In vitro and in vivo assessment of CdTe and CdHgTe toxicity and clearance

Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 524-528

  Liu, Li ^a   Zhang, Jun ^b   Su, Xing ^a   Mason, Ralph P ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b INNER MONGOLIA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CdHgTe; CdTe; Clearance; Semiconductor QDs; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; DRUG DELIVERY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MEDICAL NANOTECHNOLOGY; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; TOXICITY;

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; CDHGTE; CDTE; CLEARANCE; CYTOTOXIC; FLUORESCENT TAGS; HUMAN BREAST CANCERS; HUMAN BREASTS; IN VITRO; IN-VIVO; NANOMEDICINE; PROSTATE CANCER CELLS; PROSTATE CANCERS; SEMI-CONDUCTORS; SEMICONDUCTOR QDS;

SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM TELLURIDE;

CADMIUM; FLUORESCENT DYE; MERCURY; QUANTUM DOT; TELLURIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CLEARANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NANOMEDICINE; NONHUMAN; PROSTATE CANCER; SEMICONDUCTOR; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 58149354525     PISSN: 15507033     EISSN: 15507041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2008.018     Document Type: Article

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