The Use of Semiconductor Quantum Dots with Large, Built-In Spontaneous Polarizations for the Electric Potential Stimulation of Biological Structures on the Nanoscale.

Nida Zia, Michael A Stroscio, Mitra Dutta

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Mechanistic insights into excitonic and electrostatic stimulation of cells by photovoltaic substrates/nanocrystals and through light polarization modulation.PloS one · 2025
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Stimulation of Biological Structures on the Nanoscale Using Interfaces with Large Built-In Spontaneous Polarizations.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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Nida ZiaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-1280-3566

Michael A StroscioRichard and Loan Hill Department of Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Physics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA.

Mitra DuttaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics Department, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA.

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ARO Grant, W91NF21090, to The University of Chicago and a subcontract to the University of Il-linois at Chicago. W91NF21090

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Abstract

The feasibility of using quantum dots fabricated from materials with built-in spontaneous polarizations for the electric potential stimulation of biological structures in aqueous environments is evaluated by modeling the electric potential produced in the vicinity of such quantum dots. By modeling the external potential created by the spherical nanoscale region of a material with spontaneous polarization, and by considering Debye screening in the vicinity of the quantum dot, it is found that electric potential around these nanostructures is sufficient to cause physiological effects in selected biological systems. These findings suggest that quantum dots may be used in lieu of quantum dots with polarizations produced using an external laser to cause physiological effects. The elimination of the external laser represents a significant benefit of using quantum dots with permanent, built-in spontaneous polarization.

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built-in spontaneous polarizationDebye screeningelectric potentialquantum dot

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PMID38133042

DOI10.3390/nano13243143

PMCPMC10745412

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