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Single KTP nanocrystals as second-harmonic generation biolabels in cortical neurons

  • Ludovic Mayer
  • , Abdallah Slablab
  • , Géraldine Dantelle
  • , Vincent Jacques
  • , Aude Marie Lepagnol-Bestel
  • , Sandrine Perruchas
  • , Piernicola Spinicelli
  • , Alice Thomas
  • , Dominique Chauvat
  • , Michel Simonneau
  • , Thierry Gacoin*
  • , Jean François Roch
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    We report an efficient colloidal synthesis of KTiOPO4 (KTP) nanocrystals with excellent crystallinity and the direct observation of optical second-harmonic generation (SHG) from discrete KTP nanocrystals in neurons cultured from mammalian brain cortex. Direct internalization and monitoring of these nanoparticles was successfully achieved without limitations from cytotoxicity, bleaching and blinking emission.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)8466-8471
    Number of pages6
    JournalNanoscale
    Volume5
    Issue number18
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 21 Sept 2013
    Publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

    Publication forum classification

    • Publication forum level 1

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Materials Science
    • General Medicine

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