The toxicity and invasive effects of QDs on mung bean development

Peng Zhai; Xiaomei Wang; Ruhua Wang; Xuan Huang; Gang Feng; Guimiao Lin; Qiang Chen; Gaixia Xu; Danni Chen

doi:10.1117/12.2069000

17 September 2014 The toxicity and invasive effects of QDs on mung bean development

Peng Zhai, Xiaomei Wang, Ruhua Wang, Xuan Huang, Gang Feng, Guimiao Lin, Qiang Chen, Gaixia Xu, Danni Chen

Proceedings Volume 9230, Twelfth International Conference on Photonics and Imaging in Biology and Medicine (PIBM 2014); 92300P (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2069000
Event: Twelfth International Conference on Photonics and Imaging in Biology and Medicine (PIBM 2014), 2014, Wuhan, China

Abstract

Objective: Nowadays, the nanomaterials have been applied in every aspects of our life, including cosmetics, fresh-keeping, antisepsis and medicines. However, we know little about the toxic effects of nanoparticles towards plants. In this thesis, we synthesized quantum dots (QDs), and then toxicity and invasive effects of QDs for mung beans were investigated. Methods: We synthesised red CdTe QDs in water sphase with L-Cystein stabilizers, then prepared different concentration of QDs solution to cultivate mung bean plant, the radical length of mung beans was measured after four days every day, after 7 days, the distribution of QDs in mung bean plant was recorded under the microscopic. Results: The result showed the QDs inhibited the growth of mung beans, the higher the concentration of QDs was, the greater the inhibition effect was. After 7 days, the radicle average lengths of mung beans in different concentrations of QDs solution（blank 0.1μmol/L 0.2μmol/L 0.5 μmol/L 1 μmol/L）were 19.350± 0.427, 14.050± 0.879, 10.525± 0.554, 7.250± 0.522, 7.650± 0.229. The QDs mostly adhered onto the root surface and hairs. Conclusion: In conclusion, the QDs synthesized with L-cystein have effects on the growth of mung beans. However, it is necessary to do more experiments to confirm the mechanism of the toxicity effect of QDs on plants.

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Peng Zhai, Xiaomei Wang, Ruhua Wang, Xuan Huang, Gang Feng, Guimiao Lin, Qiang Chen, Gaixia Xu, and Danni Chen "The toxicity and invasive effects of QDs on mung bean development", Proc. SPIE 9230, Twelfth International Conference on Photonics and Imaging in Biology and Medicine (PIBM 2014), 92300P (17 September 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2069000

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