Cellular uptake and viability switching in the properties of lipid coated carbon quantum dots for potential bioimaging and therapeutics
Sweny Jain, Nidhi Sahu, Dhiraj Bhatia, Pankaj Yadav
Abstract
testing, the bioconjugate demonstrated a mitigating effect on the individual toxicity of both DOTMA and mQDs in SUM-159 (cancerous cells). Conversely, it exhibited a proliferative effect on RPE-1 (normal cells).
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