Electron Irradiation Effects on N and Fe3+ Doped Carbon Dots and the Application in Radiotherapy of Lung Cancer
Abstract
Introduction: Carbon dots (CDs) have great potential application in disease treatment, but there were rare detailed reports on the application of CDs in radiotherapy so far.
Methods: In this study, N and Fe3+ doped CDs (N-Fe-CDs) were prepared with a one-step hydrothermal method. The properties of N-Fe-CDs before and after 10 MeV electron beam irradiation (EBI) were characterized by TEM, XRD, XPS, FT-IR, and PL. Cell toxicity experiments and irradiation experiments on tumor-bearing mice were conducted to explore the EBI effects and N-Fe-CDs for the efficacy of the synergistic treatment of lung cancer.
Results and discussion: The fluorescence intensity of N-Fe-CDs was significantly weakened after EBI. When the N-Fe-CDs' concentration was ≤2.7 × 10-2 mg/mL, its cytotoxicity was almost zero. The tumor regression in the "CDs solution injection followed by EBI" group was significantly greater than other groups. EBI can weaken fluorescence of the N-Fe-CDs and the N-Fe-CDs can enhance the therapeutic effect of electron beam therapy for lung cancer.
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