Semiconductor quantum dots are quickly becoming a critical diagnostic tool for discerning
cellular function at the molecular level. Their high brightness, long-lasting, size-tunable, and …

In the past few decades, technology has made immeasurable strides to enable visualization,
identification, and quantitation in biological systems. Many of these technological …

Quantum dots are a brand new class of fluorescent biolabeling reagents. These nanometer-
sized semiconductor crystals can be attached to biomolecules and can be used in many …

▪ Abstract Robust and bright light emitters, semiconductor nanocrystals [quantum dots (QDs)]
have been adopted as a new class of fluorescent labels. Six years after the first experiments …

Quantum dots are tiny light-emitting particles on the nanometer scale. They are emerging as
a new class of biological labels with properties and applications that are not available with …

Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are nanometer-sized crystals with unique
photochemical and photophysical properties that are not available from either isolated …

Fluorescent semiconductor nanocrystals, known as quantum dots (QDs), have several
unique optical and chemical features. These features make them desirable fluorescent tags …

Recent advances in nanomaterials have produced a new class of fluorescent labels by
conjugating semiconductor quantum dots with biorecognition molecules. These nanometer …

Semiconductor quantum dots are luminescent nanoparticles that are under intensive
development for use as a new class of optical imaging contrast agents. Their novel …

Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are light-emitting particles on the nanometer scale that
have emerged as a new class of fluorescent labels for chemical analysis, molecular …