Author’s Accepted Manuscript Simple green synthesis of amino acid functionalised CdTe/CdSe/ZnSe core-multi shell with improved cell viability for cellular imaging Vuyelwa Ncapayi, Parani Sundararajan, Sandile P. Songca, Tetsuya Kodama, Oluwatobi S. Oluwafemi PII: S0167-577X(16)31885-7 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2016.12.006 Reference: MLBLUE21818 To appear in: Materials Letters Received date: 18 September 2016 Revised date: 22 November 2016 Accepted date: 3 December 2016 Cite this article as: Vuyelwa Ncapayi, Parani Sundararajan, Sandile P. Songca, Tetsuya Kodama and Oluwatobi S. Oluwafemi, Simple green synthesis of amino acid functionalised CdTe/CdSe/ZnSe core-multi shell with improved cell viability for cellular imaging, Materials Letters http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2016.12.006 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted fo publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version o the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting galley proof before it is published in its final citable form Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain www.elsevier.com