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ReviewPharmaceutics2022

Recent Developments in Heteroatom/Metal-Doped Carbon Dot-Based Image-Guided Photodynamic Therapy for Cancer.

Rajkumar Sekar, Nagaraj Basavegowda, Saktishree Jena, Santhoshkumar Jayakodi, Pandian Elumalai, Amballa Chaitanyakumar, Prathap Somu, Kwang-Hyun Baek

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Review in Pharmaceutics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Carbon Dots Meet MRI: Metal Doping for a Smart Contrast Agent Design.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  6. Potential of Carbon Nanodots (CNDs) in Cancer Treatment.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  10. Effect of Doping Heteroatoms on the Optical Behaviors and Radical Scavenging Properties of Carbon Nanodots.The journal of physical chemistry. C, Nanomaterials and interfaces · 2023
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  14. Carbon quantum dots in bioimaging and biomedicines.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023
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  15. Carbonaceous Nanomaterials for Phototherapy of Cancer.Technology in cancer research & treatment
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Rajkumar SekarDepartment of Chemistry, Karpaga Vinayaga College of Engineering and Technology, GST Road, Chengalpattu 603 308, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID 0000-0001-5159-8063
Nagaraj BasavegowdaSchool of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea.
Saktishree JenaDepartment of Biotechnology, Karpaga Vinayaga College of Engineering and Technology, GST Road, Chengalpattu 603 308, Tamil Nadu, India.
Santhoshkumar JayakodiDepartment of Biotechnology, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha School of Engineering, Chennai 602 105, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID 0000-0002-6784-8431
Pandian ElumalaiDepartment of Biotechnology, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha School of Engineering, Chennai 602 105, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID 0000-0003-0446-5967
Amballa ChaitanyakumarDepartment of Biotechnology, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Guru Nanak University, Hyderabad 500 085, Telangana, India.ORCID 0000-0002-8021-760X
Prathap SomuDepartment of Biotechnology, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha School of Engineering, Chennai 602 105, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID 0000-0002-3615-8200
Kwang-Hyun BaekSchool of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea.
Saveetha University · INAAA College of Engineering and TechnologyYeungnam University · KRGuru Nanak Institutions · IN

Funding

This research was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Re-search Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (NRF-2021R1F1A1060297). This research was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Re-search Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (NRF-2021R1F1A1060297).
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Carbon nanodots (CNDs) are advanced nanomaterials with a size of 2-10 nm and are considered zero-dimensional carbonaceous materials. CNDs have received great attention in the area of cancer theranostics. The majority of review articles have shown the improvement of CNDs for use in cancer therapy and bioimaging applications. However, there is a minimal number of consolidated studies on the currently developed doped CNDs that are used in various ways in cancer therapies. Hence, in this review, we discuss the current developments in different types of heteroatom elements/metal ion-doped CNDs along with their preparations, physicochemical and biological properties, multimodal-imaging, and emerging applications in image-guided photodynamic therapies for cancer.

Indexed as

bioimagingcancer theranosticscarbon dotsphotodynamic therapy

Identifiers

PMID36145617
PMCPMC9504834
OpenAlexW4296794114

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