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1. Carbon dots : an overview of their future uses in the biomedical domain / Kshitij R.B. Singh, Vanya Nayak, Jay Singh, Raju Khan and Ravindra Pratap Singh -- 2. Carbon dots as a potent anti-inflammatory agent / Mohd Abubakar Sadique, Shalu Yadav, Pushpesh Ranjan, Raju Khan, Jay Singh and Ravindra Pratap Singh -- 3. Carbon dots for the fabrication of biosensors / Shalu Yadav, Mohd Abubakar Sadique, Pushpesh Ranjan, N. Sathish and Raju Khan -- 4. The uses of carbon dots in biomolecule detection / Ravi Prakash Behere, Neelam Gupta, Rajlaxmi and Biplab Kumar Kuila -- 5. Potentialities of carbon dots for bioimaging applications / Ritika Khatri and Nitin K. Puri -- 6. Carbon dots as a theranostic agent for combating cancer / Ritika Kubba, Deepali Ahluwalia, Omprakash Yadav, Anil Kumar, Sudhir G. Warkar and Prashant Dubey -- 7. Carbon dots for drug and gene delivery / I�s�k Per�cin, G�ul�sen Bayrak, Ay�se Feyza Kele�s, Nilay Bereli and Adil Denizli -- 8. The role of carbon dots in combating various pathogens / Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji, Olotu Titilayo, John Tsado Mathew, Abel Inobeme, Kshitij R.B. Singh, Olugbemi T. Olaniyan, Jay Singh and Ravindra Pratap Singh -- 9. The uses of carbon dots as potential materials for future tissue engineering / Jhansi Lakshmi Parimi, Hema Bora, Baisakhee Saha, Krishna Dixit, Santanu Dhara, Bhargav Guntupalli and Padmavati Manchikanti -- 10. Carbon dot biosafety and bioregulation / Vanya Nayak, Gunjan Nagpure, Kshitij R.B. Singh, Mrituanjay D. Pandey, Jay Singh and Ravindra Pratap Singh.

This research and reference text presents the latest research on carbon dots and their applications in the biomedical field, including therapeutics, bio-imaging and diagnosis. The book covers the use of carbon dots in therapeutic applications, applications in drug and gene delivery, uses in bio-imaging and uses in the fabrication of biosensors and nanobiosensors. The coverage of therapeutics includes the varied role of carbon dots in anti-inflammation, delivery of drugs and genes, anti-pathogenicity, tissue engineering and cancer therapies. The aim of the book is to combine and promote the applications of carbon dots in the biomedical field and to help researchers to develop therapeutic and diagnostic materials, providing a valuable reference text for researchers, postgraduates and industry practitioners in the fields of biotechnology, nanotechnology and nanobiotechnology.

Researchers, postgraduates and industry practitioners in the fields of nanotechnology, bionanotechnology and bioengineering.

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Professor Ravindra Pratap Singh is an assistant professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University. He has authored over 55 articles in international peer-reviewed journals, more than 30 book chapters and has more than 20 years' experience teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Dr. Raju Khan is a principal scientist at the Microfluidics & MEMS Centre, CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute. After receiving his PhD in physical chemistry from Jamia Millia Islamia, Central University, New Delhi, in 2005 he worked as a fast-track young scientist at CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi Govt. of India. Professor Jay Singh is an assistant professor at the Department of Chemistry, Institute of Sciences, Banaras Hindu University. In 2010 he received his PhD in polymer science from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology and has published over 80 international research papers. Mr. Kshitij RB Singh is a postgraduate in biotechnology from Indira Gandhi National Tribal University. He has more than 30 peer-reviewed publications to his credit, has edited five books, and has authored more than 20 book chapters published by internationally reputed publishers, namely Elsevier, RSC, IOP Publishing, Springer Nature, Wiley, and CRC Press.

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