Biophysical Reviews, volume 12, issue 3, pages 703-718
Revisiting the cytotoxicity of quantum dots: an in-depth overview
Sohrab Nikazar
1
,
Vishnu Sankar Sivasankarapillai
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,
A. Rahdar
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,
Salim Gasmi
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,
P S Anumol
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,
Muhammad Salman Shanavas
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Department of Chemistry, NSS Hindu College, Changanacherry, India
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4
Cellular and Applied Toxicology, Larbi Tebessi University, Tebessa, Algeria
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Department of Chemistry, Sree Narayana College, Kollam, India
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Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2020-03-05
Journal:
Biophysical Reviews
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ISSN: 18672450, 18672469
PubMed ID:
32140918
Molecular Biology
Structural Biology
Biophysics
Abstract
Recently, medical research has been shifting its focus to nanomedicine and nanotherapeutics in the pursuit of drug development research. Quantum dots (QDs) are a critical class of nanomaterials due to their unique properties, which include optical, electronic, and engineered biocompatibility in physiological environments. These properties have made QDs an attractive biomedical resource such that they have found application as both in vitro labeling and in vivo theranostic (therapy-diagnostic) agents. Considerable research has been conducted exploring the suitability of QDs in theranostic applications, but the cytotoxicity of QDs remains an obstacle. Several types of QDs have been investigated over the past decades, which may be suitable for use in biomedical applications if the barrier of cytotoxicity can be resolved. This review attempts to report and analyze the cytotoxicity of the major QDs along with relevant related aspects.
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DO - 10.1007/s12551-020-00653-0
UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/s12551-020-00653-0
TI - Revisiting the cytotoxicity of quantum dots: an in-depth overview
T2 - Biophysical Reviews
AU - Nikazar, Sohrab
AU - Sivasankarapillai, Vishnu Sankar
AU - Rahdar, A.
AU - Gasmi, Salim
AU - Anumol, P S
AU - Shanavas, Muhammad Salman
PY - 2020
DA - 2020/03/05 00:00:00
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@article{2020_Nikazar,
author = {Sohrab Nikazar and Vishnu Sankar Sivasankarapillai and A. Rahdar and Salim Gasmi and P S Anumol and Muhammad Salman Shanavas},
title = {Revisiting the cytotoxicity of quantum dots: an in-depth overview},
journal = {Biophysical Reviews},
year = {2020},
volume = {12},
publisher = {Springer Nature},
month = {mar},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s12551-020-00653-0},
number = {3},
pages = {703--718},
doi = {10.1007/s12551-020-00653-0}
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Nikazar, Sohrab, et al. “Revisiting the cytotoxicity of quantum dots: an in-depth overview.” Biophysical Reviews, vol. 12, no. 3, Mar. 2020, pp. 703-718. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12551-020-00653-0.