Fig. 4From: Herbal medicine derived carbon dots: synthesis and applications in therapeutics, bioimaging and sensingAdapted from ref. [28]. Copyright (2014) Royal Society of ChemistrySchematic representation of the green synthesized fluorescent CDs from ginger. a The synthesis conditions of ginger-CDs. b Ginger-CDs extract selectively inhibited HepG2 proliferation. c Ginger-CDs can inhibit the growth of HepG2 cell-induced tumor in nude mice.Back to article page