TY - JOUR
T1 - Nanostructures as tailored biological probes
AU - Taton, T. Andrew
PY - 2002/7/1
Y1 - 2002/7/1
N2 - A new generation of spectroscopic dyes is gradually becoming available to biological researchers, from an unexpected source: materials chemists who study the synthesis and properties of nano-sized inorganic objects. Research into tailoring the optical properties, surface chemistry and biocompatibility of metallic and semiconductor nanoparticles, exemplified in part by a recent report by Mirkin, Schatz and coworkers, is fulfilling the promise of these nanostructures as customizable substitutes for organic molecular probes.
AB - A new generation of spectroscopic dyes is gradually becoming available to biological researchers, from an unexpected source: materials chemists who study the synthesis and properties of nano-sized inorganic objects. Research into tailoring the optical properties, surface chemistry and biocompatibility of metallic and semiconductor nanoparticles, exemplified in part by a recent report by Mirkin, Schatz and coworkers, is fulfilling the promise of these nanostructures as customizable substitutes for organic molecular probes.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0167-7799(02)01973-X
DO - 10.1016/S0167-7799(02)01973-X
M3 - Review article
C2 - 12062965
AN - SCOPUS:0036629179
SN - 0167-7799
VL - 20
SP - 277
EP - 279
JO - Trends in biotechnology
JF - Trends in biotechnology
IS - 7
ER -