Cadmium-Free CuInS<sub>2</sub>/ZnS Quantum Dots for Sentinel Lymph Node Imaging with Reduced Toxicity

Pons, Thomas; Pic, Emilie; Lequeux, Nicolas; Cassette, Elsa; Bezdetnaya, Lina; Guillemin, François; Marchal, Frédéric; Dubertret, Benoît

doi:10.1021/nn901421v

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

Published in ACS Nano • Apr 13, 2010

Authors:

Thomas Pons

Emilie Pic

Nicolas Lequeux

Abstract

Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) could significantly impact the performance of biomedical near-infrared (NIR) imaging by providing fluorescent probes that are brighter and more photostable than conventional organic dyes. However, the toxicity of the components of NIR emitting II-VI and IV-VI QDs tha...

Subject

Quantum dot

Quantum yield

Fluorescence

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