title: Cation exchange in aptamer-conjugated CdSe nanoclusters: a novel fluorescence signal amplification for cancer cell detection.
abstract: Fluorescence signal amplification by cation exchange in aptamer-conjugated CdSe nanoclusters, a biological self-assembly of CdSe quantum dots, was developed as a novel method for cancer cell detection.
authors.affiliation: CAS Key Lab of Health Informatics, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Zonghai
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sheng
authors.forename: Dehong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Pengfei
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Duyang
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Shuhui
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Lintao
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cai
mesh_terms: D052157:Aptamers, Nucleotide / Q000737:chemistry*; D019187:Cadmium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D002412:Cations / Q000737:chemistry*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D006801:Humans; D007474:Ion Exchange; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D045663:Quantum Dots; D018036:Selenium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D052157:Aptamers, Nucleotide; D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D002412:Cations; D018036:Selenium Compounds; C058667:cadmium selenide