title: Pharmaceutical and biomedical applications of quantum dots.
abstract: Quantum dots (QDs) have captured the fascination and attention of scientists due to their simultaneous targeting and imaging potential in drug delivery, in pharmaceutical and biomedical applications. In the present study, we have exhaustively reviewed various aspects of QDs, highlighting their pharmaceutical and biomedical applications, pharmacology, interactions, and toxicological manifestations. The eventual use of QDs is to dramatically improve clinical diagnostic tests for early detection of cancer. In recent years, QDs were introduced to cell biology as an alternative fluorescent probe.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pharmaceutics , Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology Research Laboratory, ISF College of Pharmacy , Moga , Punjab , India.
authors.forename: Neha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bajwa
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pharmaceutics , Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology Research Laboratory, ISF College of Pharmacy , Moga , Punjab , India.
authors.forename: Neelesh K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Mehra
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pharmaceutics , Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology Research Laboratory, ISF College of Pharmacy , Moga , Punjab , India.
authors.forename: Keerti
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pharmaceutics , Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology Research Laboratory, ISF College of Pharmacy , Moga , Punjab , India.
authors.forename: Narendra K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Jain
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D061848:Optical Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D045663:Quantum Dots / Q000737:chemistry*
keywords: diagnostic; drug delivery; drug targeting; imaging; pharmaceutical and biological application; quantum dots