Quantum Dots in Cell Biology
Open Access
- 4 March 2011
- journal article
- review article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry
- Vol. 59 (3), 237-251
- https://doi.org/10.1369/0022155411398487
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.Keywords
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