title: Optical monitoring of single cells using quantum dots.
abstract: Quantum dots (QDs) can be used to label live cells for long-term tracking experiments. The stability of the QDs ensures low toxicity and long-term imaging capability. The multicolor capabilities of QDs allows the simultaneous monitoring of complex cellular populations, allowing more information-rich experiments to be performed. This chapter discusses the ways in which one can label cells with QDs, and a number of ways to characterize the impact that the labeling has on the cellular populations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cellular Biophysics, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Jyoti K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Jaiswal
authors.forename: Sanford M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D001710:Biotin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods*; D045663:Quantum Dots; D011990:Receptors, Transferrin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011990:Receptors, Transferrin; D001710:Biotin