Biocompatible heteroatom doped carbon dots for cancer cell imaging and analysis
Ashok K. Sundramoorthy, Mary Christina Senthil Kumar, T. Ramya, Raji Atchudan, Sandeep Arya
Abstract
• Carbon dots (CDs) for cancer cell detection and imaging. • N–O doped CDs entered into cells which monitored by fluorescence. • CDs tested with the human thyroid/breast cancer cell lines. • CDs did not affect the viable cell activity.
Topics & Concepts
HeteroatomCancer cellFluorescenceCellCancerMaterials scienceCancer cell linesCancer researchCell cultureCarbon fibersNanotechnologyBiophysicsChemistryMedicineBiochemistryInternal medicineBiologyOpticsComposite materialRing (chemistry)GeneticsOrganic chemistryComposite numberPhysicsCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials