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Carbon Nanomaterials in the Field of Theranostics

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Numerous unique nanomaterials have been discovered as a result of the rising demand for nanotechnology that will be used in the biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences. Drug delivery systems made of nanomaterials have enormous potential for implementing nanotechnology in medical settings. Graphene, reduced graphene oxides, carbon dots, and fullerenes are just a few examples of the many carbon-based compounds that have attracted a lot of attention in recent years. Because of their excellent mechanical, electrical, thermal, optical, and chemical properties as well as their unique structural dimensions, these materials have attracted a lot of attention in a number of sectors, including biological applications. Recent research has focused on imaging of cells and tissues as well as the delivery of therapeutic molecules for the treatment of disease and tissue restoration. A promising imaging agent for tumor diagnosis, carbon-based nanomaterials have a broad-range one-photon property, are biocompatible, and are simple to functionalize. Deep-tissue optical imaging is made possible by the intrinsic two-photon fluorescence property of carbon-based nanomaterials in the long wavelength range (near-infrared II). This chapter explains the potential and promising diagnostic and therapeutic applications of carbon-based nanomaterials for the treatment of many diseases, including cancer, and highlights current developments in one-photon and two-photon imaging.

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Wan, F., Thakur, A., Thakur, P. (2023). Carbon Nanomaterials in the Field of Theranostics. In: Suhag, D., Thakur, A., Thakur, P. (eds) Integrated Nanomaterials and their Applications. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6105-4_5

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