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Quantum Dots

Applications in Biology

  • Includes cutting-edge methods and protocols
  • Provides step-by-step detail essential for reproducible results
  • Contains key notes and implementation advice from the experts

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology (MIMB, volume 2135)

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Table of contents (19 protocols)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Tutorials

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Multivariate Optimization: A Powerful Tool for the Systematic Control of Quantum Dots Properties

      • Isabelle Moraes Amorim Viegas, Giovannia Araujo de Lima Pereira, Claudete Fernandes Pereira
      Pages 3-36
    3. Absolute and Relative Methods for Fluorescence Quantum Yield Evaluation of Quantum Dots

      • Renato E. de Araujo, Christian T. Dominguez
      Pages 37-51
  3. Preparative, Processes, and Characterizations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
    2. Preparation and Analysis of Quantum Dots: Applications of Capillary Electrophoresis

      • Karel KlepárnĂ­k, PavlĂ­na Modlitbová
      Pages 55-83
    3. Quantitative Analysis of Single Quantum Dot Trajectories

      • Oleg Kovtun, Lucas B. Thal, Travis Josephs, Sandra J. Rosenthal
      Pages 109-123
  4. Cell Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141
    2. Dextran-Functionalized Quantum Dot Immunoconjugates for Cellular Imaging

      • Kelly Rees, Melissa Massey, Michael V. Tran, W. Russ Algar
      Pages 143-168
    3. Labeling Neuronal Proteins with Quantum Dots for Single-Molecule Imaging

      • Lucas B. Thal, Oleg Kovtun, Sandra J. Rosenthal
      Pages 169-177
    4. Quantitative Chemical Delivery of Quantum Dots into the Cytosol of Cells

      • Joseph L. Watson, Alessandra Stangherlin, Emmanuel Derivery
      Pages 179-197
    5. Stimulus-Sensitive Theranostic Delivery Systems Based on Microcapsules Encoded with Quantum Dots and Magnetic Nanoparticles

      • Galina Nifontova, Fernanda Ramos-Gomes, Frauke Alves, Igor Nabiev, Alyona Sukhanova
      Pages 199-212
    6. Resazurin-Based Assay to Evaluate Cell Viability After Quantum Dot Interaction

      • Maria Isabela A. Pereira, Camila Aparecida P. Monteiro, Weslley Felix de Oliveira, Beate S. Santos, Adriana Fontes, Paulo E. Cabral Filho
      Pages 213-221
  5. Bioanalysis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 223-223
    2. Multiplexed Detection of Cancer Serum Antigens with a Quantum Dot-Based Lab-on-Bead System

      • Tatiana Tsoy, Alexander Karaulov, Igor Nabiev, Alyona Sukhanova
      Pages 225-236
    3. CdS Quantum Dots Modified Photoelectrochemical Biosensor for TATA-Binding Protein Probing

      • Yi-Fan Ruan, Xiao-Mei Shi, Hai-Yan Wang, Wei-Wei Zhao, Jing-Juan Xu, Hong-Yuan Chen
      Pages 237-247
    4. Quantum Dots-Based Lateral Flow Test Strip for Glutathione Detection

      • Zhaohui Li, Juanzu Liu, Lin Zhang, Jianjun Li
      Pages 249-257

About this book

This third edition provides revised and expanded protocols of consolidated approaches as well as new trends in the field. Chapters guide readers through new approaches to optimize Quantum Dots’ (QD) properties, to evaluate their quantum yields, important features about preparative processes and characterizations of QDs, methods related to QDs for live cell applications, and the versatility of QDs in the bioanalytical and biosensing field. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Biomedical Nanotechnology Group, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil

    Adriana Fontes, Beate S. Santos

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Quantum Dots

  • Book Subtitle: Applications in Biology

  • Editors: Adriana Fontes, Beate S. Santos

  • Series Title: Methods in Molecular Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0463-2

  • Publisher: Humana New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Protocols

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-0716-0462-5Published: 04 April 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-0716-0465-6Published: 04 April 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-0716-0463-2Published: 03 April 2020

  • Series ISSN: 1064-3745

  • Series E-ISSN: 1940-6029

  • Edition Number: 3

  • Number of Pages: XI, 308

  • Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations, 90 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Biotechnology, Nanotechnology and Microengineering

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