Quantum Dots for Assessment of ROS Accumulation During Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, and Chemoradiotherapy.

Jackie Austin, Kimal Honour Djam, Bong Han Lee, Sindhuja Suresh, Andrew Edet Ekpenyong

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Jackie AustinDepartment of Physics, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, 68178, USA.

Kimal Honour DjamDepartment of Physics, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, 68178, USA.

Bong Han LeeDepartment of Physics, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, 68178, USA.

Sindhuja SureshDepartment of Physics, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, 68178, USA.

Andrew Edet EkpenyongDepartment of Physics, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, 68178, USA. andrewekpenyong@creighton.edu.

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Abstract

Quantum dots (QDs) are semiconductor nanoparticles ranging in size from 2 to 10 nm. QDs are increasingly being developed for biomedical imaging, targeted drug delivery, and green energy technology. Here, we describe the novel utilization of biocompatible (CdSe)/ZnS core/shell semiconductor nanoparticles for assessment of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the context of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, both of which are important modalities in the treatment of cancer. Computational simulations done using COMSOL Multiphysics confirm some of the properties of the QDs used in the described experiments.

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ChemoradiotherapyNeoplasmsQuantum DotsReactive Oxygen SpeciesCadmium CompoundsHumansSelenium CompoundsSulfidesZinc CompoundsCadmium Compoundscadmium selenideReactive Oxygen SpeciesSelenium CompoundsSulfidesZinc Compoundszinc sulfideCancerCOMSOL multiphysicsDaunorubicinDoxorubicinFluorescenceQuantum dotReactive oxygen speciesSchrodinger equationTherapy

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PMID42563060

DOI10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.09.121

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