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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Luminescent Quantum dots"”.
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Luminescent Quantum dots for Cellular Analysis
Luminescent quantum dots have attracted great interest in recent years among biological researchers since they provide solutions to problems associated with use of organic fluorophores in cellular studies. Quantum dots show high photostability, high emission quantum yield, narrow and symmetric …
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Analyte sensing with luminescent quantum dots.
Semiconducting nanocrystals otherwise known as Quantum Dots (QDs) have attracted considerable attention over the last number of years due to their unique optical properties and potential applications. Their narrow size-tunable emission spectra, broad absorption spectra, resistance to photobleaching …
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Synthesis and Applications of Luminescent Quantum Dots in Bioassays
<p> <p>Luminescent quantum dot (QD) based probes have gained significance in the last decade for optical imaging of cells, tissues and in bioassays as alternatives to conventional organic fluorophores. The main objective of my PhD dissertation was to develop luminescent quantum dot based bioassays …
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CDSE Quantum Dots and Luminescent/Magnetic Particles for Biological Applications
CdSe semiconductor nanocrystals (quantum dots--QDs) with diameters ranging between 1.5 and 8 nm exhibit strong, tunable luminescence [1-5]. They have been widely investigated for their size-dependent optoelectronic properties [6], and for their potential use in optical devices [7], biological …
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Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals: A Study of the Syntheses of and Capping Structures for CdSe
Luminescent quantum dots (QDs) or rods are semiconductor nano-particles that may be used for a wide array of applications such as in electro-optical devices, spectral bar coding, tagging and light filtering. In the case under investigation, the nano-particles are cadmium-selenide (CdSe), though …
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Surface Optochemical Sensors
… Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) between luminescent quantum dots (serve as donors) and rhodamine molecules (serve as acceptors) that are separated by multi-layers of polyelectrolytes. The microfluidic platform enables precise delivery of reactants to assemble the sensor and facilitate …
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Synthesis of Nanocrystal Quantum Dots with Enhanced Photoluminescence for Luminescent Optoelectronics
… efficiencies in colloidal nanocrystal quantum dots with primary focus towards application within singlet fission photon-multiplier down-conversion systems. Specific challenges to characterising their luminescent properties have been explored in detail, also applicable to other …
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Luminescent Semiconductor Quantum Dots (QDs) and Their Nanoassemblies as Bioprobes
Quantum dots (QDs) CdS and CdSe were synthesized in three different media including reverse micelles, aqueous solution, and trioctylphosphine oxide/trioctylphosphine (TOPO/TOP). Transmission electron microscope (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-VIS, fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy were …