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Near infrared quantum dots in biomedical applications: current status and future perspective
Author(s) -
Zhao Peng,
Xu Quan,
Tao Jia,
Jin Zongwen,
Pan Yue,
Yu Changmin,
Yu Zhiqiang
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
wiley interdisciplinary reviews: nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.175
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1939-0041
pISSN - 1939-5116
DOI - 10.1002/wnan.1483
Subject(s) - bioconjugation , nanotechnology , quantum dot , surface modification , nanomaterials , biosensor , drug delivery , materials science , computer science , chemistry
To address the requirements of biomedical applications including biosensing, bioimaging, and drug delivery, fluorescent nanomaterials served as efficient tools in many cases. Among them, near‐infrared quantum dots ( NIR QDs ) have been used as novel fluorescent labels for their binary advantages of both QDs and NIR light. In this review, through collecting references in recent 10 years, we have introduced basic structures and properties of NIR QDs and summarized the classification and the related synthetic methods. This review also highlights the functionalization and surface bioconjugation of NIR QDs , and their biomedical applications in biosensing, bioimaging, and drug delivery. This article is categorized under: Diagnostic Tools > Diagnostic Nanodevices Diagnostic Tools > In Vitro Nanoparticle‐Based Sensing Diagnostic Tools > In Vivo Nanodiagnostics and Imaging