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Carbon Dots in Photodynamic Therapy Publisher



Matin M1 ; Mirhoseinian M1 ; Alikhanian A1 ; Bayatani G1 ; Montazer MN1 ; Mahdavi M1 ; Tuzun B2 ; Taslimi P3
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  1. 1. Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Plant and Animal Production Department, Technical Sciences Vocational School of Sivas, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
  3. 3. Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Bartin University, Bartin, 74100, Turkey

Source: Carbon Dots in Biology: Synthesis# Properties# Biological and Pharmaceutical Applications Published:2023


Abstract

Carbon dots (CDs) as a subclass of carbon-based nanoparticles were first discovered in 2004 and attracted the attention of scientists worldwide to their extinguish physiochemical properties; nowadays CDs have a broad range of applications including bioimaging, photocatalysis, fluorescent ink, sensors, lasers, and LED. In this chapter we will have a look into the synthesis, structure, and applications of CDs on biomedical science such as bioimaging, biosensors, drug and gene delivery, and photodynamic therapy. Photodynamic therapy is the method to transfer light energy to its surrounding using photosensitizer structure trials, which showed meaningful response to this approach in many types of malignancies, CDs could be a suitable option to use as photosensitizers. © 2023 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston.
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