V. Nguyen

Rational Design of Biocompatible Heavy-Atom-Free Thionaphthalimide-Based Nanophotosensitizers for Photodynamic Cancer Therapy.

Heavy-atom-free photosensitizers, particularly those containing thiocarbonyl groups, hold significant promise for photodynamic therapy, yet their full potential remains untapped. The unique photophysical and photochemical properties of sulfur-modified carbonyl fluorophores are not fully understood. Additionally, challe...

Innovative nanomaterials for next-generation bio-and chemosensing

Redox-activated heavy-atom-free photosensitizers for enhanced photodynamic cancer therapy.

In recent years, heavy-atom-free photosensitizers have been recognized as an important class of agents for photodynamic therapy (PDT). In particular, redox-activated heavy-atom-free photosensitizers inspired by the redox imbalance of the tumor microenvironment are emerging as a promising strategy to improve the specifi...

Synthesis of carbon dot-mediated gold nanostructures: experimental and quantum chemical insights into turn-on fluorescence sensing of N-acetylcysteine

In this work, a green and sustainable hydrothermal approach was employed to synthesize nitrogen-doped carbon dots (NCDs) using lemon juice as a natural precursor. The as-prepared NCDs served as eco-friendly reducing agents and stabilizing scaffolds for the subsequent in situ synthesis of gold nanoparticles (Au@NCDs). T...