Designing multifunctional quantum dots for bioimaging, detection, and drug delivery

P Zrazhevskiy, M Sena, X Gao - Chemical Society Reviews, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
The emerging field of bionanotechnology aims at revolutionizing biomedical research and
clinical practice via introduction of nanoparticle-based tools, expanding capabilities of …

Quantum dotbased nanotools for bioimaging, diagnostics, and drug delivery

R Bilan, I Nabiev, A Sukhanova - ChemBioChem, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Quantum dots (QDs) are highly fluorescent nanocrystals with advanced photophysical and
spectral properties: high brightness and stability against photobleaching accompanied by …

Pharmaceutical and biomedical applications of quantum dots

N Bajwa, NK Mehra, K Jain, NK Jain - Artificial cells, nanomedicine …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Quantum dots (QDs) have captured the fascination and attention of scientists due to their
simultaneous targeting and imaging potential in drug delivery, in pharmaceutical and …

From diagnostics to therapy: prospects of quantum dots

HME Azzazy, MMH Mansour, SC Kazmierczak - Clinical biochemistry, 2007 - Elsevier
Quantum dots (QDs) are among the most promising items in the nanomedicine toolbox.
These nanocrystal fluorophores have several potential medical applications including …

Multifunctional quantum dots-based cancer diagnostics and stem cell therapeutics for regenerative medicine

D Onoshima, H Yukawa, Y Baba - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
A field of recent diagnostics and therapeutics has been advanced with quantum dots (QDs).
QDs have developed into new formats of biomolecular sensing to push the limits of detection …

[HTML][HTML] Quantum dots: bright and versatile in vitro and in vivo fluorescence imaging biosensors

KD Wegner, N Hildebrandt - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) have become important fluorescent probes for in vitro
and in vivo bioimaging research. Their nanoparticle surfaces for versatile bioconjugation …

An overview of recent advances in quantum dots for biomedical applications

X He, N Ma - Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2014 - Elsevier
During the past ten years significant advances have been achieved in quantum dot (QD)
research field. The new synthetic methods and the discovery of new types of QDs have …

Quantum dot surface chemistry and functionalization for cell targeting and imaging

R Bilan, F Fleury, I Nabiev, A Sukhanova - Bioconjugate chemistry, 2015 - ACS Publications
Quantum dots (QDs) are highly fluorescent nanoscale crystals with size-dependent emission
spectra. Due to their excellent photophysical properties, QDs are a promising alternative to …

Delivering quantum dots to cells: bioconjugated quantum dots for targeted and nonspecific extracellular and intracellular imaging

V Biju, T Itoh, M Ishikawa - Chemical Society Reviews, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Bioconjugated nanomaterials offer endless opportunities to advance both
nanobiotechnology and biomedical technology. In this regard, semiconductor nanoparticles …

Quantum dots in biomedical applications

AM Wagner, JM Knipe, G Orive, NA Peppas - Acta biomaterialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Semiconducting nanoparticles, more commonly known as quantum dots, possess unique
size and shape dependent optoelectronic properties. In recent years, these unique …