Degree Name
MS (Master of Science)
Program
Chemistry
Date of Award
12-2019
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Dr. Hua Mei, Ph.D.
Committee Members
Dr. Cassandra Eagle, Ph.D., Dr. Catherine McCusker, Ph.D.
Abstract
Carbon dots (CDs) have attracted much attention as an excellent gene/drug delivery and biological imaging agent for early cancer theranostics. In this study, we prepared two series of nanoparticles (NPs), which are composed of (CDs) with a targeting agent, folic acid (FA), and a chemotherapeutic agent Doxorubicin (Dox). All the NPs and their intermediates were characterized using ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis), fluorescence spectroscopy, and Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The drug loading capacity (DLC) and drug loading efficiency (DLE) of two series of FA-CDs-Dox were assessed using UV-vis absorption spectroscopy at the wavelength of 485 nm. Both showed good DLE and DLC results when compared to literature data. In addition, the cumulative release property of Dox from the FA-CDs-Dox complexes were investigated in a pH solution of 7.4.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Dada, Samson, "Preparation of Folic Acid-Carbon Dots-Doxorubicin Nanoparticles as Targeting Tumor Theranostics" (2019). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3671. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3671
Copyright
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