Copper nanocrystalline-doped folic acid-based super carbon dots for an enhanced antitumor effect in response to tumor microenvironment stimuli
Qing Xia, Ying Zhang, Hui Zhang, Xiong Zhang, Xiaodan Wu, Zhiqiang Wang, Rui Yan, Yingxue Jin
Abstract
Copper nanocrystalline-doped folic acid-based super carbon dots (FA-CDs@Cu x ) were prepared to realize an enhanced antitumor effect in response to tumor microenvironment stimuli.
Topics & Concepts
Tumor microenvironmentReactive oxygen speciesSinglet oxygenGlutathionePhotothermal therapyMaterials scienceCopperFolate receptorNanocrystalline materialBiophysicsNanomaterialsChemistryCancer cellNanotechnologyOxygenCancer researchBiochemistryCancerTumor cellsBiologyOrganic chemistryGeneticsMetallurgyEnzymeNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis