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ReviewInternational journal of nanomedicine2017

Quantum dots in imaging, drug delivery and sensor applications.

Cristian T Matea, Teodora Mocan, Flaviu Tabaran, Teodora Pop, Ofelia Mosteanu, Cosmin Puia, Cornel Iancu, Lucian Mocan

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Review in International journal of nanomedicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 153 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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153citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

153 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Aptamers used for biosensors and targeted therapy.Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie · 2020
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  2. Quantum Dots in Ocular Surface: A Systematic Review.Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Cristian T MateaNanomedicine Department, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology "Octavian Fodor".
Teodora MocanNanomedicine Department, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology "Octavian Fodor".
Flaviu TabaranNanomedicine Department, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology "Octavian Fodor".
Teodora PopNanomedicine Department, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology "Octavian Fodor".
Ofelia MosteanuNanomedicine Department, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology "Octavian Fodor".
Cosmin PuiaNanomedicine Department, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology "Octavian Fodor".
Cornel IancuNanomedicine Department, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology "Octavian Fodor".
Lucian MocanNanomedicine Department, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology "Octavian Fodor".

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quantum dots (QDs), also known as nanoscale semiconductor crystals, are nanoparticles with unique optical and electronic properties such as bright and intensive fluorescence. Since most conventional organic label dyes do not offer the near-infrared (>650 nm) emission possibility, QDs, with their tunable optical properties, have gained a lot of interest. They possess characteristics such as good chemical and photo-stability, high quantum yield and size-tunable light emission. Different types of QDs can be excited with the same light wavelength, and their narrow emission bands can be detected simultaneously for multiple assays. There is an increasing interest in the development of nano-theranostics platforms for simultaneous sensing, imaging and therapy. QDs have great potential for such applications, with notable results already published in the fields of sensors, drug delivery and biomedical imaging. This review summarizes the latest developments available in literature regarding the use of QDs for medical applications.

Indexed as

Quantum DotsAnimalsBacteriological TechniquesBiosensing TechniquesDrug Delivery SystemsEscherichia coliHumansLeishmaniaMolecular ImagingNanoparticlesbiomedical applicationsnanoprobesquantum dotstheranostic platforms

Identifiers

PMID28814860
PMCPMC5546783

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