Semiconductor quantum dots as contrast agents for whole animal imaging
Wen Jiang1, Eli Papa, Hans Fischer
1Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, 4 Taddle Creek Road, 407, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G9, Canada.
Trends in Biotechnology
|November 16, 2004
Abstract:
Recent developments in quantum dot (QD) technology have paved the way for using QDs as optical contrast agents for in vivo imaging. Pioneering papers showed the use of QDs as luminescent contrast agents for imaging cancer and guiding cancer surgery. The possible future use of QDs for clinical applications is expected to have a significant impact, however many challenges in this field have yet to be overcome.
