Recent advances in the use of near-infrared quantum dots as optical probes for bioanalytical, imaging and solar cell application

Aqueous Synthesis of Color-Tunable CuInS2/ZnS Nanocrystals for the Detection of Human Interleukin 6

(2013) Wei-Wei Xiong et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Hydroxy-Terminated Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles Have Near-Unity Bright Fraction and Reveal Cholesterol-Dependence of IGF1R Nanodomains

(2013) Apurba L. Koner et al.   ACS Nano

Employing aqueous CdTe quantum dots with diversified surface functionalities to discriminate between heme (Fe(ii)) and hemin (Fe(iii))

(2013) Jishu Han et al.   ANALYST

Quantum dots for fluorescent biosensing and bio-imaging applications

(2013) Jingjing Li et al.   ANALYST

One-Pot Synthesized Aptamer-Functionalized CdTe:Zn2+ Quantum Dots for Tumor-Targeted Fluorescence Imaging in Vitro and in Vivo

(2013) Cuiling Zhang et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

In vivo behavior of near infrared-emitting quantum dots

(2013) Yimei Lu et al.   BIOMATERIALS

3-Aminophenyl boronic acid-functionalized CuInS2 quantum dots as a near-infrared fluorescence probe for the determination of dopamine

(2013) Siyu Liu et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

Selective room temperature phosphorescence sensing of target protein using Mn-doped ZnS QDs-embedded molecularly imprinted polymer

(2013) Lei Tan et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

Achiral CdSe quantum dots exhibit optical activity in the visible region upon post-synthetic ligand exchange with d- or l-cysteine

(2013) Urice Tohgha et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Fabrication of vascular endothelial growth factor antibody bioconjugated ultrasmall near-infrared fluorescent Ag2S quantum dots for targeted cancer imaging in vivo

(2013) Yong Wang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Ethylenediamine-Assisted Ligand Exchange and Phase Transfer of Oleophilic Quantum Dots: Stripping of Original Ligands and Preservation of Photoluminescence

(2013) Meng-Qiao Dai et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Thermoelectric properties of PbTe with encapsulated bismuth secondary phase

(2013) Ashoka Bali et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Synthesis of Fe3O4–ZnS/AgInS2 Composite Nanoparticles Using a Hydrophobic Interaction

(2013) Kang Sik Choi et al.   JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

Charge Separation by Indirect Bandgap Transitions in CdS/ZnSe Type-II Core/Shell Quantum Dots

(2013) Sandeep Verma et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Mechanism for strong binding of CdSe quantum dots to multiwall carbon nanotubes for solar energy harvesting

(2013) Seyla Azoz et al.   Nanoscale

The Glutathione Synthesis Gene Gclm Modulates Amphiphilic Polymer-Coated CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dot–Induced Lung Inflammation in Mice

(2013) Lisa A. McConnachie et al.   PLoS One

Incorporating CuInS2 quantum dots into polymer/oxide-nanoarray system for efficient hybrid solar cells

(2013) Wenjin Yue et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

CuInS2 quantum dots as a near-infrared fluorescent probe for detecting thrombin in human serum

(2012) Xue Gao et al.   ANALYST

N-Acetylglucosamine biofunctionalized CdSeTe quantum dots as fluorescence probe for specific protein recognition

(2012) Fang-Fang Cheng et al.   ANALYST

Active cellular sensing with quantum dots: Transitioning from research tool to reality; a review

(2012) James B. Delehanty et al.   ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA

Visible light induced photoelectrochemical biosensing based on oxygen-sensitive quantum dots

(2012) Wenjing Wang et al.   ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA

Quantum Dot-Based Near-Infrared Electrochemiluminescent Immunosensor with Gold Nanoparticle-Graphene Nanosheet Hybrids and Silica Nanospheres Double-Assisted Signal Amplification

(2012) Jing Wang et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Measurement of heavy-hole spin dephasing in (InGa)As quantum dots

(2012) R. Dahbashi et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Synthesis of Tunable and Multifunctional Ni-Doped Near-Infrared QDs for Cancer Cell Targeting and Cellular Sorting

(2012) Narendra Singh et al.   BIOCONJUGATE CHEMISTRY

Applications of quantum dots as probes in immunosensing of small-sized analytes

(2012) Francesc A. Esteve-Turrillas et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

Aqueous one-pot synthesis of bright and ultrasmall CdTe/CdS near-infrared-emitting quantum dots and their application for tumor targeting in vivo

(2012) Li-Na Chen et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Organosilane micellization for direct encapsulation of hydrophobic quantum dots into silica beads with highly preserved fluorescence

(2012) Liang Huang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Optical molecular sensing with semiconductor quantum dots (QDs)

(2012) Ronit Freeman et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

One-pot aqueous synthesis of composition-tunable near-infrared emitting Cu-doped CdS quantum dots as fluorescence imaging probes in living cells

(2012) Fei Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Role of Ligand Exchange at CdSe Quantum Dot Layers for Charge Separation

(2012) Elisabeth Zillner et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Quantum Dot and Gold Nanoparticle Immobilization for Biosensing Applications using Multidentate Imidazole Surface Ligands

(2012) Eleonora Petryayeva et al.   LANGMUIR

Preparation of liposomes loaded with quantum dots, fluorescence resonance energy transfer studies, and near-infrared in-vivo imaging of mouse tissue

(2012) Chao Ye et al.   MICROCHIMICA ACTA

Ligand-Mediated Modification of the Electronic Structure of CdSe Quantum Dots

(2012) Jonathan R. I. Lee et al.   NANO LETTERS

Efficient HgTe colloidal quantum dot-sensitized near-infrared photovoltaic cells

(2012) Sang Hyuk Im et al.   Nanoscale

Surface ion transfer growth of ternary CdS1−xSex quantum dots and their electron transport modulation

(2012) Zhenhua Chen et al.   Nanoscale

‘Green’-synthesized near-infrared PbS quantum dots with silica–PEG dual-layer coating: ultrastable and biocompatible optical probes forin vivoanimal imaging

(2012) D Wang et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Metal ion-induced dual fluorescent change for aza-crown ether acridinedione-functionalized gold nanorods and quantum dots

(2012) Ranganathan Velu et al.   NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY

Fluorescence of colloidal PbSe/PbS QDs in NIR luminescent solar concentrators

(2012) Urs Aeberhard et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Protein-Directed Synthesis of NIR-Emitting, Tunable HgS Quantum Dots and their Applications in Metal-Ion Sensing

(2012) Nirmal Goswami et al.   Small

Quantum dot-based FRET for sensitive determination of hydrogen peroxide and glucose using tyramide reaction

(2012) Xiangyi Huang et al.   TALANTA

Infrared Emitting and Photoconducting Colloidal Silver Chalcogenide Nanocrystal Quantum Dots from a Silylamide-Promoted Synthesis

(2011) Maksym Yarema et al.   ACS Nano

Photoswitchable Water-Soluble Quantum Dots: pcFRET Based on Amphiphilic Photochromic Polymer Coating

(2011) Sebastián A. Díaz et al.   ACS Nano

Luminescent quantum dots as platforms for probing in vitro and in vivo biological processes

(2011) Hedi Mattoussi et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

Controlled Fabrication of PbS Quantum-Dot/Carbon-Nanotube Nanoarchitecture and its Significant Contribution to Near-Infrared Photon-to-Current Conversion

(2011) Defa Wang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Amplified electrochemiluminescence of quantum dots by electrochemically reduced graphene oxide for nanobiosensing of acetylcholine

(2011) Shengyuan Deng et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

Emission-Tunable Near-Infrared Ag2S Quantum Dots

(2011) Peng Jiang et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Cathodic electrochemiluminescence from self-designed near-infrared-emitting CdTe/CdS/ZnS quantum dots on bare Au electrode

(2011) Jing Wang et al.   ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS

Forming highly fluorescent near-infrared emitting PbS quantum dots in water using glutathione as surface-modifying molecule

(2011) Dawei Deng et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Size-dependent photocatalytic reduction of CO2 with PbS quantum dot sensitized TiO2 heterostructured photocatalysts

(2011) Congjun Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Ultrasmall Near-Infrared Ag2Se Quantum Dots with Tunable Fluorescence for in Vivo Imaging

(2011) Yi-Ping Gu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A Novel Clinically Translatable Fluorescent Nanoparticle for Targeted Molecular Imaging of Tumors in Living Subjects

(2011) Jinhao Gao et al.   NANO LETTERS

A fast synthesis of near-infrared emitting CdTe/CdSe quantum dots with small hydrodynamic diameter for in vivo imaging probes

(2011) Dehong Hu et al.   Nanoscale

Mitigation of Quantum Dot Cytotoxicity by Microencapsulation

(2011) Amelia Romoser et al.   PLoS One

Semiconductor Quantum Dots for Biomedicial Applications

(2011) Lijia Shao et al.   SENSORS

Sensing Polymer/DNA Polyplex Dissociation Using Quantum Dot Fluorophores

(2010) Bingqi Zhang et al.   ACS Nano

Cadmium-Free CuInS2/ZnS Quantum Dots for Sentinel Lymph Node Imaging with Reduced Toxicity

(2010) Thomas Pons et al.   ACS Nano

In Vivo Targeted Cancer Imaging, Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping and Multi-Channel Imaging with Biocompatible Silicon Nanocrystals

(2010) Folarin Erogbogbo et al.   ACS Nano

In Vivo Tumor-Targeted Fluorescence Imaging Using Near-Infrared Non-Cadmium Quantum Dots

(2010) Jinhao Gao et al.   BIOCONJUGATE CHEMISTRY

Affibody-based nanoprobes for HER2-expressing cell and tumor imaging

(2010) Jinhao Gao et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Synthesis of cRGD-peptide conjugated near-infrared CdTe/ZnSe core–shell quantum dots for in vivo cancer targeting and imaging

(2010) Ken-Tye Yong et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Fabrication of near-infrared-emitting CdSeTe/ZnS core/shell quantum dots and their electrogenerated chemiluminescence

(2010) Guo-Xi Liang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Designing multifunctional quantum dots for bioimaging, detection, and drug delivery

(2010) Pavel Zrazhevskiy et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Quantum Dots with Multivalent and Compact Polymer Coatings for Efficient Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer and Self-Assembled Biotagging

(2010) Hongwei Duan et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Synthesis and Characterization of Near-Infrared Cu−In−Se/ZnS Core/Shell Quantum Dots for In vivo Imaging

(2010) E. Cassette et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis of Quantum Dot−Peptide Conjugates in Living Cells

(2009) Abdulaziz Anas et al.   ACS Nano

PbS and CdS Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solid-State Solar Cells: “Old Concepts, New Results”

(2009) HyoJoong Lee et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Graphene Oxide Amplified Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence of Quantum Dots and Its Selective Sensing for Glutathione from Thiol-Containing Compounds

(2009) Ying Wang et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Photoactivated CdTe/CdSe Quantum Dots as a Near Infrared Fluorescent Probe for Detecting Biothiols in Biological Fluids

(2009) Yi Zhang et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Electrogenerated chemiluminescence of blue emitting ZnSe quantum dots and its biosensing for hydrogen peroxide

(2009) Xiaofeng Hu et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

Synthesis of Near-Infrared-Emitting, Water-Soluble CdTeSe/CdZnS Core/Shell Quantum Dots

(2009) Thomas Pons et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Facile Synthesis of High-Quality, Water-Soluble, Near-Infrared-Emitting PbS Quantum Dots

(2009) Dawei Deng et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Synthesis and Characterization of High-Quality Water-Soluble Near-Infrared-Emitting CdTe/CdS Quantum Dots Capped by N-Acetyl-l-cysteine Via Hydrothermal Method

(2009) Dan Zhao et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

InAs(ZnCdS) Quantum Dots Optimized for Biological Imaging in the Near-Infrared

(2009) Peter M. Allen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Biocompatible Near-Infrared Quantum Dots as Ultrasensitive Probes for Long-Term in vivo Imaging Applications

(2009) Ken-Tye Yong et al.   Small

Microwave Synthesis of Water-Dispersed CdTe/CdS/ZnS Core-Shell-Shell Quantum Dots with Excellent Photostability and Biocompatibility

(2008) Yao He et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Photoinduced fluorescence enhancement in colloidal CdSeTe∕ZnS core/shell quantum dots

(2008) C. T. Yuan et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

CdTe Quantum Dots as Probes for Near-Infrared Fluorescence Biosensing Using Biocatalytic Growth of Au Nanoparticles

(2008) Hongcheng Pan et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Ternary I−III−VI Quantum Dots Luminescent in the Red to Near-Infrared

(2008) Peter M. Allen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

InAs/InP/ZnSe core/shell/shell quantum dots as near-infrared emitters: Bright, narrow-band, non-cadmium containing, and biocompatible

(2008) Renguo Xie et al.   Nano Research