Biosynthesis of luminescent quantum dots in an earthworm

Stephen R. Stürzenbaum,Martina Höckner,Arunkumar Panneerselvam,James A. Levitt,J-S. Bouillard,Shohei Taniguchi,L.A. Dailey,R. Ahmad Khanbeigi,Elena V. Rosca,Maya Thanou,Klaus Suhling,Anatoly V. Zayats,Mark Green

Biosynthesis of luminescent quantum dots in an earthworm

2013

Stephen R. Stürzenbaum
Martina Höckner
Arunkumar Panneerselvam
James A. Levitt
J-S. Bouillard
Shohei Taniguchi
L.A. Dailey
R. Ahmad Khanbeigi
Elena V. Rosca
Maya Thanou
Klaus Suhling
Anatoly V. Zayats
Mark Green

The metal detoxification pathway in the earthworm can be exploited for the synthesis of luminescent semiconductor quantum dots that could be used in live cell imaging.

Keywords:

Nanocrystal
Nanotechnology
Biosynthesis
Earthworm
Physics
Live cell imaging
Quantum dot
Nanomaterials
semiconductor quantum dots
Luminescence

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