Quantum dots: a review from concept to clinic

S Kargozar, SJ Hoseini, PB Milan… - Biotechnology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Quantum dots (QDs) are semiconductor materials that have gained great interest due to their
unique characteristics like optical properties. They are extensively being used in different …

An overview of nanoparticles commonly used in fluorescent bioimaging

OS Wolfbeis - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
This article gives an overview of the various kinds of nanoparticles (NPs) that are widely
used for purposes of fluorescent imaging, mainly of cells and tissues. Following an …

Toward biocompatible semiconductor quantum dots: from biosynthesis and bioconjugation to biomedical application

J Zhou, Y Yang, C Zhang - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
The understanding of biological systems at the molecular scale is increasingly reliant on the
capability of tracking miscellaneous biomolecules and their events with improved spatial …

Aqueous based semiconductor nanocrystals

L **g, SV Kershaw, Y Li, X Huang, Y Li… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
This review summarizes traditional and recent nonconventional, bioinspired, methods for the
aqueous synthesis of colloidal semiconductor quantum dots (QDs). The basic chemistry …

Functionalizing nanoparticles with biological molecules: develo** chemistries that facilitate nanotechnology

KE Sapsford, WR Algar, L Berti, KB Gemmill… - Chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Bionanotechnology has now become firmly established in its own right as one of the
principle and focused subdisciplines within nanotechnology.(1-10) Bionanotechnology can …

DNA metallization: principles, methods, structures, and applications

Z Chen, C Liu, F Cao, J Ren, X Qu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
DNA metallization has witnessed tremendous growth and development, from the initial
simple synthesis aimed at manufacturing conductive metal nanowires to the current …

Nucleobases, nucleosides, and nucleotides: versatile biomolecules for generating functional nanomaterials

F Pu, J Ren, X Qu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The incorporation of biomolecules into nanomaterials generates functional nanosystems
with novel and advanced properties, presenting great potential for applications in various …

[HTML][HTML] Multifunctional quantum dot DNA hydrogels

L Zhang, SR Jean, S Ahmed, PM Aldridge, X Li… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Biotemplated nanomaterials offer versatile functionality for multimodal imaging, biosensing,
and drug delivery. There remains an unmet need for traceable and biocompatible …

Advancement in bioanalytical science through nanotechnology: past, present and future

R Keçili, S Büyüktiryaki, CM Hussain - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
In the last decade, nanotechnology has inspired in an extraordinary manner to the world and
established an interdisciplinary trend between almost all branches of science and …

An overview of recent advances in quantum dots for biomedical applications

X He, N Ma - Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2014 - Elsevier
During the past ten years significant advances have been achieved in quantum dot (QD)
research field. The new synthetic methods and the discovery of new types of QDs have …