Application
of Quantum Dot to Life Science
TAN Cui-Yan, LIANG Ru-Qiang,
RUAN Kang-Cheng*
( Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China )
Abstract As an
eminent representation of nanotechnology,
quantum dot (semiconductor nanocrystal) has caught great interests of
scientists in physics, chemistry, material science, and biology extensively. Although its
application to life science has just been explored, valuable progresses have been achieved in both
biomacromolecule labeling and coding recently. The progress in quantum dot
synthesis, its spectroscopic and
photoelectronic properties, and
its potential application to life science are reviewed.
Key words quantum dot； fluorescence spectrum； proteomics； biomacromolecule； biochip
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