Size-Dependent In Vivo Transport of Nanoparticles: Implications for Delivery, Targeting, and Clearance

M Xu, Y Qi, G Liu, Y Song, X Jiang, B Du - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Understanding the in vivo transport of nanoparticles provides guidelines for designing
nanomedicines with higher efficacy and fewer side effects. Among many factors, the size of …

Carbon dots in bioimaging, biosensing and therapeutics: a comprehensive review

B Wang, H Cai, GIN Waterhouse, X Qu, B Yang… - Small …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dots (CDs), comprising crystalline graphitized carbon cores and polymer surface
groups, are currently attracting a lot of interest in biological fields owing to their fluorescent …

Carbon dots: a new type of carbon-based nanomaterial with wide applications

J Liu, R Li, B Yang - ACS Central Science, 2020 - ACS Publications
Carbon dots (CDs), as a new type of carbon-based nanomaterial, have attracted broad
research interest for years, because of their diverse physicochemical properties and …

Molecular imaging and disease theranostics with renal-clearable optical agents

P Cheng, K Pu - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Optical imaging in disease diagnosis and treatment benefits from high spatiotemporal
resolution and the availability of numerous optical agents. However, many optical imaging …

Quantum dots: an overview of synthesis, properties, and applications

K Agarwal, H Rai, S Mondal - Materials Research Express, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Quantum dots (QDs) have sparked great interest due to their unique electronic, optical, and
structural properties. In this review, we provide a critical analysis of the latest advances in …

Biomass-derived carbon dots as significant biological tools in the medicinal field: A review

P Singh, V Bhankar, S Kumar, K Kumar - Advances in colloid and interface …, 2024 - Elsevier
Early disease detection is crucial since it raises the likelihood of treatment and considerably
lowers the cost of therapy. Therefore, the improvement of human life and health depends on …

Why nanoparticles prefer liver macrophage cell uptake in vivo

W Ngo, S Ahmed, C Blackadar, B Bussin, Q Ji… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Effective delivery of therapeutic and diagnostic nanoparticles is dependent on their ability to
accumulate in diseased tissues. However, most nanoparticles end up in liver macrophages …

Carbon dots: synthesis, properties and biomedical applications

G Ge, L Li, D Wang, M Chen, Z Zeng… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon dots (CDs) are a new type of carbon nanomaterial that have unique physical and
chemical properties, good biocompatibility, low toxicity, and easy surface functionalization …

Utilization of waste biomass of Poa pratensis for green synthesis of n-doped carbon dots and its application in detection of Mn2+ and Fe3+

P Krishnaiah, R Atchudan, S Perumal, ES Salama… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel and sustainable approach was used to synthesize nitrogen-doped
carbon dots (NCDs) from the waste biomass of Poa Pratensis (Kentucky bluegrass (KB)) by …

Carbon dots as a new class of nanomedicines: opportunities and challenges

B Wang, H Song, X Qu, J Chang, B Yang… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
Precise nanomedicine has been extensively explored for efficient cancer imaging and
targeted cancer therapy, as evidenced by a few breakthroughs in preclinical and clinical …