The successful development of highly sensitive, water‐compatible, nontoxic nanoprobes
has allowed nanomaterials to be widely employed in various applications. The applicability …

There is a growing need for brighter luminescent materials to improve the detection and
imaging of biomarkers. Relevant contexts include low-abundance biomarkers and …

In recent years, silica coating has been extensively investigated to fabricate the
biocompatible interface of quantum dots (QDs) for biomedical applications. We here …

Quantum dots (QD) of a CdSe–ZnS core–shell structure are coated with silica spheres to
improve their stability in biological buffers and biocompatibility in fluorescence imaging. We …

This paper presents the synthesis of aqueous cadmium sulfide (CdS) quantum dots (QDs)
and silica-encapsulated CdS QDs by reverse microemulsion method and utilized as …

We developed a self-limited self-assembly process to produce red-to-near-infrared
luminescent supraparticles made from biocompatible silicon (Si) quantum dots (QDs) for …

A facile strategy for the synthesis of silica‐coated quantum dots (QDs) for in vivo imaging is
reported. All the QD synthesis and silanization steps are conducted in water and methanol …

In this paper, based on selecting the appropriate type of quantum dots (QDs), a novel
method is developed to enhance the quantum yield (QY) of silica-coated QD nanoparticles …

Quantum dots (QDs) have size-dependent optical properties that make them uniquely
advantageous for in vivo targeted fluorescence imaging, traceable delivery, and therapy …

Luminescent silicon quantum dots (Si QDs) have great potential for use in biological
imaging and diagnostic applications. To exploit this potential, they must remain luminescent …