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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1999
Emilio Barbera-Guillem, Powell, OH (US);
Bio-Pixels Ltd., Westerville, OH (US);
Abstract
Provided is a method of fluorescence imaging of living tissue using functionalized nanocrystals. The method comprises contacting an effective amount of functionalized nanocrystals with the living tissue; exposing the tissue to a spectrum of light suitable for exciting functionalized nanocrystals, present in fluorescently labeled tissue, to emit a emission spectrum comprising a fluorescence peak; and detecting any fluorescence peak emitted by the tissue exposed to the excitation spectrum of light, and obtaining a fluorescence image of the tissue. Also provided is a composition comprising a functionalized nanocrystal which is bound to a substrate in a living tissue.