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Abstract
Nanometer sized fragments of semiconductor crystalline material which emit PHOTONS. The wavelength is based on the quantum confinement size of the dot. They can be embedded in MICROBEADS for high throughput ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES.
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- Quantum Nano-Dots
- Quantum Nanodots
- Dot, Quantum
- Dots, Quantum
- Quantum Dot
- Nanocrystals, Semiconductor
- Semiconductor Nanocrystals
- Semiconductor Nanoparticles
- Nanocrystal, Semiconductor
- Nanoparticle, Semiconductor
- Nanoparticles, Semiconductor
- Semiconductor Nanocrystal
- Semiconductor Nanoparticle
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.
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do not confuse with microscopic fluorescent bar codes which are micrometer sized
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2004
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QT 36.5
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Quantum Dots. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D045663. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D045663
- Quantum Dots. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_dot
- Quantum Dots. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1133068