Chitosan was used to encapsulate both CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) and the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent gadolinium-diethylenetriaminepentaacetate (Gd-DTPA), forming multi-functional nanoparticles that can be used in a wide range of in vitro or in vivo studies as fluorescent biological labels as well as MRI contrast agents, respectively. Multi-color QDs at pre-determined molar ratios were encapsulated into chitosan nanoparticles to produce bar-coding fluorescent labels. The encapsulated QDs and Gd-DTPA still maintained their desirable optical properties and relatively high relaxivity, respectively. The chitosan nanoparticles also showed good aqueous stability and enhanced biocompatibility on myoblast cells.
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