Provided herein are compositions of functionalized, fluorescent nanocrystals
comprising fluorescent nanocrystals coated with an imidazole-containing compound;
compositions of functionalized, fluorescent nanocrystals comprising fluorescent
nanocrystals coated with an imidazole-containing compound and cross-linked with
a phosphine cross-linking compound; compositions of functionalized fluorescent
nanocrystals operably bound to molecular probe; a process of making functionalized,
fluorescent nanocrystals; and a process of using functionalized, fluorescent nanocrystals
in a detection system.