Issue 28, 2015

Cu2+-embedded carbon nanoparticles as anticancer agents

Abstract

We report the synthesis of luminescent carbon nanoparticles (93 ± 50 nm) embedded with Cu2+. It was observed that at a relatively low concentration of Cu2+ (2.55 ppm), cervical cancer HeLa cells died due to apoptosis induced by the nanoparticles. Also, generation of reactive oxygen species in the cells, in the presence of the composite nanoparticles, has been attributed to their killing. The luminescence of the carbon nanoparticles was used for imaging of the cells.

Graphical abstract: Cu2+-embedded carbon nanoparticles as anticancer agents

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
30 Mar 2015
Accepted
21 May 2015
First published
21 May 2015

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2015,3, 5673-5677

Cu2+-embedded carbon nanoparticles as anticancer agents

M. Palashuddin Sk, U. Goswami, S. S. Ghosh and A. Chattopadhyay, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2015, 3, 5673 DOI: 10.1039/C5TB00567A

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