Carbon dots in bioimaging, biosensing and therapeutics: a comprehensive review

B Wang, H Cai, GIN Waterhouse, X Qu, B Yang… - Small …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dots (CDs), comprising crystalline graphitized carbon cores and polymer surface
groups, are currently attracting a lot of interest in biological fields owing to their fluorescent …

Carbon dots: a new type of carbon-based nanomaterial with wide applications

J Liu, R Li, B Yang - ACS Central Science, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
Carbon dots (CDs), as a new type of carbon-based nanomaterial, have attracted broad
research interest for years, because of their diverse physicochemical properties and …

Machine learning-guided realization of full-color high-quantum-yield carbon quantum dots

H Guo, Y Lu, Z Lei, H Bao, M Zhang, Z Wang… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) have versatile applications in luminescence, whereas
identifying optimal synthesis conditions has been challenging due to numerous synthesis …

Photooxidation triggered ultralong afterglow in carbon nanodots

GS Zheng, CL Shen, CY Niu, Q Lou, TC Jiang… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
It remains a challenge to obtain biocompatible afterglow materials with long emission
wavelengths, durable lifetimes, and good water solubility. Herein we develop a …

[HTML][HTML] Nano biosensors: properties, applications and electrochemical techniques

X Huang, Y Zhu, E Kianfar - Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2021‏ - Elsevier
A sensor is a tool used to directly measure the test compound (analyte) in a sample. Ideally,
such a device is capable of continuous and reversible response and should not damage the …

[HTML][HTML] Fluorescent-based nanosensors for selective detection of a wide range of biological macromolecules: A comprehensive review

S Sargazi, I Fatima, MH Kiani… - International Journal of …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Thanks to their unique attributes, such as good sensitivity, selectivity, high surface-to-volume
ratio, and versatile optical and electronic properties, fluorescent-based bioprobes have been …

Mulberry‐leaves‐derived red‐emissive carbon dots for feeding silkworms to produce brightly fluorescent silk

J Liu, T Kong, HM **ong - Advanced Materials, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Fluorescent silk has promising applications in dazzling textiles, biological engineering, and
medical products, but the natural Bombyx mori silk has almost no fluorescence. Here carbon …

Insights into photoluminescence mechanisms of carbon dots: advances and perspectives

L Ai, Y Yang, B Wang, J Chang, Z Tang, B Yang, S Lu - Science Bulletin, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs) are potentially useful in many areas such as bioimaging, light-emitting
diodes, and sensing because of their excellent optical properties, high biocompatibility, and …

Photoluminescence mechanisms of red-emissive carbon dots derived from non-conjugated molecules

X Yang, L Ai, J Yu, GIN Waterhouse, L Sui, J Ding… - Science Bulletin, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Red-emissive carbon dots (R-CDs) have been widely studied because of their potential
application in tissue imaging and optoelectronic devices. At present, most R-CDs are …

Magnetic nanoparticles in targeted drug delivery: a review

E Kianfar - Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, 2021‏ - Springer
Magnetic nanoparticles are one of the most important and widely used types of
nanomaterials, whose unique properties make them special compared to other …