Biomaterials scienceAlginatesCarbonHumansAptamersNucleotide
A red emitting carbon dot and aptamer-functionalized alginate system for targeted triple-negative breast cancer imaging.
Simone Maturi, Alessandra Caliendo, Silvia Tortorella, Nina Kostevšek, Erica Locatelli, Mauro Comes Franchini, Lisa Agnello, Simona Camorani, Laura Cerchia, Letizia Sambri
Published: 202510.1039/d5bm01297j
Abstract
The targeted detection of cancer cells is crucial for tumour diagnosis and therapeutic treatment. Recently, luminescent carbon dots have generated wide interest in biomedical applications, thanks to their unique properties such as biocompatibility, t…
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