Carbon Quantum Dots in Biomedical Applications
- 1st Edition - December 2, 2025
- Latest edition
- Editors: Jayeeta Chattopadhyay, Rohit Srivastava, Bishnu Prasad Bastakoti, Tara Sankar Pathak, Nimmy Srivastava
- Language: English
Carbon Quantum Dots in Biomedical Applications discusses carbon quantum dots (CQDs) and their beneficial properties for applications in biomedicine, sensing, and imaging. CDQs have… Read more
Description
Description
Carbon Quantum Dots in Biomedical Applications discusses carbon quantum dots (CQDs) and their beneficial properties for applications in biomedicine, sensing, and imaging. CDQs have enhanced solubility, low toxicity, environmental friendliness, easy manufacturing, and desired optical properties, which offer an advantageous alternative to more traditional materials. This book provides an interdisciplinary reference that details the various synthetic routes of CDQs, outlining their physical, chemical, and optical properties, and discussing their potential biomedical applications. This book is of interest to researchers and postgraduate students working in a wide range of fields, including materials science, nanotechnology, pharmaceutical science, medicinal chemistry, and more.
Key features
Key features
- Provides the methodical analysis of various synthesis strategies of CQDs, including green techniques.
- Details the unique properties of CQDs and how these can be best utilized for biomedical applications.
- Discusses a range of applications in biomedicine, sensing, and imaging, including cancer therapy, drug delivery, and gene therapy and more.
Readership
Readership
Researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of materials science, nanotechnology, and medicinal chemistry, Researchers and postgraduate students in pharmaceutical and translational sciences, with an interest in nanobiotechnology.
Table of contents
Table of contents
2. Potential Synthetic Strategies of Carbon Quantum dots
3. Green synthesis of carbon-based quantum dots
4. Natural carbon-based quantum dots and their synthetic routes
5. Carbon based quantum dots in drug delivery
6. Metal Doped and Hybrid Carbon Dots
7. Antimicrobial Properties of Carbon Quantum Dots
8. Carbon quantum dots in cell bio-imaging
9. Gene therapy with Carbon quantum dots
10. Biosensing Properties of Carbon quantum dots
11. Surface Functionalization Strategies in Carbon quantum dots
12. Application of Carbon quantum dots in Photodynamic therapy
13. Conclusions, Challenges and Future Aspects
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: December 2, 2025
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Jayeeta Chattopadhyay
Jayeeta Chattopadhyay is a Professor and Deputy Director (R&D) at Amity University Jharkhand, Ranchi, India.
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Rohit Srivastava
Rohit Srivastava is a Senior Assistant Professor at the Department of Petroleum Engineering, Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar, India. His research focuses on green hydrogen and carbon dioxide reduction into green fuels.
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Bishnu Prasad Bastakoti
Bishnu Bastakoti is an Associate Professor at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, USA. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles. He is working on a broad design challenge to control various structural properties, such as porosity, crystallinity, and pore size, in porous inorganic nanomaterials. He is especially interested in using highly porous nanostructured materials in catalysis and energy conversion.
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Tara Sankar Pathak
Tara Sankar Pathak is the Former Head of the Department of Basic Science and Humanities, Surendra Institute of Engineering & Management, Siliguri, West Bengal, India.
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Nimmy Srivastava
Nimmy Srivastava is an Assistant Professor (Grade–III) and Program Leader, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Jharkhand, Ranchi, Jharkhand.