Super-resolution imaging techniques that overcome the diffraction limit of light have gained
wide popularity for visualizing cellular structures with nanometric resolution. Following the …

Luminescent semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are one of the more popular nanomaterials
currently utilized within biological applications. However, what is not widely appreciated is …

Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) have become important fluorescent probes for in vitro
and in vivo bioimaging research. Their nanoparticle surfaces for versatile bioconjugation …

In this review we present new concepts and recent progress in the application of
semiconductor quantum dots (QD) as labels in two important areas of biology, bioimaging …

As one of the most promising nanomaterials for biomedical applications, carbon dots (CDs)
hold great potential in the field of bioimaging, biosensing and biotherapy due to their low …

Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have shown great potential in bioimaging applications due
to their excellent biocompatibility, low cytotoxicity, feasibility for surface functionalization …

Photon-upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) can be excited by near-infrared light and emit
visible light (anti-Stokes emission) which prevents autofluorescence and light scattering of …

Owing to the environmental complexity in terms of the coexistence of multiple pathogenic
microorganisms, development of the simple, rapid, and accurate assay for simultaneous …

Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are light-emitting particles on the nanometer scale that
have emerged as a new class of fluorescent labels for chemical analysis, molecular …

Application of inorganic nanoparticles in diagnosis and therapy has become a critical
component in the targeted treatment of diseases. The surface modification of inorganic …