%0 Journal Article %T Fundamental features of quantum dots and their diagnostic applications %J Asian Journal of Nanoscience and Materials %I Sami Publishing Company %Z 2645-775X %A Chandankar, Sachin M. %A Nerkar, Pankaj P. %A Mahajan, Hitendra S. %D 2022 %\ 01/01/2022 %V 5 %N 1 %P 48-62 %! Fundamental features of quantum dots and their diagnostic applications %K Quantum dots %K semiconductor crystals %K FRET %K Diagnosis %K fluorescent probes %R 10.26655/AJNANOMAT.2022.1.5 %X In the biomedical and diagnostic fields, quantum dots (QDs) are the most special, effective, and minimally invasive developments. Over the most recent two decades, researchers and scientists have indicated tremendous enthusiasm for nanostructured materials as it gives some trademark properties that are the middle of the road between the mass and sub-atomic levels. It is inside this nanometer size system that semiconductors change from carrying on as mass materials to those anticipated for individual or little gatherings of dots and in like manner start to display uncommon marvels. Quantum dots are nanoscale semiconductors that have the ability to fluorescence when activated by a light source, such as a laser. While this early research focused primarily on CdSe nanocrystals, the field has since expanded to include several classes of nanoparticles with various shell structures. The optical properties and theoretical biocompatibility of the resulting structures can be profoundly affected by such variations. Although quantum dots have mostly been utilized for imaging and sensing, further evidence of their use as therapeutics is emerging. The progress made in designing quantum dots for in vitro and in vivo applications is discussed in this work. %U https://www.ajnanomat.com/article_143684_0700aae51dbaf53853f2864d242fc0c1.pdf