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A review on Quantum Dots (QDs) and their biomedical applications

open access: yes4 open, 2023
Quantum dots (QDs) are nanoscale semiconductor crystals that possess special characteristics, and they are used in various fields. The crystals are composed of elements that usually lie within the groups II-VI or III–V respectively. The diameter of these
Panja Avirup, Patra Prasun
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Quantum Dots (QD-Dye Conjugate) are Ideal Candidates for FRET Investigations Using TIRMicroscopy [PDF]

open access: yesEngineering and Technology Journal, 2014
Total Internal Reflection Microscopy has been employed to investigate Förster resonance energy transfer FRET for QD-dye conjugate system. QDs based donor systems are ideal for FRET for many reasons, one of them is that their broad excitation cross ...
Asma H. Mohammed
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Synthesis of biocompatible near infrared fluorescence Ag2S quantum dot and its application in bioimaging [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, 2014
Near infrared (NIR) emitting quantum dots (QDs) is a promising candidate for biomedical imaging in living tissues. However, the biomedical application of NIR QDs was not satisfactory due to their toxicity.
Xin Zhang, Yueqing Gu, Haiyan Chen
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Study on the Color Compensation Effect of Composite Orange-Red Quantum Dots in WLED Application

open access: yesNanoscale Research Letters, 2020
Quantum dots (QDs) as emerging light-converting materials show the advantage of enhancing color quality of white light-emitting diode (WLED). However, WLEDs employing narrow-emitting monochromic QDs usually present unsatisfactory color rendering in the ...
Xiaoyue Hu   +4 more
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A novel insight into mechanism of derangement of coagulation balance: interactions of quantum dots with coagulation-related proteins

open access: yesParticle and Fibre Toxicology, 2022
Background Quantum dots (QDs) have gained increased attention for their extensive biomedical and electronic products applications. Due to the high priority of QDs in contacting the circulatory system, understanding the hemocompatibility of QDs is one of ...
Lingyan Zhang   +7 more
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Transcriptome Profile Alteration with Cadmium Selenide/Zinc Sulfide Quantum Dots in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

open access: yesBiomolecules, 2019
Quantum Dots (QDs) are becoming more prevalent in products used in our daily lives, such as TVs and laptops, due to their unique and tunable optical properties.
Cullen Horstmann   +3 more
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CdSe QD Biosynthesis in Yeast Using Tryptone-Enriched Media and Their Conjugation with a Peptide Hecate for Bacterial Detection and Killing

open access: yesNanomaterials, 2019
The physical and chemical synthesis methods of quantum dots (QDs) are generally unfavorable for biological applications. To overcome this limitation, the development of a novel “green” route to produce highly-fluorescent CdSe QDs constitutes ...
Vishma Pratap Sur   +5 more
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Caveolae-dependent endocytosis mediates the cellular uptake of CdTe quantum dots in ovarian cancer cell lines

open access: yesResearch in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2022
Background and purpose: Quantum dots (QDs) are semiconductor nanocrystals that are widely used in biology due to their good optical properties. QDs, especially cadmium-based QDs, play an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer due to ...
Zahra Asadian   +3 more
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Physico-Chemical Transformation and Toxicity of Multi-Shell InP Quantum Dots under Simulated Sunlight Irradiation, in an Environmentally Realistic Scenario

open access: yesNanomaterials, 2022
Quantum dots (QDs) are widely used in optoelectronics, lighting, and photovoltaics leading to their potential release into the environment. The most promising alternative to the highly toxic cadmium selenide (CdSe) QDs are indium phosphide (InP) QDs ...
Fanny Dussert   +7 more
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Study of Physico-Chemical Changes of CdTe QDs after Their Exposure to Environmental Conditions

open access: yesNanomaterials, 2020
The irradiance of ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a physical parameter that significantly influences biological molecules by affecting their molecular structure. The influence of UV radiation on nanoparticles has not been investigated much.
Bozena Hosnedlova   +13 more
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