Creation of Protein Encapsulated Quantum Dots as Biocompatible Fluorescent Labels

为了跟踪活细胞中特定蛋白质的运动或找到其位置，有必要使用荧光、荧光或放射性标记来标记它们。在这项研究中，我们提出了一种新的生物相容性混合材料的蛋白质脱铁蛋白和半导体量子点（量子点），具有更好的荧光性能比目前使用的荧光染料的建设。这可以用作研究健康和患病细胞的工具，以确定基本的生化过程。

In order to track the movement of, or find the location of specific proteins in living cells, it is necessary to label them using either a fluorescent, chemiluminescent or radioactive label. In this research we propose the construction of a new biocompatible hybrid material made of the protein apoferritin and a semiconductor nanocrystal (quantum dot) that has better fluorescence properties than currently used fluorescent dyes. This could be used as a tool in the study of both healthy and diseased cells to identify fundamental biochemical processes.