ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Feasibility of Silicon Quantum Dots as a Biomarker for the Bioimaging of Tear Film.
Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Quantum Dots in Ocular Surface: A Systematic Review.Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Nanomedicine and nanobiotechnologyPooled it
- Challenges of Wearable Biosensors and Ways to Overcome Them.Biosensors · 2026Review
- Biophysical Interactions of Silicon Quantum Dots With Human Tears and Dry Eye Drops: A Langmuir Trough Study.Translational vision science & technology · 2026Article
- Sustainable Geothermal Silica Quantum Dots Synthesized via Acid-Base Hydrothermal Method for Selective Melanoma Theranostics and Bioimaging.ACS omega · 2025Article
- A mass spectrometry-based strategy allows signature metabolite identification in tear fluid from people with diabetic cataracts.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Hydrophobic Silicon Quantum Dots for Potential Imaging of Tear Film Lipid Layer.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Advanced Nanomaterials for Quantum Technology, Sensor and Health Therapy Applications.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
This study investigated the fluorescence and biocompatibility of hydrophilic silicon quantum dots (SiQDs) that are doped with scandium (Sc-SiQDs), copper (Cu-SiQDs), and zinc (Zn-SiQDs), indicating their feasibility for the bioimaging of tear film. SiQDs were investigated for fluorescence emission by the in vitro imaging of artificial tears (TheraTears
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