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    • Microscope: Silicon quantum dots fluorescing inside cancer cells
    Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Published 30 May 2008 Size: 62 KB Referencing Hub media

    Silicon quantum dots fluorescing inside cancer cells grown in a laboratory. The bar in the bottom right corner measures 20 micrometres (20,000 nanometres).

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      Quantum dots and medical research

      Nanoscale silicon quantum dots are being developed in New Zealand. They will be able to locate and show up cancerous cells in humans, and deliver drugs to them. What are quantum dots? Quantum ...

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