Carbon quantum dots as a dual platform for the inhibition and light-based destruction of collagen fibers: implications for the treatment of eye floaters

Nanoscale Horiz., 2021, 6,449-461
DOI: 10.1039/D1NH00157D, Communication

Alexandre Barras, Félix Sauvage, Inès de Hoon, Kevin Braeckmans, Dawei Hua, Gaëtan Buvat, Juan C. Fraire, Christophe Lethien, J. Sebag, Michael Harrington, Amar Abderrahmani, Rabah Boukherroub, Stefaan De Smedt, Sabine Szunerits
Fibrillation of collagen I is prevented most strongly by positively charged CQDs and pulsed-laser illumination destroys collagen aggregates and vitreous opacities.
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