Publication at Faculty of Mathematics and Physics |
2011
Abstract
Nanocrystalline silicon are very promising also in biological research as fluorescent labels, biological sensors, drug delivery systems or scaffold for various tissues. We are giving an overview of various approaches of preparation of micro- and nanocrystalline silicon and current studies of applications with main focus on biology and medicine.
Silicon based nanomaterials showed very good biocompatibility and low cytotoxicity. Therefore, these materials have potential to become powerful tools for in vivo investigation of life processes on subcellular and molecular level.
Our group concentrates on developing of gentle florescent label based on porous silicon for single molecule detection in the cell.