Near-infrared phosphorescent carbon dots for sonodynamic precision tumor therapy

Bijiang Geng; Jinyan Hu; Yuan Li; Shini Feng; Dengyu Pan; Lingyan Feng; Longxiang Shen

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33474-8

Nature Communications (Sep 2022)

Near-infrared phosphorescent carbon dots for sonodynamic precision tumor therapy

Bijiang Geng,
Jinyan Hu,
Yuan Li,
Shini Feng,
Dengyu Pan,
Lingyan Feng,
Longxiang Shen

Affiliations

Bijiang Geng: School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University
Jinyan Hu: School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University
Yuan Li: School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University
Shini Feng: School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University
Dengyu Pan: School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University
Lingyan Feng: Materials Genome Institute, Shanghai University
Longxiang Shen: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33474-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Combining sonodynamic properties and NIR fluorescence into a single material is desired for deep tissue applications. Here, the authors report on carbon dot sono-sensitizers engineered with a narrow bandgap and coated with cancer cell membrane for targeted NIR guided sonodynamic cancer therapy.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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