Effects of long-term exposure of gelatinated and non-gelatinated cadmium telluride quantum dots on differentiated PC12 cells
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The inherent toxicity of unmodified Quantum Dots (QDs) is a major hindrance to their use in biological applications. To make them more potent as neuroprosthetic and neurotherapeutic agents, thioglycolic acid (TGA) capped CdTe QDs, we...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Nanobiotechnology |
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Online Access: | http://www.jnanobiotechnology.com/content/10/1/4 |