Fluorescence sensing and imaging with carbon-based quantum dots for early diagnosis of cancer: A review

• Published in: Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis Vol. 212; p. 114628
• Main Authors: Mohammadi, Rashin, Naderi-Manesh, Hossein, Farzin, Leila, Vaezi, Zahra, Ayarri, Niloofar, Samandari, Leila, Shamsipur, Mojtaba
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier B.V 01.04.2022
• Subjects: Biosensing Techniques - methods; Cancer diagnosis; Carbon; Carbon-based quantum dots; Early Detection of Cancer; Fluorescence; Fluorescent Dyes; Humans; Imaging; Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Quantum Dots; Reproducibility of Results; Sensing strategies; Fluorescence; Sensing strategies; Cancer diagnosis; Imaging; Carbon-based quantum dots

This review discusses recent advances and the reported strategies over the last ten years on the use of carbon-based quantum dots (QDs), including carbon dots (CDs), graphene quantum dots (GQDs), and polymer dots (PDs) in the design of fluorescence imaging and biosensing system for early diagnosis o...