The future of quantum dots in drug discovery

Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 991-994

  Lin, Guimiao ^a   Yin, Feng ^a,b   Yong, Ken Tye ^b  

^a Shenzhen University Health Science Center   (China)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Drug delivery; Drug discovery; Drug screening; Quantum dot

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; NANOCRYSTAL; NANOPARTICLE; QUANTUM DOT; DRUG;

DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; NONHUMAN; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; DRUG DESIGN; HUMAN; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG DISCOVERY; HUMANS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84906354849     PISSN: 17460441     EISSN: 1746045X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/17460441.2014.928280     Document Type: Review

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