title: Inhibition of photobleaching and blue shift in quantum dots.
abstract: Photobleaching and spectral diffusion (blue shift) of quantum dots at the solid/liquid interface are suppressed by adding mercaptoethylamine.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Engineering Center, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, PR China.
authors.forename: Huaping
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hongwei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gai
authors.forename: Edward S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Yeung
mesh_terms: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D045663:Quantum Dots; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes