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 …

Recent insights into near-infrared light-responsive carbon dots for bioimaging and cancer phototherapy

B Zhou, Z Guo, Z Lin, L Zhang, BP Jiang… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
As a new class of near-infrared (NIR) light-responsive optical nanomaterials, NIR-
responsive carbon dots (CDs) have received much attention for bioimaging and cancer …

Recent advances in photo‐responsive carbon dots for tumor therapy

H Zhang, Y Liu, S Qu - Responsive Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The precision treatment of tumors with minimal side effects is associated with improved
human health and quality of life. In recent years, phototherapy has attracted significant …

Carbon dots as nanotherapeutics for biomedical application

EN Cohen, PPD Kondiah, YE Choonara… - Current …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Carbon nanodots are zero-dimensional spherical allotropes of carbon and are less than
10nm in size (ranging from 2-8nm). Based on their biocompatibility, remarkable water …

pH/Reduction dual-responsive comet-shaped PEGylated CQD-DOX conjugate prodrug: Synthesis and self-assembly as tumor nanotheranostics

G Li, M Pei, P Liu - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2020 - Elsevier
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) show promising potential for tumor imaging owing to their
unique superior fluorescent properties. However, the small particle size limits their practical …

[HTML][HTML] Dual functions of nitrogen and phosphorus co-doped carbon dots for drug-targeted delivery and two-photon cell imaging

Y Liu, K Sun, N Shi, R Li, J Zhang, J Zhao… - Arabian Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heteroatom-doping carbon dots (CDs) have excellent fluorescence properties. In the paper,
nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) co-doped CDs (N, P-CDs) were prepared through the …

Core-shell structure of Fe3O4@ MTX-LDH/Au NPs for cancer therapy

XF Zhao, WY Wang, XD Li, SP Li, FG Song - Materials Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Nearly monodispersed magnetic Fe 3 O 4@ MTX-LDH/Au nanoparticles (NPs) containing
the anticancer agent of methotrexate (MTX) were prepared via a coprecipitation-electrostatic …

Bevacizumab and folic acid dual-targeted gadolinium-carbon dots for fluorescence/magnetic resonance imaging of hepatocellular carcinoma

F Maghsoudinia, MB Tavakoli, RK Samani… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, single-and dual-targeted gadolinium-carbon dots (Gd-CDs) with Bevacizumab
(BEV) and/or folic acid (FA) were developed as dual-modal fluorescence and magnetic …

The effects of carbon dots on immune system biomarkers, using the murine macrophage cell line RAW 264.7 and human whole blood cell cultures

K Lategan, J Fowler, M Bayati, M Fidalgo de Cortalezzi… - Nanomaterials, 2018 - mdpi.com
Carbon dots (CDs) are engineered nanoparticles that are used in a number of
bioapplications such as bioimaging, drug delivery and theranostics. The effects of CDs on …

Comparative photothermal performance among various sub‐stoichiometric 2D oxygen‐deficient molybdenum oxide nanoflakes and in vivo toxicity

S Pandey, KH Sharma, AK Sharma… - … A European Journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The present study deals with photothermal therapy of solid tumors using different forms of
oxygen‐deficient sub‐stoichiometric two‐dimensional (2D) molybdenum oxide nanoflakes …