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Abstract
Quantum dots are semiconductor nanocrystals that have broad excitation spectra, narrow emission spectra, tunable emission peaks, long fluorescence lifetimes, negligible photobleaching, and ability to be conjugated to proteins, making them excellent probes for bioimaging applications. Here the author reviews the advantages and disadvantages of using quantum dots in bioimaging applications, such as single-particle tracking and fluorescence resonance energy transfer, to study receptor-mediated transport.Mesh:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21378278 PMCID: PMC3201154 DOI: 10.1369/0022155411398487
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Histochem Cytochem ISSN: 0022-1554 Impact factor: 2.479