| Title | Quantum dot uptake in the New Zealand environment |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2012 |
| Authors | Al-Salim, N. I., Barraclough E., Burgess E., Clothier B., Deurer M., Green S., Malone L., and Weir G. |
| Journal | Materials Science Forum |
| Volume | 700 |
| Pagination | 199-202 |
| ISSN | 02555476 |
| ISBN Number | 9783037852637 |
| Keywords | Contaminant fate, Exposure pathways, Fluorescence, Geo-quenching, Insect ingestion, Leaching, Nanotechnology, Quantum Dot, Semiconductor quantum dots, Soil transport, Soils |
| Abstract | The use of quantum dots (QDs) for different applications such as biomarkers has increased in the past decade. Here we report on the uptake of fluorescent QDs into agricultural soil, and transport following their ingestion by the larvae of some common lepidopteran insects. Some QDs were leached through soil but their emission was quenched due to geo-effect. In contrast, fluorescence was still seen in leafroller larvae fed with these QDs and in their frass. © (2012) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. |
| URL | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80053933524&partnerID=40&md5=2ef946cbb6e865c2319b911133b32973 |
| DOI | 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.700.199 |
