Open Access<p>Amino-Functionalized Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Quantum Dots for Efficient Enhancement of Two-Photon-Excitation Photodynamic Therapy: Functionalized Nitrogen as a Bactericidal and Contrast Agent</p>
Author(s) -
Wen Shuo Kuo,
Tien Sung Yeh,
Chia Yuan Chang,
Jui Chang Liu,
Chang Hsin Chen,
Edmund Cheung So,
Ping Wu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of nanomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.245
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1178-2013
pISSN - 1176-9114
DOI - 10.2147/ijn.s242892
Subject(s) - graphene , photodynamic therapy , quantum dot , materials science , amino acid , photochemistry , two photon excitation microscopy , nitrogen , nanotechnology , excitation , chemistry , organic chemistry , biochemistry , physics , quantum mechanics
Although graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have received considerable research attention for their applications in various fields, the use of GQDs, such as nitrogen-doped GQDs (N-GQDs) and amino-functionalized N-GQDs (amino-N-GQDs), as photosensitizers to facilitate photodynamic therapy (PDT) has received limited research intention. To address this research gap, this study prepared novel amino-N-GQDs and investigated their properties.