FLUORESCENT SEMICONDUCTOR MICROPARTICLE, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF THE MICROPARTICLE, FLUORESCENT LABELING AGENT FOR BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCE USING THE MICROPARTICLE, AND BIOIMAGING METHOD USING THE MICROPARTICLE

摘要

A fluorescent semiconductor microparticle having a core/shell structure composed of a core particle comprising a semiconductor microparticle and a shell layer provided over the core particle, wherein the core particle and the shell layer have different chemical compositions, the core particle has an average particle size of 1 to 15 nm and a specific gravity of 1.0 to 3.0, and the fluorescent semiconductor microparticle has a specific gravity of 0.8 to 3.2.