Application of carbon-based quantum dots in photodynamic therapy

A Karagianni, NG Tsierkezos, M Prato, M Terrones… - Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) is a non-invasive therapeutic modality that can treat a wide
variety of cancer types by means of photosensitizer drug, light, and oxygen. Due to …

Carbon-based nanomaterials for targeted cancer nanotherapy: Recent trends and future prospects

M Sajjadi, M Nasrollahzadeh, B Jaleh… - Journal of Drug …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Carbon-based nanomaterials are becoming attractive materials due to their unique
structural dimensions and promising mechanical, electrical, thermal, optical and chemical …

Green synthesis of multi-functional carbon dots from medicinal plant leaves for antimicrobial, antioxidant, and bioimaging applications

G Gedda, SA Sankaranarayanan, CL Putta… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
In this research work, carbon dots (CDs) were synthesized from the renewable leaves of an
indigenous medicinal plant by the one-pot sand bath method, Azadirachta indica. The …

Manganese amplifies photoinduced ROS in toluidine blue carbon dots to boost MRI guided chemo/photodynamic therapy

D Chu, H Qu, X Huang, Y Shi, K Li, W Lin, Z Xu, D Li… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The contrast agents and tumor treatments currently used in clinical practice are far from
satisfactory, due to the specificity of the tumor microenvironment (TME). Identification of …

Preparation of nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots from chelating agent and used as fluorescent probes for accurate detection of ClO− and Cr (Ⅵ)

G Wang, S Zhang, J Cui, W Gao, X Rong, Y Lu… - Analytica Chimica …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel ionic sensor based on nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots (N-CQDs)
was developed for sensitive detection of hypochlorite ions (ClO−) and dichromate ions (Cr …

Carbon quantum dots derived from waste acorn cups and its application as an ultraviolet absorbent for polyvinyl alcohol film

N Xu, S Gao, C Xu, Y Fang, L Xu, W Zhang - Applied Surface Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Extracting effective ultraviolet (UV) absorbent from biomass-based material is urgent for the
sustainable development. Here, non-doped CQDs (1-CQDs) and nitrogen-doped CQDs (2 …

Green synthesis of multifunctional carbon quantum dots: An approach in cancer theranostics

JP Malavika, C Shobana, S Sundarraj… - Biomaterials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) have gained significant growing attention in the recent past
due to their peculiar characteristics including smaller size, high surface area …

A review on carbon dots: synthesis, characterization and its application in optical sensor for environmental monitoring

NAS Omar, YW Fen, R Irmawati, HS Hashim… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The development of carbon dots (CDs), either using green or chemical precursors, has
inevitably led to their wide range application, from bioimaging to optoelectronic devices. The …

Recent advances of biomass carbon dots on syntheses, characterization, luminescence mechanism, and sensing applications

Y Lou, X Hao, L Liao, K Zhang, S Chen, Z Li, J Ou… - Nano …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dots have attracted much attention due to their high fluorescence intensity, easy
modification, good stability, and biocompatibility. However, the realization of low‐cost mass …

Recent developments in heteroatom/metal-doped carbon dot-based image-guided photodynamic therapy for cancer

R Sekar, N Basavegowda, S Jena, S Jayakodi… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Carbon nanodots (CNDs) are advanced nanomaterials with a size of 2–10 nm and are
considered zero-dimensional carbonaceous materials. CNDs have received great attention …