Quantum dots in imaging, drug delivery and sensor applications

CT Matea, T Mocan, F Tabaran, T Pop… - International journal …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Quantum dots (QDs), also known as nanoscale semiconductor crystals, are nanoparticles
with unique optical and electronic properties such as bright and intensive fluorescence …

New generation cadmium-free quantum dots for biophotonics and nanomedicine

G Xu, S Zeng, B Zhang, MT Swihart, KT Yong… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
This review summarizes recent progress in the design and applications of cadmium-free
quantum dots (Cd-free QDs), with an emphasis on their role in biophotonics and …

Nanobodies as therapeutics: big opportunities for small antibodies

S Steeland, RE Vandenbroucke, C Libert - Drug discovery today, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•Nanobodies (Nbs) are camelid-derived single-domain antibodies.•Nbs have
powerful binding and inhibitory capacity with great therapeutic potential.•Nbs are used in …

Ultrasmall inorganic nanoparticles: State-of-the-art and perspectives for biomedical applications

K Zarschler, L Rocks, N Licciardello, L Boselli… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Ultrasmall nanoparticulate materials with core sizes in the 1-3 nm range bridge the gap
between single molecules and classical, larger-sized nanomaterials, not only in terms of …

[PDF][PDF] Nanobody—A versatile tool for cancer diagnosis and therapeutics

M Liu, L Li, D Jin, Y Liu - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2021 - researchgate.net
In spite of the successful use of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) in clinic for tumor treatment,
their applications are still hampered in therapeutic development due to limitations, such as …

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 …

Quantum dot‐based 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 …

Al-, Ga-, Mg-, or Li-doped zinc oxide nanoparticles as electron transport layers for quantum dot light-emitting diodes

A Alexandrov, M Zvaigzne, D Lypenko, I Nabiev… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Colloidal quantum dots and other semiconductor nanocrystals are essential components of
next-generation lighting and display devices. Due to their easily tunable and narrow …

Research progress and applications of multivalent, multispecific and modified nanobodies for disease treatment

J Wang, G Kang, H Yuan, X Cao, H Huang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Recombinant antibodies such as nanobodies are progressively demonstrating to be a valid
alternative to conventional monoclonal antibodies also for clinical applications. Furthermore …

Nanobody-based probes for subcellular protein identification and visualization

MA De Beer, BNG Giepmans - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Understanding how building blocks of life contribute to physiology is greatly aided by protein
identification and cellular localization. The two main labeling approaches developed over …