Recent advances in ZnO nanomaterial-mediated biological applications and action mechanisms

J Xie, H Li, T Zhang, B Song, X Wang, Z Gu - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, with the deepening research, metal zinc oxide (ZnO) nanomaterials have
become a popular research object in the biological field, particularly in biomedicine and …

Folic acid-conjugated carbon dots as green fluorescent probes based on cellular targeting imaging for recognizing cancer cells

X Zhao, J Zhang, L Shi, M Xian, C Dong, S Shuang - RSC advances, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Implementing visual detection of cancer cells has the potential to contribute greatly to basic
biological research; early diagnosis of cancer is still a challenging issue. In this work, we …

Sonochemical-assisted green synthesis of nitrogen-doped carbon dots from crab shell as targeted nanoprobes for cell imaging

K Dehvari, KY Liu, PJ Tseng, G Gedda… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2019 - Elsevier
A one-pot sonochemical method was developed for the green synthesis of highly fluorescent
carbon dots with nitrogen dopants (N@ C-dots) derived from crab shells. The synthesized …

Heteroatom doped carbon dots with nanoenzyme like properties as theranostic platforms for free radical scavenging, imaging, and chemotherapy

K Dehvari, SH Chiu, JS Lin, WM Girma, YC Ling… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Carbon-based artificial nanoenzymes have gained increasing interest as emerging and
promising nanotheranostic agents due to their biocompatibility, low cost, and straightforward …

Murraya koenigii mediated synthesis of cobalt doped NiO nanoparticles: Evaluation of structural, optical properties and anti-bacterial activity

NY Elamin, T Indumathi, ER Kumar - Physica E: Low-Dimensional Systems …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, the synthesis of nanoparticles using phytoextracts has been focused worldwide
due to their reduced chemical toxicity. We prepared NiO and Co-doped NiO nanoparticles …

Manganese‐doped green tea‐derived carbon quantum dots as a targeted dual imaging and photodynamic therapy platform

N Irmania, K Dehvari, G Gedda… - … Research Part B …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, manganese‐doped carbon quantum dots (Mn‐CQDs) have been synthesized
through a one‐pot hydrothermal method by using waste green tea. The Mn2+ dopants were …

Recent advances in the development of carbon/metal oxides nanohybrids for enhanced H2S detection: a review

S Sureshkumar, S Rajakumari… - Journal of the Iranian …, 2023 - Springer
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a poisonous gas and corrosive with a characteristic rotten egg
smell. Exposure to a higher concentration of H2S gas leads to death. Research groups …

Optimized green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles: evaluation of structural, morphological, vibrational and optical properties

ZM Almarhoon, T Indumathi, ER Kumar - Journal of Materials Science …, 2022 - Springer
In this study, leaf extracts of Aloe vera (AV), Azadirachta indica (AI), and Amaranthus dubius
(AD) were used to synthesize zinc oxide nanoparticles utilizing a simple green synthesis …

3D imaging and quantification of PLL coated fluorescent ZnO NP distribution and ROS accumulation using laser scanning confocal microscopy

A Dey, S Gare, S Swain, P Bhattacharya… - AIChE …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Investigations on nanomedicine involve conventional two dimensional (2D) imaging
techniques for observing the nanoparticle internalization at a single time point where various …

NIR-laser-triggered drug release from folate decorated albumin nanoparticles for synergistic chemo-photothermal tumor therapy

Y Li, T Wang, Y Liu, Y Xu, Z Sun, G Yang - Journal of Drug Delivery Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Photothermal therapy as a physical therapeutic approach for the localized ablation of
malignant tissues has greatly attracted research interests due to its negligible systemic …