Review: Biofunctionalized Quantum Dots in Biology and Medicine

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dc.contributor.authorMazumder, Sonalen
dc.contributor.authorDey, Rajiben
dc.contributor.authorMitra, M. K.en
dc.contributor.authorMukherjee, Saikaten
dc.contributor.authorDas, G. C.en
dc.contributor.departmentBiomedical Engineering and Mechanicsen
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-18T09:59:18Zen
dc.date.available2017-09-18T09:59:18Zen
dc.date.issued2009-11-04en
dc.date.updated2017-09-18T09:59:18Zen
dc.description.abstractQuantum dot (QD) nanocrystals which have important optical properties, in particular, the wavelength of their fluorescence, depend strongly on their size. Colloidal QDs once dispersed in a solvent are quite interesting fluorescence probes for all types of labelling studies because of their reduced tendency to photo bleach. In this review, we will give an overview on how QDs have been used so far in cell biology. In particular, we will discuss the biologically relevant properties of QDs and focus on four topics: labeling of cellular structures and receptors with QDs, incorporation of QDs by living cells, tracking the path and the fate of individual cells using QD labels, and QDs as contrast agents. QDs are seen to be much better in terms of efficacy over radioisotopes in tracing medicine in vivo. They are rapidly being applied to existing and emerging technologies but here this review deals with a comprehensive compilation of the biological relevance of quantum dots. It covers important information from 1999 till 2008 with few from 1982 to 1997.en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
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dc.identifier.citationSonal Mazumder, Rajib Dey, M. K. Mitra, S. Mukherjee, and G. C. Das, “Review: Biofunctionalized Quantum Dots in Biology and Medicine,” Journal of Nanomaterials, vol. 2009, Article ID 815734, 17 pages, 2009. doi:10.1155/2009/815734en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1155/2009/815734en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/79047en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherHindawien
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.holderCopyright © 2009 Sonal Mazumder et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.en
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.titleReview: Biofunctionalized Quantum Dots in Biology and Medicineen
dc.title.serialJournal of Nanomaterialsen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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