Biological applications of quantum dots
US6306610A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 17, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/588
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides a composition comprising fluorescent semiconductor nanocrystals associated to a compound, wherein the nanocrystals have a characteristic spectral emission, wherein said spectral emission is tunable to a desired wavelength by controlling the size of the nanocrystal, and wherein said emission provides information about a biological state or event.
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