Synthesis of carbon quantum dots from cabbage with down- and up-conversion photoluminescence properties: excellent imaging agent for biomedical applications

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 3791-3797 ◽  
Author(s):  
Al-Mahmnur Alam ◽  
Byung-Yong Park ◽  
Zafar Khan Ghouri ◽  
Mira Park ◽  
Hak-Yong Kim

The synthesis of luminescent and biocompatible carbon quantum dots is demonstrated from cabbage, a new carbonaceous biomaterial, for bio-imaging.

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 2253-2291
Author(s):  
Amin Shiralizadeh Dezfuli ◽  
Elmira Kohan ◽  
Sepand Tehrani Fateh ◽  
Neda Alimirzaei ◽  
Hamidreza Arzaghi ◽  
...  

Organic dots is a term used to represent materials including graphene quantum dots and carbon quantum dots because they rely on the presence of other atoms (O, H, and N) for their photoluminescence or fluorescence properties. Cargo delivery, bio-imaging, photodynamic therapy and photothermal therapy are major biomedical applications of organic dots.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1575
Author(s):  
Karthiga K. Anpalagan ◽  
Jimsheena V. Karakkat ◽  
Adam Truskewycz ◽  
Ahmed Al Saedi ◽  
Paul Joseph ◽  
...  

Biocompatible carbon quantum dots (CQDs) have recently attracted increased interest in biomedical imaging owing to their advantageous photoluminescence properties. Numerous precursors of fluorescent CQDs and various fabrication procedures are also reported in the literature. However; the use of concentrated mineral acids and other corrosive chemicals during the fabrication process curtails their biocompatibility and severely limits the utilization of the products in cell bio-imaging. In this study; a facile; fast; and cost-effective synthetic route is employed to fabricate CQDs from a natural organic resource; namely bread; where the use of any toxic chemicals is eliminated. Thus; the novel chemical-free technique facilitated the production of luminescent CQDs that were endowed with low cytotoxicity and; therefore; suitable candidates for bioimaging sensors. The above mentioned amorphous CQDs also exhibited fluorescence over 360–420 nm excitation wavelengths; and with a broad emission range of 360–600 nm. We have also shown that the CQDs were well internalized by muscle myoblasts (C2C12) and differentiated myotubes; the cell lines which have not been reported before.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongmei Zhong ◽  
Shengrong Yu ◽  
Bingqian Li ◽  
Kangdi He ◽  
Dian Li ◽  
...  

Dual-mode bio-imaging nanoprobe TP-CQDs@MnO2, based two-photon carbon quantum dots and MnO2, has been developed for two-photon fluorescence and MR imaging of endogenous H2O2 in tumor microenvironment, which achieved high selectivity,...


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Persia Ada N. de Yro ◽  
Gerald Mari O. Quaichon ◽  
Roland Andrew T. Cruz ◽  
Carlo S. Emolaga ◽  
Mar Christian O. Que ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 04002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Persia Ada N. de Yro ◽  
Beejay T. Salon ◽  
Blessie A. Basilia ◽  
Mark Daniel de Luna ◽  
Peerasak Paoprasert

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Roumenov Loukanov ◽  
Hristo Stefanov Gagov ◽  
Milena Yankova Mishonova ◽  
Seiichiro Nakabayashi

This article describes how carbon quantum dots (C-dots) are tiny carbon nanoparticles (less than 10 nm in size) being envisaged to be used in bio-sensing, bio-imaging and drug delivery nanosystems. Their low toxicity and stable chemical properties make them suitable candidates for new types of fluorescent probe, which overcome the common drawbacks of previous fluorescent probes (organic dyes and inorganic quantum dots). In addition, fluorescent C-dots possess a rather strong ability to bind with other organic and inorganic molecules due to their abundant surface groups. For that reason, fluorescent C-dots can be manipulated via series of controllable chemical treatments in order to satisfy the demands in the photocatalytic, biochemical and chemical sensing, bio-imaging, drug delivery and enhanced cell targeting. In recent studies it was described the development of carbon quantum dots with large two-photon absorption cross sections towards two-photon imaging for use in photodynamic cancer therapy. Thus, C-dots have become a rising star in biomedical research with a promising future for the application in nanomedicine.


2020 ◽  
pp. 110618
Author(s):  
Naixin Li ◽  
Fang Lei ◽  
Dandan Xu ◽  
Yong Li ◽  
Jinliang Liu ◽  
...  

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