Luminescent quantum dots for multiplexed biological detection and imaging

Warren C. W. Chan; Dustin J. Maxwell; Xiaohu Gao; Robert E. Bailey; Ming‐Yong Han; Shuming Nie

doi:10.1016/s0958-1669(02)00282-3

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Quantum dotPhotobleachingNanomaterialsNanotechnologyFluorescenceMaterials scienceNanocrystalLuminescenceBiosensorOptoelectronicsNanometrePhysicsOptics

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Year: 2002
Type: review
Volume: 13
Issue: 1
Pages: 40-46
Citations: 2046
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                                    Warren C. W. Chan, 
                                
                                    Dustin J. Maxwell, 
                                
                                    Xiaohu Gao
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2002). 
                            Luminescent quantum dots for multiplexed biological detection and imaging. 
                            Current Opinion in Biotechnology
                            , 13
                            (1)
                            , 40-46.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0958-1669(02)00282-3
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0958-1669(02)00282-3