Green synthesis, biomedical and biotechnological applications of carbon and graphene quantum dots. A review

S Iravani, RS Varma - Environmental chemistry letters, 2020 - Springer
Carbon and graphene quantum dots are prepared using top-down and bottom-up methods.
Sustainable synthesis of quantum dots has several advantages such as the use of low-cost …

Promising graphene-based nanomaterials and their biomedical applications and potential risks: A comprehensive review

J Li, H Zeng, Z Zeng, Y Zeng, T Xie - ACS biomaterials science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Graphene-based nanomaterials (GBNs) have been the subject of research focus in the
scientific community because of their excellent physical, chemical, electrical, mechanical …

Graphene quantum dots by eco-friendly green synthesis for electrochemical sensing: Recent advances and future perspectives

V Bressi, A Ferlazzo, D Iannazzo, C Espro - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The continuous decrease in the availability of fossil resources, along with an evident energy
crisis, and the growing environmental impact due to their use, has pushed scientific research …

Graphene quantum dots (GQDs)-based nanomaterials for improving photodynamic therapy in cancer treatment

H Fan, X Yu, K Wang, Y Yin, Y Tang, Y Tang… - European journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) as novel nanomaterials, have received significant interest
in the field of biomedical applications. It is worth noting that a large amount of research is …

Preparation of carbon quantum dots-quinic acid for drug delivery of gemcitabine to breast cancer cells

S Samimi, MS Ardestani, FA Dorkoosh - Journal of Drug Delivery Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) have undergone extensive research and proved to have the
potential to act both as drug delivery vehicles and imaging agents. Quinic acid is an …

Sustainable nanomaterials for biomedical applications

Y Zhang, K Poon, GSP Masonsong, Y Ramaswamy… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Significant progress in nanotechnology has enormously contributed to the design and
development of innovative products that have transformed societal challenges related to …

Sustainable and green synthesis of carbon nanomaterials: A review

AD Goswami, DH Trivedi, NL Jadhav… - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbon-based nanomaterials are touted as a very versatile with very wide range of
applications from pharmaceutical and biomedical industry in the form of carbon quantum …

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 …

The DNA damage potential of quantum dots: Toxicity, mechanism and challenge

Y Yao, T Zhang, M Tang - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
Quantum dots (QDs) are semiconductor nanoparticles (1–10 nm) with excellent optical and
electrical properties. As QDs show great promise for applications in fields such as …

Graphene family in cancer therapy: recent progress in cancer gene/drug delivery applications

NB Moghadam, M Avatefi, M Karimi… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In the past few years, the development in the construction and architecture of graphene
based nanocomplexes has dramatically accelerated the use of nano-graphene for …