Quantum dot-based nanocomposites for biomedical applications

Current Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 3516-3528

  Lu, Z S ^a,b   Li, C M ^a,b  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bioimaging; Biomedicine; Biosensor; Cancer therapy; Drug delivery; Fluorescence; Multifunction; Multimodal imaging; Nanocomposite; Quantum dot

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; NANOCOMPOSITE; QUANTUM DOT; QUANTUM DOT NANOCOMPOSITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOSENSOR; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER THERAPY; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; DRUG CARRIERS; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMANS; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NEOPLASMS; QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 80051970953     PISSN: 09298673     EISSN: 1875533X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/092986711796642634     Document Type: Article

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