Nanoneedle Delivers Quantum Dots to Nucleus (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Nanoneedle Delivers Quantum Dots to Nucleus

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University of Illinois researchers developed a nanoneedle that releases quantum dots directly into the nucleus of a living cell when a small electrical charge is applied. The quantum dots are tracked to gain information about conditions inside the nucleus.

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Min-Feng Yu, University of Illinois

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