Environmental applications and potential health implications of quantum dots

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Ahmad, Farhan ^a,b   Pandey, Alok K ^a,b   Herzog, Amanda B ^a,b   Rose, Joan B ^b   Gerba, Charles P ^b,c   Hashsham, Syed A ^a,b  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental; Fluorescent; Health; Nanoparticle; Quantum dot; Surrogate

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; HEALTH; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOPARTICLES;

ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS; FATE AND TRANSPORT; FLUORESCENT; FLUORESCENT NANOPARTICLES; POTENTIAL HEALTH; SURROGATE; SYSTEMATIC STUDY;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

QUANTUM DOT;

BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLLOID; CYTOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLUBILIZATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84865655996     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-1038-7     Document Type: Review

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