Table 2.

Parameters used for chlorin-based photosensitizers immobilized on carbon dots as photosensitizers against cancer.

Entry	Carbon Material	Concentration	Irradiation	Incubation Time	Cancer Cell Lines	Results	Ref
1	Chlorin e6–conjugated C-dots	0–50 µM	30 mW/cm2 (3 min)	24 h	MGC803 cells	~10% (cell viability)	[101]
2	Chlorin e6–carbon dot	1 µM	100 mW/cm2 (10 min)	4 h	B16F10 cells	~10% (cell viability)	[102]
3	Chlorin e6–polyethyleneimine-coated carbon nanodots	2.6 μg/mL	15.5 mW/cm2 (60 min)	24 h	HeLa cancer cells	20% (cell viability)	[103]
4	Layered double hydroxides–chlorin e6–carbon dots	0–10 μg/mL	27 J/cm2	24 h	HeLa cancer cells	9.8% (cell viability)	[104]
5	Chlorin e6–carbon dot	3.0 mg/kg body weight (b.w.)	0.5 W/cm2 (10 min)	24 h	BALB/c athymic nude mice (A549 cells)	Volume tumor was decreased (up to 80%)	[105]