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Schematic illustration of key steps involved in silica encapsulation of QDMMs. Hydrophobic QDMMs are stabilized with PVA before addition of silica precursors. For direct visualization of the silica shell, fluorescence silane compounds that emit a different color than the embedded QDs can be used. The chemical reaction of labeling APTMS with FITC is show on the bottom left.
