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Quantum Dots Get Smaller
Researchers are slimming down the diminutive dots to improve efficacy
Email: Karen Heyman - kheyman@the-scientist.com The Scientist 2005, 19(9):35
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For all the hype about nanotechnology, sometimes small isn't quite small enough. Quantum dots enable imaging advances in fields from oncology to neuroscience, yet at a whopping dozen nanometers or more, sometimes they're just too big. "They're the size of proteins," says Marcel P. Bruchez, cofounding scientist at Quantum Dots Corp. "Anything you can do to minimize the size will minimize the impact on the biological system."
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