Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) have become important fluorescent probes for in vitro
and in vivo bioimaging research. Their nanoparticle surfaces for versatile bioconjugation …

Surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and hormone therapy are the main common anti-
tumor therapeutic approaches. However, the non-specific targeting of cancer cells has made …

Ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic resonance, and gamma scintigraphy-based
detection and bio-imaging technologies have achieved outstanding breakthroughs in recent …

Lectins are proteins extensively used in biomedical applications with property to recognize
carbohydrates through carbohydrate‐binding sites, which identify glycans attached to cell …

Breast cancer (BC) is now the greatest common malignancy type among women, and many
women die from it each year. Early detection obviously is critical in this disease to effectively …

Quantum dots (QDs) are semiconductor nanocrystals, which present unique photophysical
properties, enabling their application as new fluorescent platforms for biomedical sciences …

Semiconductor colloidal quantum dots (QDs) have been applied in biological analysis due
to their unique optical properties and their versatility to be conjugated to biomolecules, such …

Background Overexpression of transferrin receptors (TfRs), which are responsible for the
intracellular uptake of ferric transferrin (Tf), has been described in various cancers. Although …

Abstract Background Quantum dots (QDs) are outstanding nanomaterials of great interest to
life sciences. Their conjugation versatility added to unique optical properties, highlight these …

The multifaceted role of quantum dots (QDs) in breast cancer research highlights significant
advancements in diagnostics, targeted therapy, and drug delivery systems. This …