Folic acid modified gelatine coated quantum dots as potential reagents for <it>in vitro </it>cancer diagnostics
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Gelatine coating was previously shown to effectively reduce the cytotoxicity of CdTe Quantum Dots (QDs) which was a first step towards utilising them for biomedical applications. To be useful they also need to be target-specific whic...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Nanobiotechnology |
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Online Access: | http://www.jnanobiotechnology.com/content/9/1/50 |