In recent times, metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) have been regarded as having important
commercial utility. However, the potential toxicity of these nanomaterials has also been a …

Carbon dots (CDs) being a new type of carbon‐based nanomaterial have attracted intensive
interest from researchers owing to their excellent biophysical properties. CDs are a class of …

Nanoparticles are generally defined as any particulate material for which at least one
dimension lies in the range of 1− 100 nm. 1− 3 They can exist in various shapes, such as …

Carbon nanomaterials are a class of low-dimensional materials that have aroused a great
deal of interest in the past 30 years since the spectacular debut of fullerene, the first member …

Emerging as a potent alternative to classical metal-based semiconductor quantum dots
(Qdots), carbon dots (Cdots) possess the distinctive advantages of convenient synthesis …

Carbon dots (C-dots) are a kind of fluorescent nanoparticles that are strongly fluorescent,
non-blinking, and can be easily synthesized at low cost. Their emission color can be tuned …

Nature provides an almost limitless supply of sources that inspire scientists to develop new
materials with novel applications and less of an environmental impact. Recently, much …

Carbon dots represent an emerging class of fluorescent materials and provide a broad
application potential in various fields of biomedicine and optoelectronics. In this review, we …

Carbon dots are a carbonaceous nanomaterial that were discovered accidentally and are
now drawing significant attention as a new quantum-sized fluorescent nanoparticle. Carbon …

Medical imaging, which empowers the detection of physiological and pathological
processes within living subjects, has a vital role in both preclinical and clinical diagnostics …