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Table 4 HM-CDs in bioimaging

From: Herbal medicine derived carbon dots: synthesis and applications in therapeutics, bioimaging and sensing

Herbal medicine

Organisms

Fluorescence color

Refs

Honey

HepG2/HeLa cells

Green

[43]

Lycii Fructus

HeLa cell

Blue/Glaucous/Green

[148]

Lemon juice

Onion epidermal cell

Blue-green

[155]

Ginkgo fruits

HeLa/KYSE410 cells

Blue/Green

[81]

Lychee seeds

HepG2 cell

Blue

[96]

Watermelon peel

HeLa cell

Green

[33]

Ginger

MCF-10A/A549/MDA-MB-231/HeLa/HepG2 cells

Blue/Green/Red

[28]

Panax notoginseng

E. coli, B. cereus, S. cerevisiae/onion epidermal cells/leaf of N. physaloides/BALB/c mice

Blue/Green/Red

[38]

Osmanthus fragrans

T24 cell

Blue

[152]

Osmanthus fragrans

A549 cell

Blue

[150]

Mulberry silkworm cocoon

Zebrafish/embryos

Blue/Green/Red

[45]

Hair

Zebrafish/embryos

Blue/Green/Red

[42]

Coix seed

Furazolidone

Blue/Green

[82]

Smilax China

PC12 cell

Blue/Yellow/Red

[147]

Papaya

HeLa cell

Blue/Green

[78]

Purple perilla

HeLa cell

Blue

[142]