Quantum dot hybrids

Shi, Z., et al., Free-standing single-walled carbon nanotube-CdSe quantum dots hybrid ultrathin films for flexible optoelectronic conversion devices. Nanoscale, 2012. 4(15) p. 4515-4521. 

Hasegawa, U., Nomura, S. M., Kaul, S. C., Hirano,T., and Akiyoshi, K. (2005), Nanogel-quantum dot hybrid nanoparticles for live cell imaging, Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 331(4), 917-921. 

Fukui, T. Kobayashi, H. Hasegawa, U. Nagasawa, T. Akiyoshi, K. Ishikawa, 1. Intracellular delivery of nanogel-quantum dot hybrid nanoparticles into human periodontal ligament cells. Drug Metab. Lett. 2007,1 (2), 131-135. 

The use of metallic nanoparticles for the electrical contacting of redox enzymes with electrodes, and as catalytic labels for the development of electrochemical biosensors can also be achieved. Similarly, biomolecule-quantum dot hybrid systems may be implemented for optical biosensing, and for monitoring intracellular metabolic processes. Biomaterials and hybrid systems incorporating biomolecules continue to give rise to a variety of different systems better adapted to interface the natural world, which may have a significant role to play in nanoelectronics. 

Yu, Y.H., Kamat, P.V Kuno, M. A CdSe nanowire/quantum dot hybrid architecture for improving solar cell performance. 4rfv. Fund Mater. 20 9 (2010), pp. 1464-1472. 

K.R. Choudhury, M. Samoc, A. Patra, P.N. Prasad, Charge Carrier Transport in Poly(N-vinylcarbazole) CdS Quantum Dot Hybrid Nanocomposite, J. Phys. Chem. B, 108 (2004) 1556-1562. 

A novel, electrochemically assisted method of obtaining semiconductor quantum dots supported on a surface has been introduced by Penner and his group [123], It comprised a hybrid electrochemical/chemical (E/C) process consisting of electrochemical deposition followed by chemical modification and it was described as a general, rapid, and low-cost solution-phase method for synthesizing supported Q-dots of metal salts. 

Penner RM (2000) Hybrid electrochemical/chemical synthesis of quantum dots. Acc Chem Res 33 78-86... 

Plass R, Pelet S, Krueger J, Gratzel M, Bach U (2002) Quantum dot sensitization of organic-inorganic hybrid solar cells. J Phys Chem B 106 7578-7580... 

Fig. 56. TEM images of DNA-linked gold network (a) an assembly of 8 and 30 nm gold particles (b) higher resolution image of (a) (c) control experiment without DNA (d) HR-TEM image of a portion of a hybrid Au/quantum dot (QD) assembly. The lattice fringes of the QDs, which resemble fingerprints, appear near each Au nanoparticle, (e) A satellite structure formed using a 60-fold excess of the 8 nm particles. Reproduced with permission from Ref. (185). Copyright 2000, American Chemical Society.

Bentolila LA, Weiss S (2006) Single-step multicolor fluorescence in situ hybridization using semiconductor quantum dot-DNA conjugates. Cell Biochem Biophys 45 59-70... 

Robelek R, Stefani FD, Knoll W (2006) Oligonucleotide hybridization monitored by surface plasmon enhanced fluorescence spectroscopy with bio-conjugated core/shell quantum dots. Influence of luminescence blinking. Phys Status Solidi A-Appl Mater Sci 203 3468-3475... 

Jiang G, Susha AS, Lutich AA et al (2009) Cascaded FRET in conjugated polymer/quantum dot/dye-labeled DNA complexes for DNA hybridization detection. ACS Nano 3 4127—4131... 

Goldman ER, Medintz IL, Whitley JL et al (2005) A hybrid quantum dot-antibody fragment fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based TNT sensor. J Am Chem Soc 127 6744-6751... 

The QD-MWNT hybrid structures were formed via the assembly of quantum dot (QD) on the surface of MWNTs in aqueous solution (Jares-Erijman and Jovin, 2003), which shows an excellent solubility in aqueous solution, and owns potential application in bioassay, bio-conjugation, and biosensors as well as solar cell. For example, incorporation of QDs and SWNTs into the poly(3-octylthiophene)-(P3OT)... 

Goldman, E. R., I. L. Medintz, J. L. Whitley, A. Hayhurst, A. R. Clapp, H. T. Uyeda, J. R. Deschamps, M. E. Lassman, and H. Mattoussi. A hybrid quantum dot-antibody fragment fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based TNT sensor. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127, 6744-6751 (2005b). 

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