High-sensitivity biophotonic detection method for in-vitro and in-vivo applications
Lead Research Organisation:
Cardiff University
Department Name: School of Biosciences
Abstract
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Publications
Sun Y
(2009)
Fabrication and optical properties of thin silica-coated CdSe/ZnS quantum dots
in physica status solidi (a)
| Description | Nanotether Biochemistry |
| Amount | £353,627 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 100408 |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2007 |
| End | 10/2010 |
| Title | silica-QDs |
| Description | thin silica-coated CdSe/ZnS quantum dots |
| Type Of Material | Technology assay or reagent |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | Spherical particles of <20 nm diameter with a single semiconductor quantum dot in the centre of a thin silica shell of good morphology were achieved, promising for biophotonic applications where hydrophilic bio-compatible and small luminescent nanoparticles are needed. |