Targeting and sensing cancer cells with ZnO nanoprobes in vitro

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1891-1896

  Sudhagar, Selvaraj ^a   Sathya, Shanmugaraj ^a   Pandian, Kannaiyan ^b   Lakshmi, Baddireddi Subhadra ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Cancer targeting; Metalloproteinases; Quantum dots; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

AMINOPROPYL-SILANES; CANCER CELLS; CANCER-TARGETING; CELL SURFACE RECEPTORS; FLUOROPROBE; IN-VITRO; LONG-TERM IMAGING; METALLOPROTEINASES; QUANTUM DOT; RECEPTOR-MEDIATED ENDOCYTOSIS; SENSING APPLICATIONS; ZNO; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

CELL MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NANOPARTICLES; NANOPROBES; PHOTOBLEACHING; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

DISEASES;

QUANTUM DOT; TRANSFERRIN; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING; STAINING; TUMOR CELL LINE;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL LINE, TUMOR; HUMANS; PROTEIN BINDING; QUANTUM DOTS; STAINING AND LABELING; TRANSFERRIN; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 80051472282     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-011-0641-5     Document Type: Article

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