Issue 1, 2020

Phototherapy with layered materials derived quantum dots

Abstract

Quantum dots (QDs) originating from two-dimensional (2D) sheets of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4), graphene, hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), monoatomic buckled crystals (phosphorene), germanene, silicene and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) are emerging zero-dimensional materials. These QDs possess diverse optical properties, are chemically stable, have surprisingly excellent biocompatibility and are relatively amenable to surface modifications. It is therefore not difficult to see that these QDs have potential in a variety of bioapplications, including biosensing, bioimaging and anticancer and antimicrobial therapy. In this review, we briefly summarize the recent progress of these exciting QD based nanoagents and strategies for phototherapy. In addition, we will discuss about the current limitations, challenges and future prospects of QDs in biomedical applications.

Graphical abstract: Phototherapy with layered materials derived quantum dots

Article information

Article type
Minireview
Submitted
12 sep 2019
Accepted
01 nov 2019
First published
04 nov 2019

Nanoscale, 2020,12, 43-57

Phototherapy with layered materials derived quantum dots

H. Zhu, N. Ni, S. Govindarajan, X. Ding and D. T. Leong, Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 43 DOI: 10.1039/C9NR07886J

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