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Recent Advances of Low Biological Toxicity Ag 2 S QDs for Biomedical Application
Author(s) -
Lu Chenghao,
Chen Guihuan,
Yu Bing,
Cong Hailin
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/adem.201700940
Subject(s) - photothermal therapy , photoacoustic imaging in biomedicine , nanotechnology , nanomedicine , materials science , quantum dot , optical imaging , biological imaging , nanoparticle , optics , fluorescence , physics
In this review, the synthesis and biomedical application of Ag 2 S quantum dots(QDs) are comprehensively summarized with a particular focus on biological imaging and nanomedicine. For the first, the authors introduce the optical properties of Ag 2 S QDs, and then, the auhtors summarize a range of synthetic methods for Ag 2 S QDs. The subsequent section provides the applications of Ag 2 S QDs in optical imaging, photoacoustic imaging, sensing, optical tracking, and photothermal therapy. Finally, the authors provide insights into the overall situation, challenges, and future directions in this field.