Quantum Dots in Cell Biology |
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| Authors: | Margarida M. Barroso |
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| Affiliation: | Center for Cardiovascular Sciences, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York |
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| Abstract: | Quantum dots are semiconductor nanocrystals that have broad excitation spectra, narrow emission spectra, tunable emission peaks, long fluorescence lifetimes, negligible photobleaching, and ability to be conjugated to proteins, making them excellent probes for bioimaging applications. Here the author reviews the advantages and disadvantages of using quantum dots in bioimaging applications, such as single-particle tracking and fluorescence resonance energy transfer, to study receptor-mediated transport. |
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| Keywords: | quantum dots fluorescence microscopy single-particle tracking SPT fluorescence resonance energy transfer FRET receptor membrane transport |
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