Quantum dots drug delivery

Since 1985, fullerene chemistry has developed from its infancy into a broadly studied realm of science that is increasingly focused on practical applications. Fullerenes also form a variety of chemical compounds via reactions on their surfaces and can trap atoms and small molecules inside these features of fullerene chemistry are considered in Chapter 13. It was discovered in 2006 that a water-soluble Cso derivative could be attached to a melanoma antibody loading this derivative with anticancer drug molecules can deliver the drug directly into the melanoma. The use of fullerenes, nanotubes, quantum dots, and other nanoparticles for drug delivery has been reviewed. ... 

Perhaps the most common use for EHDA is the production of fine particles in narrow size distributions. These particles are applicable for drug-delivery systems, synthesis of nanoparticles, thin film deposits, superconductors, quantum dots, photoionic crystals, paint technology, and agricultural applications like pesticide spraying. Several examples of applications for electrospraying in published studies demonstrate the abilities of EHDA for mass production. 

Fukui, T. Kobayashi, H. Hasegawa, U. Nagasawa, T. Akiyoshi, K. Ishikawa, 1. Intracellular delivery of nanogel-quantum dot hybrid nanoparticles into human periodontal ligament cells. Drug Metab. Lett. 2007,1 (2), 131-135. 

Probst CE, Zrazhevskiy P, Bagafkot V, Gao X (2012) Quantum dots as a platform ftte nanopaiticle drug delivery vehicle design. Adv Drag Deliv Rev, http // dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addr.2012.09.036... 

Nano containers (Drug delivery, quantum dots)... 

This section emphasizes recent research on different aspects of chitosan-based functional nanomaterials, including applications of chitosan-based functional metal nanoparticles (gold, iron oxide, and silica), carbon-based nanomaterials (CNTs, graphene and fullerene), quantum dots, and liposomes for tissue engineering, wound dressing, drug delivery, cancer diagnosis, and some industrial applications. 

Yuan Q, Hein S, Misra RDK (2010) New generation of chitosan-encapsulated ZnO quantum dots loaded with drug synthesis, characterization and in vitro drug delivery response. Acta... 

Wu W, Aiello M, Zhou et al (2010) In-situ immobilization of quantum dots in polysaccharide-based nanogels for integration of optical pH-sensing, tumor cell, imaging, and drug delivery. Biomaterials 31 3023-3031... 

L. Qi and X. Gao, Emerging application of quantum dots for drug delivery and therapy. Expert Opin. Drug Deliv., 5(3) 263-267 (2008). 

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