Synthesis, applications, and prospects of graphene quantum dots: a comprehensive review

A Ghaffarkhah, E Hosseini, M Kamkar, AA Sehat… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Graphene quantum dot (GQD) is one of the youngest superstars of the carbon family. Since
its emergence in 2008, GQD has attracted a great deal of attention due to its unique …

Graphene quantum dots and their applications in bioimaging, biosensing, and therapy

S Chung, RA Revia, M Zhang - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are carbon‐based, nanoscale particles that exhibit
excellent chemical, physical, and biological properties that allow them to excel in a wide …

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 …

Synthesis of graphene quantum dots and their applications in drug delivery

C Zhao, X Song, Y Liu, Y Fu, L Ye, N Wang… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
This review focuses on the recent advances in the synthesis of graphene quantum dots
(GQDs) and their applications in drug delivery. To give a brief understanding about the …

Quantum dots: An emerging approach for cancer therapy

S Devi, M Kumar, A Tiwari, V Tiwari, D Kaushik… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Nanotechnology is indisputably a scientific technique that offers the prospect of new
therapies, and hope, for the treatment of malignant illnesses. It is a novel technology that …

Quantum dots in cell imaging and their safety issues

Q Xu, J Gao, S Wang, Y Wang, D Liu… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
When quantum dots are used as fluorescent probes or drug tracers for in vivo imaging, the
quantum dots in the blood will come into direct contact with vascular endothelial cells. Thus …

Cytotoxicity-related bioeffects induced by nanoparticles: The role of surface chemistry

H Sun, C Jiang, L Wu, X Bai, S Zhai - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Nanoparticles (NPs) are widely used in a variety of fields, including those related to
consumer products, architecture, energy, and biomedicine. Once they enter the human …

Graphene quantum dots as flourishing nanomaterials for bio-imaging, therapy development, and micro-supercapacitors

M Kortel, BD Mansuriya, N Vargas Santana, Z Altintas - Micromachines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are considerably a new member of the carbon family and
shine amongst other members, thanks to their superior electrochemical, optical, and …

Nanodrugs with intrinsic radioprotective exertion: Turning the double‐edged sword into a single‐edged knife

J Guo, Z Zhao, ZF Shang, Z Tang, H Zhu, K Zhang - Exploration, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ionizing radiation (IR) poses a growing threat to human health, and thus ideal
radioprotectors with high efficacy and low toxicity still receive widespread attention in …

Optical biosensor based on graphene and its derivatives for detecting biomolecules

G Ji, J Tian, F Xing, Y Feng - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Graphene and its derivatives show great potential for biosensing due to their extraordinary
optical, electrical and physical properties. In particular, graphene and its derivatives have …