The synthetic strategies, photoluminescence mechanisms and promising applications of carbon dots: Current state and future perspective

C He, P Xu, X Zhang, W Long - Carbon, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs), a rising star in carbon nanomaterials, have attracted enormous attention
since their discovery in 2004. Up to now, a large number of approaches have been …

Inorganic nano-drug delivery systems for crossing the blood–brain barrier: Advances and challenges

Q Tan, S Zhao, T Xu, Q Wang, M Zhang, L Yan… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) exists between plasma and brain tissue. It comprises a
capillary wall and glial cells and prevents external substances, including therapeutic agents …

Synchronous disintegration of ferroptosis defense axis via engineered exosome‐conjugated magnetic nanoparticles for glioblastoma therapy

B Li, X Chen, W Qiu, R Zhao, J Duan… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Glioblastoma (GBM) is one of the most fatal central nervous system tumors and lacks
effective or sufficient therapies. Ferroptosis is a newly discovered method of programmed …

Carbon dots for intracellular sensing

F Lin, C Jia, FG Wu - Small Structures, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dots (CDs), a type of small, carbon element‐based nanomaterials, have found
numerous applications in many fields due to their outstanding properties like fascinating …

Progress in drug delivery and diagnostic applications of carbon dots: a systematic review

H Kaurav, D Verma, A Bansal, DN Kapoor… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Carbon dots (CDs), which have particle size of less than 10 nm, are carbon-based
nanomaterials that are used in a wide range of applications in the area of novel drug …

Nano-carrier for gene delivery and bioimaging based on pentaetheylenehexamine modified carbon dots

W Zhang, J Chen, J Gu, M Bartoli, JB Domena… - Journal of colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs) have attracted much attention due to their excellent properties and
applications, especially the use for gene delivery. Considering the risks and concerns …

Drug delivery of memantine with carbon dots for Alzheimer's disease: blood–brain barrier penetration and inhibition of tau aggregation

W Zhang, N Kandel, Y Zhou, N Smith… - Journal of colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Neurofibrillary tangle, composed of aggregated tau protein, is a pathological hallmark of
Alzheimer's disease (AD). The inhibition of tau aggregation is therefore an important …

Carbon nanotubes, graphene, and carbon dots as electrochemical biosensing composites

RR Pandey, CC Chusuei - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Carbon nanomaterials (CNMs) have been extensively used as electrochemical sensing
composites due to their interesting chemical, electronic, and mechanical properties giving …

Are carbon dots worth the tremendous attention it is getting: challenges and opportunities

S Mandal, P Das - Applied Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
In the last decade, research on 'carbon dot'(CD) has grown exponentially with its
exhilarating aspects in biomedical, environmental remediation, energy-related applications …

Metformin-based carbon dots based on biguanide functional groups for simultaneous chelation of copper ions and inhibitable colorectal cancer therapy

L Yu, Y Wang, K Li, X Li, M He, C Chen, F Li, B Liang… - Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most common malignancy-related cause of death worldwide.
The prognosis of CRC patients is strongly correlated with elevated plasma copper. The …