Quantitative characterization of the lipid encapsulation of quantum dots for biomedical applications

Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1190-1199

  Galloway, Justin F ^a   Winter, Alan ^b   Lee, Kwan Hyi ^a   Park, Jea Ho ^a   Dvoracek, Charlene M ^a   Devreotes, Peter ^a,c   Searson, Peter C ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b Kansas State University   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomedicine; Lipids; Quantum dots; Solubilization; Surface functionalization

Indexed keywords

ALKYL-CHAIN; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; BIOMEDICINE; CHARGED SURFACTANTS; HEAD GROUPS; HIGH YIELD; LONG TERM STABILITY; MONODISPERSE; MONODISPERSITY; PEGYLATED LIPIDS; QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERIZATION; SOLUBILIZATION; SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION; SURFACTANT MOLECULES; SYSTEMATIC STUDY; WATER SOLUBILIZATION;

LIPIDS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; NANOPARTICLES; QUANTUM YIELD; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; ZETA POTENTIAL;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

LIPID; NANOPARTICLE; QUANTUM DOT; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; DRUG STABILITY; ENCAPSULATION; ZETA POTENTIAL;

LIPIDS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; QUANTUM DOTS; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER;

EID: 84866508703     PISSN: 15499634     EISSN: 15499642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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