Energy transfer with semiconductor quantum dot bioconjugates: a versatile platform for biosensing, energy harvesting, and other develo** applications

N Hildebrandt, CM Spillmann, WR Algar, T Pons… - Chemical …, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
Luminescent semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are one of the more popular nanomaterials
currently utilized within biological applications. However, what is not widely appreciated is …

Quantum dots: bright and versatile in vitro and in vivo fluorescence imaging biosensors

KD Wegner, N Hildebrandt - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) have become important fluorescent probes for in vitro
and in vivo bioimaging research. Their nanoparticle surfaces for versatile bioconjugation …

Theranostics: combining imaging and therapy

SS Kelkar, TM Reineke - Bioconjugate chemistry, 2011‏ - ACS Publications
Employing theranostic nanoparticles, which combine both therapeutic and diagnostic
capabilities in one dose, has promise to propel the biomedical field toward personalized …

Nonviral vectors for gene delivery

MA Mintzer, EE Simanek - Chemical reviews, 2009‏ - ACS Publications
Gene therapy has gained significant attention over the past two decades as a potential
method for treating genetic disorders such as severe combined immunodeficiency, 1 cystic …

Quantum dots as a platform for nanoparticle drug delivery vehicle design

CE Probst, P Zrazhevskiy, V Bagalkot, X Gao - Advanced drug delivery …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Nanoparticle-based drug delivery (NDD) has emerged as a promising approach to
improving upon the efficacy of existing drugs and enabling the development of new …

Beyond labels: a review of the application of quantum dots as integrated components of assays, bioprobes, and biosensors utilizing optical transduction

WR Algar, AJ Tavares, UJ Krull - Analytica chimica acta, 2010‏ - Elsevier
A comprehensive review of the development of assays, bioprobes, and biosensors using
quantum dots (QDs) as integrated components is presented. In contrast to a QD that is …

Microfluidics for medical diagnostics and biosensors

C Rivet, H Lee, A Hirsch, S Hamilton, H Lu - Chemical Engineering Science, 2011‏ - Elsevier
This article reviews the recent development in microfluidics for medical diagnostics and
integrations with biosensors. Diagnostic and sensing applications have been the focus of …

Scalable fabrication of size-controlled chitosan nanoparticles for oral delivery of insulin

Z He, JL Santos, H Tian, H Huang, Y Hu, L Liu… - Biomaterials, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Controlled delivery of protein would find diverse therapeutic applications. Formulation of
protein nanoparticles by polyelectrolyte complexation between the protein and a natural …

Fully embeddable chitosan microneedles as a sustained release depot for intradermal vaccination

MC Chen, SF Huang, KY Lai, MH Ling - Biomaterials, 2013‏ - Elsevier
This study introduces a microneedle transdermal delivery system, composed of embeddable
chitosan microneedles and a poly (l-lactide-co-d, l-lactide)(PLA) supporting array, for …

Current advances in polymer-based nanotheranostics for cancer treatment and diagnosis

BT Luk, L Zhang - ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2014‏ - ACS Publications
Nanotheranostics is a relatively new, fast-growing field that combines the advantages of
treatment and diagnosis via a single nanoscale carrier. The ability to bundle both …