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ArticleScientific reports2025

Synthesis of terbium and silica modified graphene quantum dots for targeted bioimaging of breast cancer cells using folate receptors.

Hadi Gheybalizadeh, Saeedeh Khadivi-Derakhshan, Masoud Gazizadeh, Mahmood Ershadi, Jafar Soleymani, Amir Ali Mokhtarzadeh

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Article in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Hadi Gheybalizadeh *Pharmaceutical Analysis Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Saeedeh Khadivi-Derakhshan *Pharmaceutical Analysis Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Masoud GazizadehLiver and Gastrointestinal Diseases Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Mahmood ErshadiFaculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Jafar SoleymaniPharmaceutical Analysis Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. jsoleymanii@gmail.com.
Amir Ali MokhtarzadehImmunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. ahad.mokhtarzadeh@gmail.com.

Funding

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 69519
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The overexpression of folate receptors (FR) on the surface Michigan Cancer Foundation 7 (MCF-7) cancer cells offers a strategic target for enhancing cancer imaging and diagnostic accuracy due to their high affinity toward folic acid (FA). Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) were synthesized via thermal pyrolysis and chelated with terbium (Tb) ions. These Tb-GQDs were then coated with a silica layer and functionalized with FA, resulting in a fluorescent nanoprobe specifically designed for targeted bioimaging of FR-positive cells. The synthesized Tb-GQDs-SiO

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Breast NeoplasmsFolate Receptors, GPI-AnchoredGraphiteQuantum DotsSilicon DioxideTerbiumFemaleFolic AcidHumansMCF-7 CellsMicroscopy, FluorescenceMolecular ImagingFolate Receptors, GPI-AnchoredFolic AcidGraphiteSilicon DioxideTerbiumBioimagingBreast cancerCancer diagnosticsFluorescent probeMCF-7 cancer cellsQuantum dots

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PMID41436579
PMCPMC12830786

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