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- Title
Quantum Dots for Cancer Research: Current Status, Remaining Issues, and Future Perspectives.
- Authors
Min Fang; Chun-wei Peng; Dai-Wen Pang; Yan Li
- Abstract
Cancer is a major threat to public health in the 21st century because it is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. The mechanisms of carcinogenesis, cancer invasion, and metastasis remain unclear. Thus, the development of a novel approach for cancer detection is urgent, and real-time monitoring is crucial in revealing its underlying biological mechanisms. With the optical and chemical advantages of quantum dots (QDs), QD-based nanotechnology is helpful in constructing a biomedical imaging platform for cancer behavior study. This review mainly focuses on the application of QD-based nanotechnology in cancer cell imaging and tumor microenvironment studies both in vivo and in vitro, as well as the remaining issues and future perspectives.
- Subjects
CARCINOGENESIS; PUBLIC health; CANCER invasiveness; METASTASIS; QUANTUM dots; CANCER diagnosis; NANOTECHNOLOGY; IMAGING of cancer
- Publication
Cancer Biology & Medicine, 2012, Vol 9, Issue 3, p151
- ISSN
2095-3941
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7497/j.issn.2095-3941.2012.03.001