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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2018

Graphene Oxide/ZnS:Mn Nanocomposite Functionalized with Folic Acid as a Nontoxic and Effective Theranostic Platform for Breast Cancer Treatment.

Daysi Diaz-Diestra, Bibek Thapa, Dayra Badillo-Diaz, Juan Beltran-Huarac, Gerardo Morell, Brad R Weiner

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Daysi Diaz-DiestraMolecular Sciences Research Center, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR 00926, USA. daysi.diaz@upr.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-3273-4191
Bibek ThapaMolecular Sciences Research Center, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR 00926, USA. bibech.thapa@gmail.com.
Dayra Badillo-DiazDepartment of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR 00925-2537, USA. dnbd1118@hotmail.com.
Juan Beltran-HuaracDepartment of Environmental Health, Center for Nanotechnology and Nanotoxicology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA. juanbh@email.unc.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-3423-0114
Gerardo MorellMolecular Sciences Research Center, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR 00926, USA. gerardo.morell@upr.edu.
Brad R WeinerMolecular Sciences Research Center, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR 00926, USA. bradrweiner@gmail.com.
University of Puerto Rico System · PRHarvard University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanoparticle-based cancer theranostic agents generally suffer of poor dispersability in biological media, re-agglomeration over time, and toxicity concerns. To address these challenges, we developed a nanocomposite consisting of chemically-reduced graphene oxide combined with manganese-doped zinc sulfide quantum dots and functionalized with folic acid (FA-rGO/ZnS:Mn). We studied the dispersion stability, Doxorubicin (DOX) loading and release efficiency, target specificity, internalization, and biocompatibility of FA-rGO/ZnS:Mn against folate-rich breast cancer cells, and compared to its uncoated counterpart (rGO/ZnS:Mn). The results indicate that DOX is adsorbed on the graphene surface via π⁻π stacking and hydrophobic interaction, with enhanced loading (~35%) and entrapment (~60%) efficiency that are associated to the chelation of DOX and surface Zn

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chemotherapydrug deliveryquantum dotsreduced graphene oxidetheranostics

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PMID29966355
PMCPMC6071040
OpenAlexW2810610740

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