Gadolinium-doped carbon dots as nano-theranostic agents for MR/FL diagnosis and gene delivery

Abstract

). Furthermore, the CDs could perform in vivo tumor-specific MR-imaging more clearly than Gd-DTPA, which is attributed to their suitable particle size and their resulting greater accumulation at tumor site via the EPR effect. This study provides a promising strategy for constructing multi-functional CDs for tumor theranostics.