In Vitro Imaging and in Vivo Liver Targeting with Carbohydrate Capped Quantum Dots

Abstract
PEGylated quantum dots (QDs) capped with d-mannose, d-galactose, and d-galactosamine have been synthesized. The stable, high quantum yield fluorescence of QDs was exploited to study specific carbohydrate−protein interactions in vitro and in vivo.