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ReviewComputational intelligence and neuroscience2021

Pivotal Role of Quantum Dots in the Advancement of Healthcare Research.

Pawan K Tiwari, Mugdha Sahu, Gagan Kumar, Mohsen Ashourian

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Review in Computational intelligence and neuroscience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Pawan K TiwariDepartment of Physics, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi 835215, Jharkhand, India.
Mugdha SahuDepartment of Physics, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi 835215, Jharkhand, India.
Gagan KumarDepartment of Physics, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi 835215, Jharkhand, India.
Mohsen AshourianDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Majlesi Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan 8631656451, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2492-7831

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The quantum dot is a kind of nanoparticle whose dimension is smaller than the size of a typical nanoparticle ranging from tens of nanometers to a few hundredths of nanometers. The quantum mechanical behavior associated with the quantum dot displays different optical and electronic properties, enabling the quantum dot to find potential applications in a multitude of areas such as solar cells, light-emitting diodes, lasers, and biomedical applications. The objective of this investigation is to explore its fundamentals, synthesis, and applications, especially in the healthcare domain. We have discussed the quantum dot synthesis techniques using chemical methods, namely, wet-chemical methods and vapor-phase methods and plasma processing methods, namely, an ion sputtering method and plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition method. We have thoroughly investigated the application of quantum dots in imaging, diagnostics, and gene therapy areas. A significant outcome of this review is to propose quantum dots as a new modality in the treatment of cancer and gene therapeutics in the healthcare domain and the potentials of artificial intelligence to improve their performance via the applications of neural networks.

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Quantum DotsArtificial IntelligenceHealth Services ResearchHumans

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PMID34413883
PMCPMC8369165

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