Functionalized Quantum Dots for Biosensing and Bioimaging and Concerns on Toxicity
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- 作者：Yucheng Wang ; Rui Hu ; Guimiao Lin ; Indrajit Roy ; Ken-Tye Yong
- 刊名：ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
- 出版年：2013
- 出版时间：April 24, 2013
- 年：2013
- 卷：5
- 期：8
- 页码：2786-2799
- 全文大小：695K
- 年卷期：v.5,no.8(April 24, 2013)
- ISSN：1944-8252
文摘
Considerable efforts have been devoted to the development of novel functionalized nanomaterials for bio-oriented applications. With unique optical properties and molar scale production, colloidal photoluminescent quantum dots (QDs) have been properly functionalized with controlled interfaces as new class of optical probes with extensive use in biomedical research. In this review, we present a brief summary on the current research interests of using fine engineered QDs as a nanoplatform for biomedical sensing and imaging applications. In addition, recent concerns on the potential toxic effects of QDs are described as a general guidance for the development on QD formulations in future studies.