QUANTUM DOTS AN NOVEL APPROACH FOR CANCER THERAPY
Dr. Fatehalrahman F. Magbool*, Tibian Gaffer M., Magda Ali Y., Zainab Mohammed Salih E., Saga H. Alderdiri, Ayat Hassaballah, Esraa Alamein, Nasrh Abdalrhman, Randa Najim Eldeen, Safa Yaghob and Mona Adil
Nanotechnology has revolutionized the pharmaceutical and medical industries with its transformative potential, paving the way to early diagnosis and drug delivery. Quantum dots (QDs), also known as nanoscale semiconductor crystals, are nanoparticles with unique optical and electronic properties such as bright and intensive fluorescence. Nanocarriers materials containing QDs should contain the following characteristics: no drug interactions, more drug-loading capacity, low biocompatibility and toxicity. There is an increasing interest in the development of nano-theranostics platforms for simultaneous sensing, imaging and therapy. QDs have great potential for such applications, with notable results already published in the fields of sensors, drug delivery and biomedical imaging. This review focuses on the recent advances of quantum dots (QDs) and their applications in drug delivery, as well as the integration of GQDs in cancer treatment.
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