Quantum dots: synthesis, bioapplications, and toxicity.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Valizadeh, Alireza Mikaeili, Haleh Samiei, Mohammad Farkhani, Samad Mussa Zarghami, Nosratalah kouhi, Mohammad Akbarzadeh, Abolfazl Davaran, Soodabeh
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	This review introduces quantum dots (QDs) and explores their properties, synthesis, applications, delivery systems in biology, and their toxicity. QDs are one of the first nanotechnologies to be integrated with the biological sciences and are widely anticipated to eventually find application in a number of commercial consumer and clinical products. They exhibit unique luminescence characteristics and electronic properties such as wide and continuous absorption spectra, narrow emission spectra, and high light stability. The application of QDs, as a new technology for biosystems, has been typically studied on mammalian cells. Due to the small structures of QDs, some physical properties such as optical and electron transport characteristics are quite different from those of the bulk materials.
ISSN	19317573
Journal	Nanoscale Research Letters
Volume Number	7
PubMed Central reference number	PMC3463453
Issue Number	1
PubMed reference number	22929008
e-ISSN	1556276X
DOI	10.1186/1556-276x-7-480
Language	English
Publisher	Springer
Publisher Date	2012-08-28
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Copyright ©2012 Valizadeh et al.; licensee Springer.
Subject Keyword	QD delivery systems Toxicity Emission spectra Luminescence characteristics
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Condensed Matter Physics Materials Science