Multicolor quantum dots for molecular diagnostics of cancer

Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 231-244

  Smith, Andrew M ^b   Dave, Shivang ^a   Nie, Shuming ^c   True, Lawrence ^d   Gao, Xiaohu ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b Emory University   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosensor; Cancer; Imaging; Immunohistochemistry; In vivo; Multiplex; Nanotechnology; Quantum dot; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; NUCLEIC ACID; QUANTUM DOT;

BLOOD ANALYSIS; CANCER; CELL LABELING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FLUORESCENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER CELL; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TUMOR BIOPSY; ANIMAL; BIOLOGY; BIOPSY; DNA MICROARRAY; GENOMICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; GENOMICS; HUMANS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; QUANTUM DOTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33745497495     PISSN: 14737159     EISSN: 17448352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737159.6.2.231     Document Type: Review

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