Carbon Quantum Dots Based Materials for Drug Delivery
摘要
Although diverse materials have been employed for drug delivery applications to treat various diseases, carbon quantum dots (CQDs) possessing ultrafine size range, active surface area covered by diverse functional groups, photoluminescence properties, remarkable pH, thermal, and photo-sensitivity have introduced targeted delivery platforms with great permeability into restricted areas such as blood tumor barriers (BTB) and blood–brain barriers (BBB). This chapter has discussed different types of CQDs-based materials as drug nanocarriers, fabricated through various synthesis procedures. Moreover, the most noticeable challenges with suggested solutions have been provided to nominate CQDs as potential nanomaterials for drug delivery applications.