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Sensors 2007, 7, 3489-3534 sensors ISSN 1424-8220 ? 2007 by MDPI /sensors Review Optical Fiber Sensing Using Quantum Dots Pedro Jorge 1,*, Manuel António Martins 2, Tito Trindade 2, José Luís Santos 1,3 and Faramarz Farahi 4 1 Unidade de Optoelectrónica, INESC Porto. Rua do Campo Alegre, 687. 4169 007 Porto, Portugal. e-mail: pjorge@inescporto.pt. e-mail: jlsantos@inescporto.pt 2 Department of Chemistry - CICECO, University of Aveiro. 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal e-mail: mamartins@ua.pt. e-mail: tito@ua.pt 3 Dept. Física. Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto. Rua do Campo Alegre, 687. 4169 007 Porto, Portugal. 4 Department of Physics Optical Science. UNC Charlotte, 306-A Grigg. Charlotte, NC 28223-0001 e-mail: ffarahi@ * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Received: 19 November 2007 / Accepted: 20 December 2007 / Published: 21 December 2007 Abstract: Recent advances in the application of semiconductor nanocrystals, or quantum dots, as biochemical sensors are reviewed. Quantum dots have unique optical properties that make them promising alternatives to traditional dyes in many luminescence based bioanalytical techniques. An overview of the more relevant progresses in the application of quantum dots as biochemical probes is addressed. Special focus will be given to configurations where the sensing dots are incorporated in solid membranes and immobilized in optical fibers or planar waveguide platforms. Keywords: quantum dots, biochemical sensors, optical fibers. 1. Introduction The advent of Nanotechnology, introducing control over matter at the nanometer scale, has produced a new class of materials with novel properties, creating new possibilities in a diversity of domains. In particular, biotechnology is already taking advantage from the versatility of nanoparticles with a variety of sizes, shapes and compositions (metal, polymer, semiconductor,…) [1-3]. Th