Semiconductor quantum dots for Biomedicial applications

Sensors

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 11736-11751

  Shao, Lijia ^a   Gao, Yanfang ^a   Yan, Feng ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bioanalysis; Cell imaging; Photodynamic therapy; Quantum dots; Toxicology delivery

Indexed keywords

DNA; PROTEIN; QUANTUM DOT;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; REVIEW; SEMICONDUCTOR;

DNA; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PROTEINS; QUANTUM DOTS; SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 84255191130     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s111211736     Document Type: Review

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