QUANTUM DOTS AS HIGH-SENSITIVITY OPTICAL SENSORS AND BIOCOMPATIBLE IMAGING PROBES, COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, AND RELATED METHODS

摘要

The invention provides a semiconductor nanoparticle with improved stability and biocompatibility properties. Accordingly, the present invention provides a nanoparticle that is capped with two separate protective layers: an inner inert layer and an outer inert layer and related in vitro and in vivo methods of use.