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Review
. 2022 Oct:350:698-715.
doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.08.047. Epub 2022 Sep 7.

Quantum dots: The cutting-edge nanotheranostics in brain cancer management

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Quantum dots: The cutting-edge nanotheranostics in brain cancer management

Pratik Chakraborty et al. J Control Release. 2022 Oct.

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Abstract

Quantum dots (QDs) are semiconductor nanocrystals possessing unique optoelectrical properties in that they can emit light energy of specific tunable wavelengths when excited by photons. They are gaining attention nowadays owing to their all-around ability to allow high-quality bio-imaging along with targeted drug delivery. The most lethal central nervous system (CNS) disorders are brain cancers or malignant brain tumors. CNS is guarded by the blood-brain barrier which poses a selective blockade toward drug delivery into the brain. QDs have displayed strong potential to deliver therapeutic agents into the brain successfully. Their bio-imaging capability due to photoluminescence and specific targeting ability through the attachment of ligand biomolecules make them preferable clinical tools for coming times. Biocompatible QDs are emerging as nanotheranostic tools to identify/diagnose and selectively kill cancer cells. The current review focuses on QDs and associated nanoformulations as potential futuristic clinical aids in the continuous battle against brain cancer.

Keywords: Bio-imaging; Blood-brain barrier; Brain cancer; Nanotheranostics; Photodynamic therapy; Quantum dots.

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