Multicolor imaging and the anticancer effect of a bifunctional silica nanosystem based on the complex of graphene quantum dots and hypocrellin A

• DOI: 10.1039/c4cc06968d
• Publication Date: 2014-11-11T16:04:03Z
• Authors: Lin Zhou; Lin Zhou; Xuefeng Ge; Jiahong Zhou; Shaohua Wei; Jian Shen
• Keywords: Phenol; Optical Imaging; Quinones; Antineoplastic Agents; Silicon Dioxide; 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences; Photochemotherapy; Neoplasms; Quantum Dots; Humans; Nanoparticles; Graphite; Perylene; HeLa Cells

A theranostic platform based on silica nanoparticles encapsulated with the complex of a photosensitive anticancer drug and graphene quantum dots was prepared.