| Chapter title |
Using of Quantum Dots in Biology and Medicine
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|---|---|
| Chapter number | 19 |
| Book title |
Cellular and Molecular Toxicology of Nanoparticles
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| Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, January 2018
|
| DOI | 10.1007/978-3-319-72041-8_19 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Book ISBNs |
978-3-31-972040-1, 978-3-31-972041-8
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| Authors |
Svetlana Pleskova, Elza Mikheeva, Ekaterina Gornostaeva, Pleskova, Svetlana, Mikheeva, Elza, Gornostaeva, Ekaterina |
| Abstract |
Quantum dots are nanoparticles, which due to their unique physical and chemical (first of all optical) properties, are promising in biology and medicine. There are many ways for quantum dots synthesis, both in the form of nanoislands self-forming on the surfaces, which can be used as single-photon emitters in electronics for storing information, and in the form of colloidal quantum dots for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in living systems. The paper describes the main methods of quantum dots synthesis and summarizes medical and biological ways of their use. The main emphasis is laid on the ways of quantum dots surface modification. Influence of the size and form of nanoparticles, charge on the surfaces of quantum dots, and cover type on the efficiency of internalization by cells and cell compartments is shown. The main mechanisms of penetration are considered. |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 133 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 19 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 18 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 18 | 14% |
| Unknown | 56 | 42% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 20 | 15% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 12 | 9% |
| Chemistry | 10 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 21 | 16% |
| Unknown | 59 | 44% |