Water-soluble quantum dots for biomedical applications

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 348, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 781-786

  Yu, William W ^a   Chang, Emmanuel ^b   Drezek, Rebekah ^b   Colvin, Vicki L ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Quantum dot; Semiconductor nanocrystal; Water soluble

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; DYE; FLUORESCENT DYE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; LEAD; NANOCRYSTAL; PHOSPHOLIPID; QUANTUM DOT; SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER;

ABSORPTION; BIOMEDICINE; BLEACHING; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CYTOTOXICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENCAPSULATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMAGING; MICELLE; MOLECULAR STABILITY; OPTICAL ROTATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR; SHORT SURVEY; SOLUBILITY; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; QUANTUM DOTS; SEMICONDUCTORS; SOLUBILITY; WATER;

EID: 33747167973     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.07.160     Document Type: Short Survey

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