Quantum dots for live cells, in vivo imaging, and diagnostics

X Michalet, FF Pinaud, LA Bentolila, JM Tsay, S Doose… - science, 2005 - science.org
Research on fluorescent semiconductor nanocrystals (also known as quantum dots or
qdots) has evolved over the past two decades from electronic materials science to biological …

Quantum dot bioconjugates for imaging, labelling and sensing

IL Medintz, HT Uyeda, ER Goldman, H Mattoussi - Nature materials, 2005 - nature.com
One of the fastest moving and most exciting interfaces of nanotechnology is the use of
quantum dots (QDs) in biology. The unique optical properties of QDs make them appealing …

Biological applications of quantum dots

T Jamieson, R Bakhshi, D Petrova, R Pocock, M Imani… - Biomaterials, 2007 - Elsevier
Quantum dots (QDs) are a novel class of inorganic fluorophore which are gaining
widespread recognition as a result of their exceptional photophysical properties. They are …

Physicochemical properties and cellular toxicity of nanocrystal quantum dots depend on their surface modification

A Hoshino, K Fujioka, T Oku, M Suga, YF Sasaki… - Nano Letters, 2004 - ACS Publications
Nanocrystal quantum dots (QDs) have been applied to molecular biology because of their
greater and longer fluorescence. Here we report the potential cytotoxicity of our …

Toward intelligent molecular machines: directed motions of biological and artificial molecules and assemblies

K Kinbara, T Aida - Chemical reviews, 2005 - ACS Publications
In the last two decades, considerable progress has been made in the field of molecular
biology, which has enabled a molecular-level understanding of a number of interesting …

Synthetic systems powered by biological molecular motors

G Saper, H Hess - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Biological molecular motors (or biomolecular motors for short) are nature's solution to the
efficient conversion of chemical energy to mechanical movement. In biological systems …

Quantum dots in biology and medicine

RE Bailey, AM Smith, S Nie - Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and …, 2004 - Elsevier
Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are nanometer-sized crystals with unique
photochemical and photophysical properties that are not available from either isolated …

Neuroscience nanotechnology: progress, opportunities and challenges

GA Silva - Nature reviews neuroscience, 2006 - nature.com
Nanotechnologies exploit materials and devices with a functional organization that has been
engineered at the nanometre scale. The application of nanotechnology in cell biology and …

Nanotechnology: a focus on nanoparticles as a drug delivery system

JD Kingsley, H Dou, J Morehead, B Rabinow… - Journal of Neuroimmune …, 2006 - Springer
This review will provide an in-depth discussion on the previous development of nanoparticle-
based drug delivery systems (DDS) and discuss original research data that includes the …

Cadmium-containing quantum dots: properties, applications, and toxicity

D Mo, L Hu, G Zeng, G Chen, J Wan, Z Yu… - Applied microbiology …, 2017 - Springer
The marriage of biology with nanomaterials has significantly accelerated advancement of
biological techniques, profoundly facilitating practical applications in biomedical fields. With …