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Cell membrane deformation at the 20 nm scale revealed by super-resolved reconstruction of the trajectories of single QD bound to membrane receptor. (Tasso et al. , Preprints 2018, doi:10.20944/preprints201810.0603.v1)
Transmission electron microscopy image of QD nanoclusters encapsulated in a silica shell and a silane-zwitterionic copolymer for ultrasensitive biodetection. (Dembele et al, ACS Appl Mater Inter, 2017)
Xenopus embryo 1 week after microinjection with QDs, showing their homogeneous repartition in the cell line of the initially injected cell. (Muro et al, Small, 2012)

Welcome to the SI2 (Synthèse et Imagerie de Sondes Inorganiques,
Synthesis and Imaging of Inorganic Nanoprobes) group, part of the LPEM lab. The group is composed of 5 researchers, 2 engineers and 10 PhD students.
Our main research activities focus on the synthesis,
characterization and functionalization of inorganic nanoparticles for
optoelectronics and biological applications, as well as on the
development of novel high resolution fluorescence microscopy modalities:

Semiconductor nanoplatelets
Surface chemistry of nanoparticles for bio-detection and -imaging
High resolution fluorescence microscopy
Fluorescent nanoprobes for in vivo imaging