Green Carbon Dots for Theranostic Applications

Synthesis, Characterization and Applications
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-0-443-34121-2
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 500 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Green Carbon Dots for Theranostic Applications: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications addresses the growing need for environmentally friendly and sustainable materials in the field of biomedicine. Carbon dots, a class of carbon-based nanoparticles, offer unique optical properties and biocompatibility compared to traditional semiconductor-based nanomaterials, providing a promising alternative by utilizing renewable and low-cost carbon sources and employing eco-friendly synthesis methods. A wide range of theranostic applications for green carbon dots are thoroughly reviewed, including bioimaging, drug delivery, cancer therapy, and many more. Green Carbon Dots for Theranostic Applications: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications provides a comprehensive understanding of green carbon dots and their applications in theranostics, with a focus on bridging sustainable nanotechnology and biomedical innovation. This book is of interest to academics and researchers working in the fields of materials science, nanotechnology, biomedical engineering, and pharmaceutical science.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barabadi, Hamed

Mustansar Hussain, Chaudhery

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik, Medizinische Werkstoffe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Introduction and Fundamentals
1. Introduction to Green Carbon Dots
2. Synthesis Methods of Green Carbon Dots
3. Characterization Techniques for Green Carbon Dots
4. Surface Functionalization of Green Carbon Dots

Part II: Theranostic Applications of Green Carbon Dots
5. Green Carbon Dots for Bioimaging
6. Green Carbon Dots as Drug Delivery Systems
7. Green Carbon Dots for Photothermal Therapy
8. Green Carbon Dots in Multimodal Imaging
9. Green Carbon Dots in Precision Medicine
10. Green Carbon Dots in Molecular Diagnostics in Theranostics
11. Green Carbon Dots in Oncology
12. Green Carbon Dots in Cardiovascular Diseases
13. Green Carbon Dots in in Infectious Diseases
14. Green Carbon Dots in Regenerative Medicine
15. Green Carbon Dots in Neurological Disorders
16. Biocompatibility and Toxicity Challenges of Green Carbon Dots

Part III: Implementation and Future Perspectives
17. Regulatory Considerations and Commercialization
18. Future Perspectives of Green Carbon Dots in Theranostics

Über Autor(innen)

Barabadi, Hamed
Hamed Barabadi (PharmD, PhD) works as an assistant professor at the Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. He received a PhD degree from Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sci-ences, Tehran, Iran, in 2019. He graduated as a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran, in 2014. He owns to his credit a number of research papers, book chapters, and edited books with more than 3000 citations and h-index of 38. He has received many awards such as IET-Nanobiotech¬nology Premium Awards two times continuously in the years 2019 and 2020. Dr. Barabadi has been featured among the World's Top 2% scientists list, according to a Stanford University study 2020 and 2022. He is the guest editor/editor for various reputed indexed journals such as Current Nanomedicine, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology-Asia, Frontiers in Pharmacology, MDPI International Journal of Molecular Sciences, MDPI Molecules, and a few other prestigious journals. His research interests lie in the area of pharmaceutical nanobiotechnology, ranging from green synthesis, characterization, and optimization of nanobiomaterials to their pharmaceutical potential evaluations, such as anticancer, antimicrobial, antioxidant, etc. Moreover, he has collaborated actively with researchers in several other disciplines of pharmaceutical sciences, particularly the nanoformulation of drugs for drug delivery systems and nanomedicine.

Mustansar Hussain, Chaudhery
Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain is an Adjunct Professor and Director of Laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), United States. His research focuses on nanotechnology and advanced materials applications, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and related industries. Dr. Hussain has authored numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals and is a prolific book author and editor, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his fields of expertise.