title: [Toxicological study of quantum dots].
abstract: The excellent optical characteristics of quantum dots make them applied widely in the field of live sciences. Meanwhile, the toxicity of quantum dots have attracted a lot of scientific research staff's attention all around the world. In this paper, the fundamental properties of quantum dots, the progress in quantum dots characteristics, structure, and toxicity were introduced, mainly focusing on the research in cytotoxicity of quantum dots and their influencing factors in recent years.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Nuclear Analytical Techniques, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China. yinfr@ihep.ac.cn
authors.forename: Fangrui
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Yuxi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Chunying
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D045663:Quantum Dots; D018675:Toxicity Tests