Biocompatible Polymer/Quantum Dots Hybrid Materials: Current Status and Future Developments

Quantum dots (QDs) are nanometer-sized semiconductor particles with tunable fluorescent optical property that can be adjusted by their chemical composition, size, or shape. In the past 10 years, they have been demonstrated as a powerful fluorescence tool for biological and biomedical applications, s...

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Main Author: Lei Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-12-01
Series:Journal of Functional Biomaterials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-4983/2/4/355/