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Production and Targeting of Monovalent Quantum Dots
Published on: October 23, 2014
Using of Quantum Dots in Biology and Medicine
Svetlana Pleskova1, Elza Mikheeva2, Ekaterina Gornostaeva2
1Lobachevsky Nizhny Novgorod State University, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia. pleskova@mail.ru.
Abstract:
Quantum dots are nanoparticles, which due to their unique physical and chemical (first of all optical) properties, are promising in biology and medicine. There are many ways for quantum dots synthesis, both in the form of nanoislands self-forming on the surfaces, which can be used as single-photon emitters in electronics for storing information, and in the form of colloidal quantum dots for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in living systems. The paper describes the main methods of quantum dots synthesis and summarizes medical and biological ways of their use. The main emphasis is laid on the ways of quantum dots surface modification. Influence of the size and form of nanoparticles, charge on the surfaces of quantum dots, and cover type on the efficiency of internalization by cells and cell compartments is shown. The main mechanisms of penetration are considered.
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