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Keeping tabs on nanocarriers

Combining the optical properties of quantum dots with the ability of carbon nanotubes to carry pharmaceutical cargos could prove highly beneficial in the field of drug delivery.

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Figure 1: Quantum dots and carbon nanotubes join forces.

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de la Zerda, A., Gambhir, S. Keeping tabs on nanocarriers. Nature Nanotech 2, 745–746 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2007.399

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