Multifunctional carbon dots integrated hydrogels loaded with chemotherapeutic drug,
5-Fluorouracil (5-FU@CD-HY) for simultaneous monitoring of cellular uptake and triggering of
apoptotic signalling pathway in cancer cells. Abbreviations used: 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU), Carbon
dots (CDs), Hydrogels (HY), B-cell lymphoma 2 (bcl 2), basal cell lymphoma-extra large (bcl-xl), bcl
2 associated X protein (bax), bcl 2 associated death promoter (bad), cytochrome c (cyt c)