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Published on: April 11, 2013
Micro-/nano-fluidic devices and in vivo fluorescence imaging based on quantum dots for cytologic diagnosis
Minchuan Luo1, Hiroshi Yukawa1,2,3,4,5, Yoshinobu Baba1,2,3
1Nanobio Analytical Chemistry, Biomolecular Chemistry, Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan. h.yukawa@nanbio.nagoya-u.ac.jp.
Abstract:
Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) possess attractive merits over traditional organic dyes, such as tunable emission, narrow emission spectra and good resistance against optical bleaching, and play a vital role in biosensing and bioimaging for cytologic diagnoses. Microfluidic technology is a potentially useful strategy, as it provides a rapid platform for tracing of disease markers. In vivo fluorescence imaging (FI) based on QDs has become popular for the analysis of complex biological processes. We herein report the applications of multifunctional fluorescent QDs as sensitive probes for diagnoses on cancer medicine and stem cell therapy via microfluidic chips and in vivo imaging.
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