Entrapment of quantum dots in sol–gel matrices to develop sensing material based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer†
A. M. Coto-García,M. T. Fernández-Argüelles,J. M. Costa-Fernández,A. Sanz-Medel
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 07/29/2009 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/B909469E
Abstract
A simple and general procedure is described for the development of fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) systems by the co-immobilization in a sol–gel matrix of photoluminescent quantum dots with a given dye “acceptor”.