Quantum Dots

Part I - Introduction to Quantum Dots 1. Quantum Dots as Biophotonics Tools Carlos Lenz Cesar Part II - Quantum Dots' Preparative Processes and Characterizations 2. Photoligation Combined with Zwitterion-Modified Lipoic Acid Ligands Provides Compact and Biocompatible Quantum Dots Naiqian Zhan, Goutam Palui, Henry Grise, and Hedi Mattoussi 3. Analysis of Quantum Dots and Their Conjugates by Capillary Electrophoresis with Detection of Laser-Induced Luminescence Karel Kleparnik, Vladimira Datinska, Ivona Voracova, and Marcela Liskova 4. Advanced Procedure for Oriented Conjugation of Full-Size Antibodies with Quantum Dots Kristina Brazhnik, Igor Nabiev, and Alyona Sukhanova 5. Quantum Dots-Antibody Conjugates via Carbodiimide-Mediated Coupling for Cellular Imaging Daniel Alistair East, Michael Todd, and Ian James Bruce 6. Measuring the Hydrodynamic Radius of Quantum Dots by Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy Andre A de Thomaz, Diogo B. Almeida, and Carlos Lenz Cesar 7. Quantum Dots Fluorescence Quantum Yield Measured by Thermal Lens Spectroscopy Carlos Estupinan-Lopez, Christian Tolentino Dominguez, Paulo. E. Cabral Filho, Adriana Fontes, Renato E. de Araujo 8. Semiquantitative Fluorescence Method for Bioconjugation Analysis Aluizio G. Brasil Jr., Kilmara H. G. Carvalho, Elisa S. Leite, Adriana Fontes, Beate S. Santos Part III - Quantum Dots for Live Cells and Tissues Applications 9. Assembly, Characterization and Delivery of Quantum Dot Labeled Biotinylated Lipid Particles Valeria Sigot 10. Oriented Conjugation of Single-Domain Antibodies and Quantum Dots Kristina Brazhnik, Igor Nabiev, and Alyona Sukhanova 11. Functional Integration of Quantum Dot Labeled Mesenchymal Stem Cells in a Cardiac Microenvironment Maria C. Collins, Philip R. Gunst, and Barbara J. Muller-Borer 12. In Vitro Approaches to Assessing the Toxicity of Quantum Dots Ryan S. McMahan, Vivian Lee, William C. Parks, Terrance J. Kavanagh, and David L. Eaton 13. Basics for the Preparation of Quantum Dots and their Interactions with Living Cells Xiue Jiang, Jing Bai, and Tiantian Wang Part IV - QDs for Small Animals Applications 14. In Vivo Approaches to Assessing the Toxicity of Quantum Dots David K Scoville, Christopher M Schaupp, Francois Baneyx, and Terrance J Kavanagh 15. Quantum Dots for Imaging Neural Cells In Vitro and In Vivo Angela O. Choi, Kevin D. Neibert, and Dusica Maysinger 16. A Short-Term Inhalation Study Protocol - Designed for Testing of Toxicity and Fate of Nanomaterials Lan Ma-Hock, Thomas Hofmann, Robert Landsiedel, and Bennard van Ravenzwaay Part V - Quantum Dots for FRET Applications 17. Quantitative Measurement of Proteolytic Rates with Quantum Dot-Peptide Substrate Conjugates and Forster Resonance Energy Transfer Miao Wu, Eleonora Petryayeva, Igor L. Medintz, and W. Russ Algar 18. Solid-Phase Supports for the in situ Assembly of Quantum Dot-FRET Hybridization Assays in Microfluidics Anthony J. Tavares, M. Omair Noor, Uvaraj Uddayasankar, Ulrich J. Krull, and Charles H. Vannoy