Skip to main content

Table 4 Diameter (ϕ), radius (r), density (ρ), volume of single QD molecules (VQD), and the number of QD molecules (NQD)

From: Quantum dots as targeted doxorubicin drug delivery nanosystems in human lung cancer cells

 

ϕ

[nm]

r

[nm]

ρ

[g·cm−3]

VQD

[cm−3]

NQD

in 1 g

QD–MUA

11.5

5.7

4.51

7.75·10–19

2.86·1017

QD–Cys

14.0

7.0

2.63

6.23·10–19

6.10·1017

QD–LA

18.8

9.4

3.60

3.48·10–18

7.99·1016

  1. ϕ QD nanoparticle diameter, r QD nanoparticle radius, ρ:QD density determined on the basis of the density of its components, VQD volume of a single QD molecule (\({\text{V}}_{QD} = \frac{4}{3}{\pi r}^{3}\)), NQD number of QD molecules in 1 g, QD Ag–In–Zn–S nanocrystals modified with: 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid (MUA), Cys L-cysteine, LA lipoic acid