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Biosynthesis of Quantum Dots and Their Potential Applications in Biology and Biomedicine

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Nanoplasmonics, Nano-Optics, Nanocomposites, and Surface Studies

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In this review, some basic information about structure and optical properties of semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) will be discussed. Moreover, the mechanisms and features of biosynthetic approach for obtaining semiconductor nanoparticles with different chemical compositions and sizes by various living organisms will be overviewed. Such “green” biotechnology is thought to be clean, nontoxic, and environmentally acceptable. Biosynthesis methods are advantageous also because nanoparticles are sometimes coated with a lipid layer that confers physiological solubility and stability, which is critical for biomedical applications and is the bottleneck of other synthetic methods. In addition, potential biological and clinical applications of synthesized QDs will be briefly reviewed in this paper.

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    M. N. Borovaya, O. M. Burlaka, A. I. Yemets & Ya. B. Blume

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Borovaya, M.N., Burlaka, O.M., Yemets, A.I., Blume, Y.B. (2015). Biosynthesis of Quantum Dots and Their Potential Applications in Biology and Biomedicine. In: Fesenko, O., Yatsenko, L. (eds) Nanoplasmonics, Nano-Optics, Nanocomposites, and Surface Studies. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 167. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18543-9_24

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