Immunotoxicity assessment of CdSe/ZnS quantum dots in macrophages, lymphocytes and BALB/c mice

• Main Authors: Wang, Xiaomei, Tian, Jinglin, Yong, Ken-Tye, Zhu, Xuedan, Lin, Marie Chia-Mi, Jiang, Wenxiao, Li, Jiefeng, Huang, Qijun, Lin, Guimiao
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Quantum dots; Macrophages; Lymphocytes; Cytotoxicity; Immunotoxicity
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82692; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40267
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: The toxicity of CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) in the environment and biological systems has become a major concern for the nanoparticle community. However, the potential toxicity of QDs on immune cells and its corresponding immune functions remains poorly understood. In this study, we inve...