The use of nanocrystals in biological detection

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-52

  Alivisatos, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSORS; CELLS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; SIGNAL DETECTION;

BIOLOGICAL DETECTION;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

NANOPARTICLE;

CHEMISTRY; CONTROL; CRYSTAL; ELECTRICITY; MAGNETISM; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REVIEW;

BASE SEQUENCE; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CRYSTALLIZATION; LIGHT; MAGNETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0346725932     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt927     Document Type: Review

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