Materials 2013, 6(2), 483-499; doi:10.3390/ma6020483
Review

Quantum Dots as Multifunctional Materials for Tumor Imaging and Therapy

Longfei Liuemail, Qingqing Miaoemail and Gaolin Liang* email
CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 13 November 2012; in revised form: 10 January 2013 / Accepted: 22 January 2013 / Published: 5 February 2013
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Multifunctional Materials)
PDF Full-text Download PDF Full-Text [837 KB, uploaded 5 February 2013 15:17 CET]
Abstract: The rapidly developing field of quantum dots (QDs) provides researchers with more options for imaging modalities and therapeutic strategies. In recent years, QDs were widely used as multifunctional materials for tumor imaging and therapy due to their characteristic properties such as semiconductive, zero-dimension and strong fluorescence. Nevertheless, there still exist the challenges of employing these properties of QDs for clinical diagnosis and therapy. Herein, we briefly review the development, properties and applications of QDs in tumor imaging and therapy. Future perspectives in these areas are also proposed as well.
Keywords: quantum dots; tumor imaging and therapy; semiconductor; fluorescence; probe

Article Statistics

Click here to load and display the download statistics.

Cite This Article

MDPI and ACS Style

Liu, L.; Miao, Q.; Liang, G. Quantum Dots as Multifunctional Materials for Tumor Imaging and Therapy. Materials 2013, 6, 483-499.

AMA Style

Liu L, Miao Q, Liang G. Quantum Dots as Multifunctional Materials for Tumor Imaging and Therapy. Materials. 2013; 6(2):483-499.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Liu, Longfei; Miao, Qingqing; Liang, Gaolin. 2013. "Quantum Dots as Multifunctional Materials for Tumor Imaging and Therapy." Materials 6, no. 2: 483-499.

Materials EISSN 1996-1944 Published by MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland RSS E-Mail Table of Contents Alert