Carbon quantum dots and their biomedical and therapeutic applications: a review

MJ Molaei - RSC advances, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, nano carbon quantum dots (CQDs) have received increasing attention due
to their properties such as small size, fluorescence emission, chemical stability, water …

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 …

Tailor made magnetic nanolights: Fabrication to cancer theranostics applications

P Das, S Ganguly, S Margel, A Gedanken - Nanoscale Advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanoparticles having magnetic and fluorescent properties could be considered as a gift to
materials scientists due to their unique magneto-optical qualities. Multiple component …

Quantum dots in imaging, drug delivery and sensor applications

CT Matea, T Mocan, F Tabaran, T Pop… - International journal …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Quantum dots (QDs), also known as nanoscale semiconductor crystals, are nanoparticles
with unique optical and electronic properties such as bright and intensive fluorescence …

Fluorescent carbon dots functionalization

BB Chen, ML Liu, CM Li, CZ Huang - Advances in colloid and interface …, 2019 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs), as a new type of luminescent zero-dimensional carbon nanomaterial,
have been applied in a variety of fields. Currently, functionalization of CDs is an extremely …

Doped-carbon dots: Recent advances in their biosensing, bioimaging and therapy applications

L Ansari, S Hallaj, T Hallaj, M Amjadi - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2021 - Elsevier
As a fascinating class of fluorescent carbon dots (CDs), doped-CDs are now sparked
intense research interest, particularly in the diverse fields of biomedical applications due to …

A strategic review on carbon quantum dots for cancer-diagnostics and treatment

K Naik, S Chaudhary, L Ye, AS Parmar - Frontiers in Bioengineering …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The understanding of the genesis of life-threatening cancer and its invasion calls for urgent
development of novel technologies for real-time observations, early diagnosis, and …

Magnetofluorescent carbon dots derived from crab shell for targeted dual-modality bioimaging and drug delivery

YY Yao, G Gedda, WM Girma, CL Yen… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
We propose a one-pot microwave-assisted pyrolysis method for fabrication of
magnetofluorescent carbon quantum dots (MFCQDs), using a combination of waste crab …

Nanomaterials meet zebrafish: Toxicity evaluation and drug delivery applications

HR Jia, YX Zhu, QY Duan, Z Chen, FG Wu - Journal of Controlled Release, 2019 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of engineered nanomaterials for various applications, in vivo
toxicological studies for evaluating the potential hazardous effects of nanomaterials on …

[HTML][HTML] Green synthesis of hybrid nanoparticles for biomedical applications: A review

A Rahman, MA Chowdhury, N Hossain - Applied Surface Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, the green synthesis of hybrid nanoparticles has become a cutting-edge and
fascinating field of research. As compared to hybrid NPs made using traditional techniques …