BODIPY@carbon dot nanocomposites for enhanced photodynamic activity

Abstract

BODIPY@carbon dot nanocomposites were made, which improved the solubility of BODIPY and enhanced the photodynamic activity.

Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) paired carbon dot-based complex nanoprobes: versatile platforms for sensing and imaging applications

“…The nanocomposite exhibited high water solubility, good biocompatibility, and photodynamic therapy efficiency. 30 Many research efforts have attempted to build Cdot-based FRET systems as nanoprobes. Fig.…”

Carbon Dots Based Nanoscale Covalent Organic Frameworks for Photodynamic Therapy

“…Our group has developed several CDs based nanocomposites for cancer diagnosis and treatment. [ 30,43–48 ] Besides, Jelinek et al synthesized self‐healing gels through cross‐linking reaction between CDs and polyethylenimine. [ 49 ] However, as far as we know, CDs‐based COFs have not been reported yet, although they are conceptually practicable.…”

BODIPY Dyes for Biomedical Applications: Recent Advances

“…These results showed that the obtained NPs possess good cytocompatibility and could be used for living cell imaging and effective PDT and shed light on one-pot synthesis of PEGylated fluorescent nanoparticles via multicomponent reaction for biomedical application [25]. Su et al [26] developed a strategy to fabricate a kind of nanocomposite (CBNPs) via the noncovalent interactions between Carbon Dots (CDs) and BODIPY, by which the solubility and PDT effects of BODIPY were improved through the Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) mechanism. The CBNPs exhibit good water solubility, excellent singlet oxygen quantum yield, and high biocompatibility and PDT efficiency.…”

“…The CBNPs exhibit good water solubility, excellent singlet oxygen quantum yield, and high biocompatibility and PDT efficiency. They declared that these compounds may have potential applications in biomedical fields and cancer treatment [26].…”