Shining new light on biological systems: luminescent transition metal complexes for bioimaging and biosensing applications

LCC Lee, KKW Lo - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Luminescence imaging is a powerful and versatile technique for investigating cell
physiology and pathology in living systems, making significant contributions to life science …

Light of carbon: Recent advancements of carbon dots for LEDs

C Ji, W Xu, Q Han, T Zhao, J Deng, Z Peng - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
LEDs have become the solid-state lighting devices of the century and played significant
roles in relieving energy crisis. Thanks to their superior properties such as excellent …

Carbon dots as a new class of nanomedicines: opportunities and challenges

B Wang, H Song, X Qu, J Chang, B Yang… - Coordination chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
Precise nanomedicine has been extensively explored for efficient cancer imaging and
targeted cancer therapy, as evidenced by a few breakthroughs in preclinical and clinical …

Carbon Dots: Classification, properties, synthesis, characterization, and applications in health care—An updated review (2018–2021)

BD Mansuriya, Z Altintas - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Carbon dots (CDs) are usually smaller than 10 nm in size, and are meticulously formulated
and recently introduced nanomaterials, among the other types of carbon-based …

The formation process and mechanism of carbon dots prepared from aromatic compounds as precursors: a review

S Xue, P Li, L Sun, L An, D Qu, X Wang, Z Sun - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fluorescent carbon dots are a novel type of nanomaterial. Due to their excellent optical
properties, they have extensive application prospects in many fields. Studying the formation …

Carbon dot therapeutic platforms: administration, distribution, metabolism, excretion, toxicity, and therapeutic potential

A Truskewycz, H Yin, N Halberg, DTH Lai, AS Ball… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ultrasmall nanoparticles are often grouped under the broad umbrella term of “nanoparticles”
when reported in the literature. However, for biomedical applications, their small sizes give …

Bifunctional cascading nanozymes based on carbon dots promotes photodynamic therapy by regulating hypoxia and glycolysis

T Luo, H Yang, R Wang, Y Pu, Z Cai, Y Zhao, Q Bi… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) still faces great challenges with suitable photosensitizers,
oxygen supply, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation, especially in the tumor …

Biocompatible carbon quantum dots for intelligent sensing in food safety applications: opportunities and sustainability

A Khan, P Ezati, JT Kim, JW Rhim - Materials Today Sustainability, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are widely used in various industries due to their non-toxic,
biocompatibility, antibacterial, and tunable photoluminescence properties. In particular …

Phenylenediamine-derived near infrared carbon dots: The kilogram-scale preparation, formation process, photoluminescence tuning mechanism and application as …

C Ji, Q Han, Y Zhou, J Wu, W Shi, L Gao, RM Leblanc… - Carbon, 2022 - Elsevier
Kilogram-scale preparation of near infrared (NIR) carbon dots (C-dots) from o-
phenylenediamine (o-PDA) with over 96% yield was reported in this study, and the …

[HTML][HTML] Properties, synthesis, and applications of carbon dots: A review

D Ozyurt, M Al Kobaisi, RK Hocking, B Fox - Carbon Trends, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs) refer to a class of carbon-based nanoparticles with various subgroups
based on their crystallinity and morphology. CDs offer tuneable physical, chemical, and …