纳米技术
生物相容性
药物输送
材料科学
纳米材料
生物相容性材料
量子点
靶向给药
生物医学工程
医学
冶金
作者
Vijay Mishra,Akshay Patil,Sourav Thakur,Prashant Kesharwani
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.drudis.2018.01.006
摘要
Nanotechnology has gained significant interest from biomedical and analytical researchers in recent years. Carbon dots (C-dots), a new member of the carbon nanomaterial family, are spherical, nontoxic, biocompatible, and discrete particles less than 10 nm in diameter. Research interest has focused on C-dots because of their ultra-compact nanosize, favorable biocompatibility, outstanding photoluminescence, superior electron transfer ability, and versatile surface engineering properties. C-dots show significant potential for use in cellular imaging, biosensing, targeted drug delivery, and other biomedical applications. Here we discuss C-dots, in terms of their physicochemical properties, fabrication techniques, toxicity issues, surface engineering and biomedical potential in drug delivery, targeting as well as bioimaging.
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