| Literature DB >> 27860468 |
Yang Li1,2, Xiaohua Zheng1,3, Xiaoyu Zhang2, Shi Liu1, Qing Pei1,3, Min Zheng4, Zhigang Xie1.
Abstract
Porphyrin-containing carbon dots (CDs) possess ultrasmall size, excellent water solubility, and photostability. These CDs can effectively generate cytotoxic singlet oxygen upon irradiation, and induce the cell apoptosis. Photodynamic ability of CDs inhibits the growth of hepatoma. This work not only sheds light on developing functional carbon dots, but also highlights the importance of special-structure precursor molecules in synthesizing functional CDs.Entities:
Keywords: carbon dots; photodynamic therapy; porphyrin
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27860468 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201600924
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Adv Healthc Mater ISSN: 2192-2640 Impact factor: 9.933