Quantum dots (QDs) are fluorescent semiconductor nanocrystals with exceptional optical properties, which make them particularly attractive in optoelectronic fields and for biomedical applications. However, during their life cycle, the aging of QDs can lead to the degradation of these compounds, inducing the release of toxic elements. Even if toxicity studies on indium-based QDs are still limited, they show a lower intrinsic toxicity in comparison to the heavy metal containing Cd-based QDs. In this context, our laboratory synthetizes different InP QDs with different shell designs, following a safer by design approach, with the aim of producing less toxic QDs with better optical properties. These QDs are composed of a InZnP/Zn(Se,S) core/shel...