title: Peptide coated quantum dots for biological applications.
abstract: Quantum dots (QDOTs) have been widely recognized by the scientific community and the biotechnology industry, as witnessed by the exponential growth of this field in the past several years. We describe the synthesis and characterization of visible and near infrared QDots--a critical step for engineering organic molecules like proteins and peptides for building nanocomposite materials with multifunctional properties suitable for biological applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
authors.forename: Gopal
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Iyer
authors.forename: Fabien
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pinaud
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tsay
authors.forename: Jack J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Laurent A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Bentolila
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Michalet
authors.forename: Shimon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing; D015336:Molecular Probe Techniques; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D045663:Quantum Dots; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D010455:Peptides