Interfacing biology with nanoparticles

Semiconductor Clusters, Nanocrystals, and Quantum Dots

A. Paul Alivisatos · Science · 1996 · 11.4K citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Science, Physics +17

Semiconductor Nanocrystals as Fluorescent Biological Labels

Marcel P. Bruchez, Mario M. Moronne, Peter Gin et al. · Science · 1998 · 8.6K citations

Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering +16

Quantum Dot Bioconjugates for Ultrasensitive Nonisotopic Detection

Warren C. W. Chan, Shuming Nie · Science · 1998 · 7.2K citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Biotechnology +17

A DNA-based method for rationally assembling nanoparticles into macroscopic materials

Chad A. Mirkin, Robert L. Letsinger, Robert C. Mucic et al. · Nature · 1996 · 6.7K citations

Natural Sciences, Biotechnology, Materials Science +14

Light-emitting diodes made from cadmium selenide nanocrystals and a semiconducting polymer

Vicki L. Colvin, M. C. Schlamp, A. Paul Alivisatos · Nature · 1994 · 4.2K citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +16