Research related to the development and application of luminescent nanoparticles (LNPs)
for chemical and biological analysis and imaging is flourishing. Novel materials and new …

Carbon dots (CDs), as one new class of carbon nanomaterials with various structure and
extraordinary physicochemical properties, have attracted tremendous interest for their …

Throughout the past decade, zwitterionic moieties have gained attention as constituents of
biocompatible materials for exhibiting superhydrophilic properties that prevent nonspecific …

Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have attracted much attention for various applications,
while developing COFs with biomedical functions remains a big challenge. Most COFs are …

The understanding of the genesis of life-threatening cancer and its invasion calls for urgent
development of novel technologies for real-time observations, early diagnosis, and …

Supramolecular nanomaterials as drug carriers have recently received increasing attention
due to their intrinsic merits such as high stability, strong inclusion capability, and facile …

Carbon quantum dots (CQDs), owing to their characteristic luminescent properties, have
become a new favorite in the field of luminescence. They have been widely used in light …

Due to better penetrating abilities of near-infrared (NIR) light and lower autofluorescence of
biological tissue at NIR region, the combination of NIR fluorescent imaging with therapeutic …

Zwitterions consist of equal molar cationic and anionic moieties and thus exhibit overall
electroneutrality. Zwitterionic materials include phosphorylcholine, sulfobetaine …

Quantum dots (QDs), and carbon quantum dots (CDs) in particular, have received significant
attention for their special characteristics. These particles, on the scale of several …