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    Colloidal silicon quantum dots: from preparation to the modification of self-assembled monolayers for bioimaging and sensing applications
    (Biomedical Applications, 2017) Cheng, Xiaoyu; McVey, Benjamin F.P.; Robinson, Andrew B.; Longatte, Guillaume; O’Mara, Peter B.; Tan, Vincent T. G.; Thordarson, Pall; Tilley, Richard D.; Gaus, Katharina; Gooding, Justin
    In this paper we present recent advances in Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) sensing and bioimaging using nontoxic silicon quantum dots. (SiQDs) In our work, we prepare SiQDs-dye conjugates, with SiQDs serving as the donor which are covalently attached to organic dye acceptors via self-assembled monolayer linkers. Enzymatic cleavage of the peptide leads to changes in FRET response which was monitored using fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM-FRET). The combination of interfacial design and optical imaging presented in this work opens new opportunities for bio-applications using nontoxic silicon quantum dots.