Detection of Bacillus anthracis spores: comparison of quantum dot and organic dye labeling agents

Advanced Powder Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 438-446

  Schumacher, William C ^a   Phipps, Andrew J ^a   Dutta, Prabir K ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis spore; Biological labeling; Flow cytometry; Jurkat T cell; Quantum dot; R Phycoerythrin

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS SPORE; BIOLOGICAL LABELING; JURKAT T-CELL; QUANTUM DOT; R-PHYCOERYTHRIN;

AMINES; BACTERIOLOGY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LABELING; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTOBLEACHING; SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

AMINES; ANTIBODIES; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BINDING; LABELING; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 70350604731     PISSN: 09218831     EISSN: 15685527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2009.03.006     Document Type: Article

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