Journal: Drug Delivery
Article Title: Combined photodynamic-chemotherapy investigation of cancer cells using carbon quantum dot-based drug carrier system
doi: 10.1080/10717544.2020.1765431
Figure Lengend Snippet: In vitro morphological changes by the chemo-photodynamic effect of breast cancer (MCF-7) cell treated with DOX/CQD-Glu-β-CD, 5-ALA-CQD-Glu-β-CD, and DOX/5-ALA-CQD-Glu-β-CD nanocarrier with and without irradiation in various time-dependent manners such as 6 h, 12 h, 18 h, and 24 h and IC 50 concentration of 60 μg/mL at scale bar: ∼100 μm.
Article Snippet: 5-ALA was tagged with CQD functionalized mono-(5-BOC-protected-glutamine-6-deoxy) β-cyclodextrin via EDC/NHS chemistry.
Techniques: In Vitro, Irradiation, Concentration Assay