High-resolution light microscopy using luminescent nanoparticles

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 162-175

  Ohulchanskyy, Tymish Y ^a   Roy, Indrajit ^a   Yong, Ken Tye ^a   Pudavar, Haridas E ^a,b   Prasad, Paras N ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Leica Microsystems   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC NANOPARTICLES; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; HIGH RESOLUTION; LANTHANOID IONS; LIGHT MICROSCOPY; LUMINESCENT NANOPARTICLE; NANO-MATERIALS; NANOPHOSPHORS; ORGANICALLY MODIFIED SILICA; RECENT PROGRESS; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS; TWO PHOTON;

FLUOROPHORES; LUMINESCENCE; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SILICA;

NANOPARTICLES;

CADMIUM SELENIDE; FLUORESCENT DYE; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; LANTHANIDE; LUMINESCENT AGENT; NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; QUANTUM DOT; SILICON DIOXIDE; ZINC SALICYLATE;

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOTOXICITY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HIGH RESOLUTION LIGHT MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROSCOPY; MULTIPHOTON MICROSCOPY; NANOPROBE; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION INHIBITION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

FLUORESCENT DYES; LUMINESCENT AGENTS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROSCOPY; NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 77953668261     PISSN: 19395116     EISSN: 19390041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wnan.67     Document Type: Review

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