Abstract

APPLICATION OF CARBON DOTS IN CANCER TREATMENT

Archana P.*, Jisha Mohanan and Smrithy S.

ABSTRACT

Carbon Dots (CDs) are a new type of carbon-based nanomaterial that have gained popularity for their chemical and mechanical characteristics, fluorescence, photostability, and biocompatibility. These inherent characteristics, along with their simplicity and low cost of synthesis, make CDs the most promising nanomaterials for a variety of biological applications, including gene/drug delivery, biotherapy, and bioimaging. In order to emphasize CDs' potential as a tool for cancer diagnosis and treatment through drug delivery, photodynamic therapy, and photothermal therapy—above all, this review will highlight the most recent uses of CDs in the biomedical field. It will do this by highlighting their biocompatibility, fluorescence, low cytotoxicity, cellular uptake, and theranostic properties.

Keywords: Carbon dots, photodynamic treatment, cancer diagnosis, and cancer therapy.