Compared to spherical QDs, the elongated quantum rods (QRs) have a higher extinction coefficient and single particle brightness, which is highly beneficial for fluorescence based applications. Moreover, its optical properties can be tuned by changing not only the particle size, but also the aspect (length to width) ratio. This feature can be highly beneficial for some applications, e.g. bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET), where an aspect ratio of 3 has shown to give the highest BRET efficiency. Furthermore, the distinct curvatures between the central cylindrical section and spherical ends make it an excellent platform for studying how scaffold geometry controls MLGI properties by displaying polyvalent glycans on the QR. For such glycan-QRs, the glycan displays at the ends will thus closely resemble that of spherical glycan-QDs, whereas, in the middle, the glycans will be presented more like a curved plane wrapped around the center of the rod. Therefore, each glycan-QR presents two distinct glycan displays, allowing us to probe their different effects on MLGIs using the same glycan-nanoparticle.