmium telluride quantum dots on differentiated PC12 cells

QD type

Surface

Absorbance peak (nm)

PL emission peak (nm)

Quantum Yield

Size(nm) (+/- 0.1)

Hydrodynamic diameter (nm)

Zeta potential (mV)

Red non-gel

TGA

586

608

30%

4.7

11.7

-30

Orange non-gel

TGA

515

546

23%

2.4

3.6

-27

Red gel

TGA-gelatine

579

610

34%

4.5

14.3

-29

Orange gel

TGA-gelatine

522

550

29%

2.6

5.3

-42