Nature Communications (Feb 2021)

Photodegradation of carbon dots cause cytotoxicity

  • Yue-Yue Liu,
  • Nan-Yang Yu,
  • Wen-Di Fang,
  • Qiao-Guo Tan,
  • Rong Ji,
  • Liu-Yan Yang,
  • Si Wei,
  • Xiao-Wei Zhang,
  • Ai-Jun Miao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21080-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Carbon dots have attracted much attention for biomedical applications but potential degradation and associated toxicity are still poorly understood. Here, the authors report on a study into the photo-degradation of carbon dots, the products produced and associated cytotoxicity.