F,N-Doped carbon dots as efficient Type I photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy
Xiaoyan Wu, Mingsheng Xu, Shuna Wang, Khurram Abbas, Xin Huang, Renquan Zhang, Antônio Cláudio Tedesco, Hong Bi
Abstract
model, the F,NCDs exhibit a better cell imaging effect and higher PDT efficiency than the control sample of CDs without F and N doping. This work has illustrated that the F,NCDs are promising in achieving the image-guided PDT of cancers, usually in a hypoxia tumor microenvironment.
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Photodynamic therapyFluorineRadicalPhotochemistryChemistryCarbon fibersSuperoxideDopingPhotosensitizerIrradiationMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryOptoelectronicsEnzymeComposite materialComposite numberPhysicsNuclear physicsCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials