title: Semiconductor quantum dots as contrast agents for whole animal imaging.
abstract: Recent developments in quantum dot (QD) technology have paved the way for using QDs as optical contrast agents for in vivo imaging. Pioneering papers showed the use of QDs as luminescent contrast agents for imaging cancer and guiding cancer surgery. The possible future use of QDs for clinical applications is expected to have a significant impact, however many challenges in this field have yet to be overcome.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, 4 Taddle Creek Road, 407, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G9, Canada.
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Eli
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Papa
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: Sawitri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mardyani
authors.forename: Warren C W
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000494:pharmacology; D007834:Lasers; D049408:Luminescent Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D045663:Quantum Dots
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D049408:Luminescent Agents