The fluorescence mechanism of carbon dots, and methods for tuning their emission color: a review

F Yan, Z Sun, H Zhang, X Sun, Y Jiang, Z Bai - Microchimica Acta, 2019 - Springer
Carbon dots (CDs) display tunable photoluminescence and excitation-wavelength
dependent emission. The color of fluorescence is affected by electronic bandgap transitions …

Recent advances in the modification of carbon-based quantum dots for biomedical applications

A Alaghmandfard, O Sedighi, NT Rezaei… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbon-based quantum dots (CDs) are mainly divided into two sub-groups; carbon quantum
dots (CQDs) and graphene quantum dots (GQDs), which exhibit outstanding …

Fluorescence sensing and imaging with carbon-based quantum dots for early diagnosis of cancer: A review

R Mohammadi, H Naderi-Manesh, L Farzin… - … of Pharmaceutical and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review discusses recent advances and the reported strategies over the last ten years on
the use of carbon-based quantum dots (QDs), including carbon dots (CDs), graphene …

[HTML][HTML] A review of advanced multifunctional magnetic nanostructures for cancer diagnosis and therapy integrated into an artificial intelligence approach

B Govindan, MA Sabri, A Hai, F Banat, MA Haija - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The new era of nanomedicine offers significant opportunities for cancer diagnostics and
treatment. Magnetic nanoplatforms could be highly effective tools for cancer diagnosis and …

Carbon quantum dots: A promising nanocarrier for bioimaging and drug delivery in cancer

P Jana, A Dev - Materials Today Communications, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, carbon quantum dots have emerged as a promising nanomaterial for
simultaneous bioimaging and drug delivery in cancer due to their excellent properties like …

Nanomaterials in anticancer applications and their mechanism of action-A review

CGA Das, VG Kumar, TS Dhas, V Karthick… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
The current challenges in cancer treatment using conventional therapies have made the
emergence of nanotechnology with more advancements. The exponential growth of …

Photostable and printable fluorescence carbon quantum dots for advanced message encryption and specific reversible multiple sensing of Cu2+ and cysteine

H Li, T Xu, Z Zhang, J Chen, M She, Y Ji… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The ability to manipulate carbon quantum dots (CQDs) fluorescence with specific
substances has been of primary importance for applications in advanced dynamic …

Carbon dots with pH-responsive fluorescence: a review on synthesis and cell biological applications

H Ehtesabi, Z Hallaji, S Najafi Nobar, Z Bagheri - Microchimica Acta, 2020 - Springer
This review summarizes state of the art synthesis and applications of carbon dots (CDs) with
pH-responsive fluorescence. Following an introduction, the first section covers methods for …

Aptamer-conjugated carbon-based nanomaterials for cancer and bacteria theranostics: A review

S Sargazi, ER Simge, A Mobashar, SS Gelen… - Chemico-biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aptamers are single-stranded oligonucleotides that link to various substrates with great
affinity and selectivity, including small molecules, peptides, proteins, cells, and tissues. For …

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 …