Thanks to rapid development of nanotechnology, studies have discovered an emerging
polymer nanomaterial—polydopamine (PDA) inspired by natural mussels. PDA possesses …

As a mussel-inspired material, polydopamine (PDA), possesses many properties, such as a
simple preparation process, good biocompatibility, strong adhesive property, easy …

Carbon dots (CDs) are a new type of carbon nanomaterial that have unique physical and
chemical properties, good biocompatibility, low toxicity, and easy surface functionalization …

To overcome the shortcomings of conventional dosage forms, targeted and modified drug
delivery system came into existence. This was the time when a novel drug delivery system …

Polydopamine is one of the simplest and most versatile approaches to functionalizing
material surfaces, having been inspired by the adhesive nature of catechols and amines in …

Phenolics are ubiquitous in nature and have gained immense research attention because of
their unique physiochemical properties and widespread industrial use. In recent decades …

MXenes, as a novel kind of two-dimensional (2D) materials, were first discovered by Gogotsi
et al. in 2011. Owing to their multifarious chemical compositions and outstanding …

Carbon dots (CDs), as a new type of luminescent zero-dimensional carbon nanomaterial,
have been applied in a variety of fields. Currently, functionalization of CDs is an extremely …

Carbon dots (Cdots) have become a potential material for biosensing, drug delivery and
bioimaging because of their excellent optical properties, high biocompatibility and low …

This article gives an overview of the various kinds of nanoparticles (NPs) that are widely
used for purposes of fluorescent imaging, mainly of cells and tissues. Following an …