Quantum dots in bioanalysis: a review of applications across various platforms for fluorescence spectroscopy and imaging

• Published in: Applied spectroscopy Vol. 67; no. 3; p. 215
• Main Authors: Petryayeva, Eleonora, Algar, W Russ, Medintz, Igor L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2013
• Subjects: Animals; Electrochemical Techniques - instrumentation; Electrochemical Techniques - methods; Equipment Design; Flow Cytometry - instrumentation; Flow Cytometry - methods; Humans; Luminescent Agents - analysis; Microscopy, Confocal - instrumentation; Microscopy, Confocal - methods; Microscopy, Fluorescence - instrumentation; Microscopy, Fluorescence - methods; Models, Molecular; Optical Imaging - instrumentation; Optical Imaging - methods; Quantum Dots; Spectrometry, Fluorescence - instrumentation; Spectrometry, Fluorescence - methods

Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are brightly luminescent nanoparticles that have found numerous applications in bioanalysis and bioimaging. In this review, we highlight recent developments in these areas in the context of specific methods for fluorescence spectroscopy and imaging. Following a prime...