title: Quantum dots: electrochemiluminescent and photoelectrochemical bioanalysis.
abstract: In this Feature, electrochemiluminescent (ECL) and photoelectrochemical (PEC) properties and mechanisms of semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are reviewed, with emphasis on their specific fundamentals and concise comparison on their similarities and differences. With recent illustrative examples of bioanalytical applications, the main signaling strategies for QDs-based ECL and PEC bioanalysis are then highlighted. The future prospects in this field are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu P.R. China.
authors.forename: Wei-Wei
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu P.R. China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yuan-Cheng
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu P.R. China.
authors.forename: Jing-Juan
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu P.R. China.|Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Normal University , Jinan 250014, Shandong P.R. China.
authors.forename: Hong-Yuan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D001681:Biological Assay; D055664:Electrochemical Techniques; D049449:Luminescence; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D045663:Quantum Dots