Exploiting the biological windows: current perspectives on fluorescent bioprobes emitting above 1000 nm

E Hemmer, A Benayas, F Légaré, F Vetrone - Nanoscale horizons, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
With the goal of develo** more accurate, efficient, non-invasive and fast diagnostic tools,
the use of near-infrared (NIR) light in the range of the second and third biological windows …

Stimuli-chromism of photoswitches in smart polymers: Recent advances and applications as chemosensors

A Abdollahi, H Roghani-Mamaqani, B Razavi - Progress in Polymer …, 2019 - Elsevier
Light-responsive polymers, especially photochromic ones, are among the most interesting
classes of stimuli-responsive materials. Photochromic polymers can show different stimuli …

One-step hydrothermal approach to fabricate carbon dots from apple juice for imaging of mycobacterium and fungal cells

VN Mehta, S Jha, H Basu, RK Singhal… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2015 - Elsevier
A facile green hydrothermal method was developed for the preparation of fluorescent carbon
dots (CDs) using apple juice as a raw material. The synthesized fluorescent CDs were …

Synthesis of carbon quantum dots from cabbage with down-and up-conversion photoluminescence properties: excellent imaging agent for biomedical applications

AM Alam, BY Park, ZK Ghouri, M Park, HY Kim - Green Chemistry, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon quantum dots (CQD) with down and up-conversion photoluminescence (PL)
properties have been synthesized through low-temperature carbonization in a facile one …

Carbon-based quantum dots for fluorescence imaging of cells and tissues

PG Luo, F Yang, ST Yang, SK Sonkar, L Yang… - Rsc Advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon dots (or carbon quantum dots in some literature reports), generally small carbon
nanoparticles with various surface passivation effects, have attracted widespread attention …

Upconverting and NIR emitting rare earth based nanostructures for NIR-bioimaging

E Hemmer, N Venkatachalam, H Hyodo, A Hattori… - Nanoscale, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, significant progress was achieved in the field of nanomedicine and
bioimaging, but the development of new biomarkers for reliable detection of diseases at an …

Synthesis of N-doped carbon quantum dots from bio-waste lignin for selective irons detection and cellular imaging

Y Shi, X Liu, M Wang, J Huang, X Jiang, J Pang… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Facile synthesis of carbon quantum dots with high fluorescence and excellent
biocompatibility from plentiful and biocompatible materials still attracts much attention …

Presence of photoluminescent carbon dots in Nescafe® original instant coffee: applications to bioimaging

C Jiang, H Wu, X Song, X Ma, J Wang, M Tan - Talanta, 2014 - Elsevier
The presence of the carbon dots (C-dots) in food is a hotly debated topic and our knowledge
about the presence and the use of carbon dots (C-dots) in food is still in its infancy. We …

Controllable synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots and their detection application as nanoprobes

Z Yang, Z Li, M Xu, Y Ma, J Zhang, Y Su, F Gao… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2013 - Springer
Carbon dots (CDs), as a new member of carbon nanomaterial family, have aroused great
interest since their discovery in 2004. Because of their outstanding water solubility, high …

Photoluminescent carbon nanostructures

O Kozak, M Sudolska, G Pramanik, P Cigler… - Chemistry of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Photoluminescent nanosized allotropes of carbon have attracted considerable interest
because of their diverse optical properties depending on their crystal structure, size, and …