Application of quantum dots in biological imaging

Journal of Nanomaterials

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Liu, Lei ^a   Jin, Shan ^a   Hu, Yanxi ^a   Gu, Zhanjun ^a   Wu, Hai Chen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUBILITY; BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; BIOLOGICAL IMAGING; BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH; BIOLOGICAL STUDIES; COMMON PROBLEMS; CORE/SHELL STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENT PROBES; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; LIGAND EXCHANGES; OPTICAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ORGANIC DYE; PHOTO-STABILITY; POLYMER COATING; RAPID DEVELOPMENT; TUNABLE EMISSIONS;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; HEAVY METALS; ION BEAMS; LIGANDS; PROBLEM SOLVING; TOXICITY; VANADIUM;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 80053520487     PISSN: 16874110     EISSN: 16874129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/834139     Document Type: Review

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