Quantum Dot Conjugates in Functional Imaging and Highly Sensitive Biochemical Assays
Abstract
Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are characterized by orders of magnitude higher multiphoton linear absorption cross-sections compared with conventional organic dyes. Combined with the QD photoluminescence quantum yield approaching 100%, this fact opens new prospects for the two-photon functional imaging of QDs tagged with highly specific recognition molecules, thus permitting high-quality images with a very low autofluorescence contribution to be obtained. Additionally, unique photostability of QDs enables signal accumulation and significant enhancement of the sensitivity of routine biochemical and immunohistochemical assays to be obtained when the conjugates of QDs, instead of organic dyes, are used.
Keywords: Nanocrystals, semiconductor quantum dots, FRET, single-domain antibodies, imaging, multiphoton.
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