Table 1.

LTCs: Luminescence lifetimes (τ_x) and intensity fractions (IF) of the single components and intensity averaged lifetime (<τ>). QDs: Luminescence lifetimes (τ_x), intensity averaged lifetime (<τ>) and Förster distances (R₀) with the LTC-conjugates.

	Media	τ1 (μs)	IF (%)	τ2 (μs)	IF (%)	<τ> (μs)
LTC-Pep	Buffer	1,373	6	2,620	94	2,545
	Buffer + BSA	1,179	16	1,983	84	1,852
	plasma	1,118	9	1,863	91	1,794
LTC-Strep	Buffer	941	9	2,606	91	2,455
	Buffer + BSA	933	10	2,390	90	2,249
	plasma	899	10	2,370	90	2,227
	Media	τ1 (ns)	τ2 (ns)	τ3 (ns)	<τ> (ns)	R0 (nm)
Biot-QD529	Buffer	9	51	137	69	5.4
	Buffer + BSA	9	36	61	61
	plasma	9	30	58	53
Biot-QD653	Buffer	17	66	205	85	10.7
	Buffer + BSA	17	66	203	85
	plasma	22	63	303	75
Biot-QD712	Buffer	13	77	205	93	11.1
	Buffer + BSA	10	70	192	65
	plasma	18	98	266	161
QD-DHLA530	Buffer	5	20	100	33	7
	Buffer + BSA	6	23	112	43
	plasma	5	22	117	47
QD-DHLA580	Buffer	7	22	100	25	7.8
	Buffer + BSA	6	21	98	24
	plasma	7	20	96	10
QD-DHLA615	Buffer	9	26	106	36	7.9
	Buffer + BSA	11	27	121	19
	plasma	11	24	140	31