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. 2023 Dec 1;13(50):35088–35126. doi: 10.1039/d3ra06976a

In vitro and in vivo cell imaging results of the animal/human biomass-derived CDsa,b.

Source Mode Time (h) Cell/plant/organism (amount of CDs in mg mL−1) Uptake region/emission color Ref.
Egg white In vitro 0.5 HeLac (0.04) Cytosol/green 129
Egg white (albumin) In vitro 24 Bcap-37c (2.0) Cytoplasm/blue, green 130
Egg white In vitro 02a E. coli d, S. aureusd (0.1) Entire bacteria/blue, green, red 131
Egg white In vivo 24 Zebrafishe (2.0) Entire embryo/blue, green, red 132 i
Bombyx mori silk In vitro 24 A549c (1.0) Nucleus/blue, green, red 138
Silkworm chrysalis In vitro 06 HeLac (6.0) Cell interior/blue, green, red 140
Spider silk In vitro 24 HepG2c (0.5) Cell interior/blue 142 i
Silk fibroin In vitro 04 KBc (0.1) Cytoplasm, nucleus/green 143
In vivo 18 BALB/c Micee (50f) Liver, lung/green
Silk fibroin + LMWC In vitro 24 MCF-7c (0.1) Cytoplasm (CDs)/blue; entire cell, nucleus (BT-CDs)/blue 147
Hamburger In vitro 24 MC3T3-E1c (0.5) Cytoplasm/blue, green, red 149
In vivo 05b Mung bean sproutg (3.2) Root, stem, cotyledon, vascular system/blue
Pike eel fish In vitro 24 MC3T3-E1c (1.5) Cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus/blue, green, red 150
Pike eel fish In vitro 24 MC3T3-E1c (1.5) Cytoplasm/blue, green, red 151
Lamb In vitro 07 HepG2c (1.0) Cell membrane, cytoplasm/blue, green, red 153
Duck In vitro 24 PC12c (1.0) Cytoplasm/blue 156
In vivo 24 C. elegans e (15.0) Intestine/blue
Chicken In vitro 24 HepG2c (1.0) Cytoplasm/blue 158
Ex vivo 02 BALB/c Micee (2000f) Brain/blue
Chicken breast In vitro 12 NRK Lysosome 159
Chicken Ex vivo 2–6 BALB/c Micee (2000f) Stomach, intestine, testis, kidney 160
Pork In vivo 0.5–6 BALB/c Micee (2000f) Kidney, heart, brain, lung, intestine, testis, liver, stomach 164
′′ 24 C. elegans e (10.0) Epithelium, digestive system/blue, green, red
Honey In vitro 01 HEp-2c, HeLac (1.0) Cell interior/green 166
Rapeseed bee pollen In vitro 12 LoVoc (0.5) Cytoplasm/blue, green, red 167
Bee pollen In vivo 20b B. parachinensis L.g (3.5) Periplasmic space/blue 168
Rapeseed bee pollen In vitro 02 Lettuceg (1.0) Leaf vein, stem, root/blue 169
Bee pollen In vitro 15a HepG2c (0.1) Cytoplasm/blue 172
Shrimp egg In vitro 24 SK-Hep-1c (0.2) Cell membrane, cytoplasm/blue, green, red 173
Dried shrimp In vitro 3/48 MCF-7c, SH-SY5Yc (0.1) Cytoplasm/blue, green, red 177
Crab shell + GdCl3 In vitro 24 HeLac, HepG2c (0.5) Cytoplasm/blue 178
Crab shell In vitro 24 HeLac (0.5) Cytoplasm/blue 179
Shrimp shell In vivo Nematodee (—) Entire body/green 184
Crayfish shell In vitro 24 HeLac (0.55) Cytoplasm/red 185 i
Mussel seafood In vitro 24 HepG2c (1.5) Cytoplasm/blue 188
In vitro 10a Onion epidermal cellg (1.5) Cell wall/blue
In vivo 48 Zebrafishe (1.5) Liver, yolk, intestine/blue
Milk In vitro 02 U87c (0.01) Cell interior/blue 189
Milk In vitro 01 SMMC-7721c (50h) Cell interior/blue, green 190
Milk In vitro HeLac (—) Cell membrane, cytoplasm/blue, green, red 193
In vivo Tumour bearing BALB/c Micee (0.5) Tumour tissue
Milk In vitro 02 HeLac (0.2) Cytoplasm/green 194
Pasteurized milk In vitro 02 HeLac (0.01) Lysosome/blue (CDs); Cytoplasm/blue (Lis-CDs) 201
Expired milk In vitro 06 HeLac (0.2) Cytoplasm/green 202
Denatured sour milk In vitro 72 U-251 MGc (0.05) Cell membrane, cytoplasm/blue 204
Pigeon feather In vitro 01 HUVECc (2.0) Cell membrane, cytoplasm/blue 134 i
Pig skin In vitro 0.5 HeLac (0.35) Cell interior/blue, green, red 208 i
Pig skin In vivo 20 Zebrafishe (0.2–1.6) Entire embryo/blue, green, red 209 i
Pig skin collagen In vitro 24 RL-14c (0.5) Cytoplasm/bright 211
GGEC In vitro 04 Melanomac (1.0) Cytoplasm/blue 216
Cow manure In vitro 0.5 MCF-7c, HUVECc, MDA-MB-231c, Caco-2c, DU-145c (2.5) Cytoplasm/green (unmodified CDs); Nucleolus/green (modified CDs) 219
Cow manure In vitro MCF-7c (—) Mitochondria/green, red 220
In vivo 2–48 C57BL/6 Micee (0.16–0.32) Entire body
Fish scale (crucian carp) In vitro 24 KG-1ac (0.125) Cell interior/blue 225 i
Fish scale (Lethrinus lentjan) In vitro 06 hMSCsc (0.025) Cytoplasm, nucleus/blue, green, red 226
Shark cartilage (chondroitin sulphate) In vivo 24 Zebrafishe (0.1) Intestine/blue, green 232
Sheep wool In vitro 0.5 HeLac (0.3) Cytoplasm, nucleus/blue, green 235 i
Hair In vitro 04 HeLac (0.2) Cell membrane, cytoplasm/blue 239
Hair In vivo 20 Zebrafishe (0.2–0.8) Entire embryo/blue, green, red 209 i
Urine In vitro 10a MEFc (0.2) Cytoplasm/green, red 244
Urine In vitro 04 HeLac (1.0) Cytoplasm/blue, green 246
In vivo 24 C. elegans e (20) Pharynx, intestine, anus/blue
In vitro 06 Onion epidermalg (3.0) Cytoplasm/blue
In vivo 24 Bean sproutsg (20) Tissue interior/blue
Fingernail In vitro 02 A549c, MDA-MB-231c, HeLac (0.2) Cytoplasm/blue 247
Fingernail In vitro 02 A549c, HeLac, MDA-MB-231c, HEK-293c (0.2) Perinuclear region/blue 248
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aMinutes, bdays, ccells, dbacteria, eorganism, fmg kg−1 of mouse, gplant, hμM, and iintracellular bioimaging of metal ions/other analytes.

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Bcap-37: human breast cancer cells, S. aureus: Staphylococcus aureus, KB: epithelial carcinoma cells, MC3T3-E1: mouse osteoblast cells, PC12: rat pheochromocytoma cells, NRK: normal rat kidney epithelial cells, HEp-2: human larynx carcinoma cells, LoVo: human colon carcinoma cells, B. parachinensis: Brassica parachinensis, SK-Hep-1: human hepatoma cell lines, SH-SY5Y: human neuroblastoma cells, U87: human brain glioma tumor cells, SMMC-7721: human liver cancer cells, U-251 MG: human malignant glioblastoma cell lines, HUVEC: human umbilical vein endothelial cells, MDA-MB-231: human breast cancer cells, Caco-2: human colorectal adenocarcinoma cells, DU-145: human prostate cancer cells, KG-1a: promyeloblast macrophage cells, hMSCs: human mesenchymal stem cells, and MEF: mouse embryonic fibroblast cells.