Quantum dots for single bio-molecule imaging.
The emerging nanomaterial, quantum dots or QDs, offers numerous potential applications in the biological area. As cell labeling probes, QDs become now an alternative of existing organic fluorescent dyes and fluorescent proteins. In this short review, we cover typical and successful applications of QDs as fluorescent probes in cell labeling and genomic diagnosis. As a future important application, biomolecular detection at a single molecule level utilizing QDs is also discussed.
Kaji
Noritada
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Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Japan. kaji@apchem.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Tokeshi
Manabu
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Baba
Yoshinobu
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D000818:Animals; D002468:Cell Physiological Phenomena; D015342:DNA Probes / Q000276:immunology; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D006801:Humans; D036103:Nanotechnology; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D014116:Toxicology
D015342:DNA Probes; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D011506:Proteins