A Brief Review of Carbon Dots–Silica Nanoparticles Synthesis and their Potential Use as Biosensing and Theragnostic Applications

Table 4 Diverse synthesis routes for mesoporous silica nanoparticles and applications

Synthesis method	Biosensing/theragnostic	References
Modified Stöber	MRI contrast agent and optical sensing for in vivo and in vitro applications	[130]
Modified Stöber	Tumoral LNCaP cells selectivity and internalization	[131]
Modified Stöber	Nanotheranostics for camptothecin delivery and multimodal imaging	[132]
Modified Stöber	Drug delivery and hyperthermia	[133]
Modified Stöber	Removal of sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate	[134]
Modified microemulsion assisted by the diffusion of metal precursors	Potential application for catalysis, optics, or nanomedicine	[135]
Single-micelle templating	Antimicrobial applications	[136]