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Light scattering from metal nanoparticles and fluorescence from quantum dots offer distinct advantages over traditional fluorophores when it comes to detection of single molecules in living cells.
Keywords: Gold nanoparticles, silver nanoparticles, quantum dots, single molecule, single particle, nanobiotechnology
Received 26 January 2004; received after revision 14 April 2004; accepted 23 April 2004
