Recent advances in the use of near-infrared quantum dots as optical probes for bioanalytical, imaging and solar cell application

Microchimica Acta

Volumn 181, Issue 13-14, 2014, Pages 1485-1495

  Chen, Lu ^a   Han, Heyou ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bioanalytical application; Near infrared quantum dots; review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907860576     PISSN: 00263672     EISSN: 14365073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00604-014-1204-y     Document Type: Article

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