New Generation Cadmium-Free Quantum Dots for Biophotonics and Nanomedicine

• Published in: Chemical reviews Vol. 116; no. 19; pp. 12234 - 12327
• Main Authors: Xu, Gaixia, Zeng, Shuwen, Zhang, Butian, Swihart, Mark T, Yong, Ken-Tye, Prasad, Paras N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 12.10.2016
• Subjects: Animals; Atoms & subatomic particles; Biocompatible Materials - chemical synthesis; Biocompatible Materials - chemistry; Biocompatible Materials - pharmacokinetics; Biocompatible Materials - toxicity; biophotonics; Cadmium; color; diagnostic techniques; drugs; gene transfer; Graphite - chemistry; image analysis; Medical equipment; Metalloids - chemistry; Metals, Heavy - chemistry; Nanomedicine; Nanotechnology; Optical properties; Optics and Photonics; Particle Size; Pharmacokinetics; photoluminescence; Quantum dots; Quantum Dots - chemistry; Quantum Dots - toxicity; surgery; toxicity

This review summarizes recent progress in the design and applications of cadmium-free quantum dots (Cd-free QDs), with an emphasis on their role in biophotonics and nanomedicine. We first present the features of Cd-free QDs and describe the physics and emergent optical properties of various types of...