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Highly fluorescent nanoparticles that show promise in the field of cellular imaging. Dots with monoclonal antibodies attached have been produced which can target and image cancerous cells in living animals.

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Interest in fluorescent quantum dots as an imaging tool sprang up after the discovery of green fluorescent protein in jelly fish (7).

The role of nanotechnology in molecular imaging by using fluorescent quantum dots

Certain semiconductor structures, so-called quantum dots, might constitute the foundation of quantum communication.

Light-Matter Interaction Without Interference

M2 PRESSWIRE-August 19, 2019-: Quantum Dot Market is Booming Worldwide | Samsung, LG, Sharp, Dow Chemical, Thermo Fisher Scientific

Quantum Dot Market is Booming Worldwide / Samsung, LG, Sharp, Dow Chemical, Thermo Fisher Scientific

"Optical gain with electrically excited quantum dots is now a reality," says Victor Klimov, head of the quantum dot team.

Amplifying Light with Electrical Pumping

It will be cheap to manufacture because the quantum dots will be applied as a liquid layer at room temperature (think ink-jet printing) and self-organize as they dry.

A Quantum Jump into the Future for Display Technology: LED technology may soon get a boost from quantum dots

Quantum dots are tiny, nanometer-sized crystals that can be made from a variety of chemical elements and that can emit light in different colors according to their size.

Quantum dot imaging advances

However, this method, established in the semiconductor industry, has not yet led to success in the manufacturing of optical quantum dots. In an alternative bottom-up approach, physical mechanisms are exploited that lead to the spontaneous formation of nanostructures during crystal growth.

Germany : Hot aluminum etches smooth nano-holes in semiconductors

Quantum dots are metal based nanoparticles with semi-conductive properties, absorbing light in the UV spectrum and visibly emitting it.

Anti-counterfeiting quantum dot technology now available in SA

Although nanoparticles are already used in healthcare, quantum dots have only recently attracted researchers' attention.

Tea leaves help scientists in the battle against lung cancer

Quantum dots were already seen as a future tool in medical research, diagnosis, and treatment.

Scientists Create Nanoparticles That Help Antibiotics Kill Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Herein, we present a novel highly sensitive and selective enhanced ECL method to detect o-aminophenol on the basis of doughnut-shaped structure of the cyclodextrin, using CdSe quantum dots as a luminophores.

Electrochemiluminescence Detection of o-aminophenol Based on PAMAM/CdSe QD/[beta]-CD Modified Electrode

In the recent work Pb5Sb8S17 quantum dots are formed on the TiO2 nanoparticles by successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method.

ADSORPTION OF LEAD ANTIMONY SULPHIDE QUANTUM DOTS ON THE ZnO NANOSTRUCTURED PHOTOELECTRODE, FOR SOLAR CELL APPLICATIONS