Carbon Dots: Classification, properties, synthesis, characterization, and applications in health care—An updated review (2018–2021)

BD Mansuriya, Z Altintas - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Carbon dots (CDs) are usually smaller than 10 nm in size, and are meticulously formulated
and recently introduced nanomaterials, among the other types of carbon-based …

Liposomes containing nanoparticles: preparation and applications

V De Leo, AM Maurelli, L Giotta, L Catucci - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2022 - Elsevier
The impetuous development of nanotechnology over the past two decades has enabled the
production of a plethora of nanomaterials with outstanding optical, magnetic, electrical …

Surface modification strategies in translocating nano-vesicles across different barriers and the role of bio-vesicles in improving anticancer therapy

P Tiwari, K Yadav, RP Shukla, S Gautam… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanovesicles and bio-vesicles (BVs) have emerged as promising tools to achieve targeted
cancer therapy due to their ability to overcome many of the key challenges currently being …

Herbal approach for treatment of cancer using curcumin as an anticancer agent: A review on novel drug delivery systems

U Hani, BHJ Gowda, A Siddiqua, S Wahab… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
The polyphenol compound curcumin originates from the rhizomes of Curcuma longa Linn.
The anti-cancer effects of curcumin and its analogues are described in extensive detail and …

Recent trends in diagnostic biomarkers of tumor microenvironment

P Siminzar, MR Tohidkia, E Eppard, N Vahidfar… - Molecular Imaging and …, 2023 - Springer
The tumor microenvironment (TME) play critical roles in tumor survival, progression, and
metastasis and can be considered potential targets for molecular imaging of cancer. The …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor diagnosis using carbon-based quantum dots: Detection based on the hallmarks of cancer

H Wang, S Yang, L Chen, Y Li, P He, G Wang, H Dong… - Bioactive Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbon-based quantum dots (CQDs) have been shown to have promising application value
in tumor diagnosis. Their use, however, is severely hindered by the complicated nature of …

Effect of surface ligand modification on the properties of anti-tumor nanocarrier

N Ying, X Lin, M Xie, D Zeng - Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2022 - Elsevier
With the continuous increasing number of cancer patients worldwide, there has been great
interest in developing the targeted delivery anti-cancer drugs. The drug concentration …

Encapsulation of thymol and menthol loaded N/S co-doped carbon dots derived from a mixture of herbal extracts as theranostic agents with anticancer properties

S Sattariazar, SN Ebrahimi, N Arsalani… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2023 - Elsevier
This research was conducted by synthesizing carbon dots MNE-CDs (mixed natural extract-
carbon dots) based on mixed natural extract (ginger, garlic, turmeric) through the …

Optimization of nanoparticles for smart drug delivery: a review

L Jia, P Zhang, H Sun, Y Dai, S Liang, X Bai, L Feng - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nanoparticle delivery systems have good application prospects in the treatment of various
diseases, especially in cancer treatment. The effect of drug delivery is regulated by the …

Fluorescence sensing by carbon nanoparticles

R Santonocito, M Intravaia, IM Caruso… - Nanoscale …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Sensing is one of the most important fields in which chemists, engineers and other scientists
are involved to realize sensoristic devices that can detect different analytes, both chemicals …