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) are brightly luminescent nanoparticles that have found
numerous applications in bioanalysis and bioimaging. In this review, we highlight recent …

Fluorescent particles are routinely used to probe biological processes. The quantum
properties of single spins within fluorescent particles have been explored in the field of …

The concept of the photon, central to Einstein's explanation of the photoelectric effect, is
exactly 100 years old. Yet, while photons have been detected individually for more than 50 …

A comprehensive review of the development of assays, bioprobes, and biosensors using
quantum dots (QDs) as integrated components is presented. In contrast to a QD that is …

In this report we review some of the recent progress made for enhancing the biocompatibility
of luminescent quantum dots (QDs) and for developing targeted bio-inspired applications …

By monitoring the polarized light scattering from individual gold nanorods in a darkfield
microscope, we are able to determine their orientation as a function of time. We demonstrate …

Nanoparticles are actively exploited as biological imaging probes. Of particular interest are
gold nanoparticles because of their nonblinking and nonbleaching absorption and …

Herein, emerging applications of luminescent semiconductor nanocrystals are addressed,
such as quantum dots and quantum rods as down‐conversion materials used in liquid …

▪ Abstract We review recent developments in single-molecule spectroscopy and microscopy.
New optical methods provide access to the absorption, emission, or excitation spectra of …