Quantum dots: A powerful tool for understanding the intricacies of nanoparticle-mediated drug delivery

Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1091-1112

  Delehanty, James B ^a   Boeneman, Kelly ^a   Bradburne, Christopher E ^a   Robertson, Kelly ^a   Medintz, Igor L ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosensor; Diagnostics; Drug delivery; Endocytosis; Imaging; Nanocrystal; Nanoparticle; Peptide; Pharmacology; Quantum dot; Semiconductor

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CONTRAST MEDIUM; MACROGOL; NANOCARRIER; NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; PACLITAXEL; QUANTUM DOT; SELENIUM; TELLURIUM DERIVATIVE; ZINC SULFIDE;

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG SPECIFICITY; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUANTUM YIELD; REVIEW; SEMICONDUCTOR; SURFACE PROPERTY;

CELL LINE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; NANOPARTICLES; QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 70349389648     PISSN: 17425247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/17425240903167934     Document Type: Review

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