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ReviewSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Application of Quantum Dots in Chinese Herbal Medicines: Advances in Detection, Pollutant Degradation, and Pharmacological Enhancement.

Delai Zhou, Fude Yang, Jian Xu, Fankui Zeng

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Review in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Delai ZhouResearch Center for Natural Medicine and Chemical Metrology, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Fude YangCollege of Pharmacy, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou 730101, China.
Jian XuResearch Center for Natural Medicine and Chemical Metrology, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Fankui ZengResearch Center for Natural Medicine and Chemical Metrology, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4660-649X

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quantum dots (QDs) are a class of nanomaterials with unique fluorescent properties that have gained significant attention in the research of Chinese herbal medicines (CHMs). Due to their exceptional optical characteristics, stability, biocompatibility, and other advantages, QDs are increasingly utilized in CHM studies. This review explores the diverse applications of QDs, including their use in detecting active ingredients and common exogenous pollutants in CHMs, as well as in assessing the degradation of such pollutants in both CHMs and their growing environments. Furthermore, the paper discusses the potential of QDs synthesized from CHMs as tools for analyzing other substances and modulating their pharmacological effects. The review also highlights the preparation methods, detection principles, and specific research strategies related to QDs. Integrating QDs into CHM research is poised to drive the modernization and internationalization of the CHM industry.

Indexed as

Drugs, Chinese HerbalQuantum DotsEnvironmental PollutantsHumansDrugs, Chinese HerbalEnvironmental Pollutantsactive ingredientsChinese herbal medicinesexogenous contaminantsmechanismspharmacological effectsquantum dots

Identifiers

PMID41374535
PMCPMC12694388

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