Quantum dot as probe for disease diagnosis and monitoring

Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 31-42

  Mukherjee, Abhishek ^a   Shim, Yumi ^a   Myong Song, Joon ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Circulating tumor cell; Disease diagnosis and monitoring; Drug carrier; Photostability; Quantum dot

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; BIOMOLECULES; CELLS; CHEMICAL DETECTION; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INFRARED DEVICES; NANOCRYSTALS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PROBES; PROTEINS; RENDERING (COMPUTER GRAPHICS); TISSUE; TOXICITY; TUMORS;

ABSORPTION AND SCATTERING OF LIGHT; CIRCULATING TUMOR CELLS; DISEASE DIAGNOSIS; DRUG CARRIER; MONITORING AND DIAGNOSIS; OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; PHOTO-STABILITY; POLYMERIC NANOPARTICLES;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

DRUG CARRIER; QUANTUM DOT; BIOMATERIAL;

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CIRCULATING TUMOR CELL; CONJUGATION; CYTOSOL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ENCAPSULATION; HUMAN; LIGHT SCATTERING; MECHANICAL PROBE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; METABOLISM; NEOPLASMS; PROCEDURES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; QUANTUM DOTS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84955214174     PISSN: 18606768     EISSN: 18607314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biot.201500219     Document Type: Review

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