Abstract: The use of semiconductor nanocrystals as detectable labels in various chemical and biological applications is disclosed. The methods find use for detecting a single analyte, as well as multiple analytes by using more than one semiconductor nanocrystal as a detectable label, each of which emits at a distinct wavelength.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 21, 2001
Publication date:
October 25, 2001
Applicant:
Quantum Dot Corporation
Inventors:
Marcel P. Bruchez, R. Hugh Daniels, Stephen A. Empedocles, Vince E. Phillips, Edith Y. Wong, Donald A. Zehnder
Abstract: The use of semiconductor nanocrystals as detectable labels in various chemical and biological applications is disclosed. The methods find use for detecting a single analyte, as well as multiple analytes by using more than one semiconductor nanocrystal as a detectable label, each of which emits at a distinct wavelength.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 5, 2000
Date of Patent:
August 14, 2001
Assignee:
Quantum Dot Corporation
Inventors:
Marcel P. Bruchez, R. Hugh Daniels, Stephen A. Empedocles, Vince E. Phillips, Edith Y. Wong, Donald A. Zehnder