The light of carbon dots: From mechanism to applications

B Wang, S Lu - Matter, 2022 - cell.com
Photoluminescence (PL) nanomaterials are widely used by scientists because of their
important applications in optoelectronic devices and biomedicine, such as use in organic …

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 …

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

J Liu, T Kong, HM Xiong - 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 …

Synthesis strategies, luminescence mechanisms, and biomedical applications of near-infrared fluorescent carbon dots

Y Wang, X Li, S Zhao, B Wang, X Song, J Xiao… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs) are widely used in biomedical imaging and cancer therapy due to their
excellent water solubility, low toxicity, satisfying biocompatibility, and good tissue …

Carbon dots as a new class of nanomedicines: opportunities and challenges

B Wang, H Song, X Qu, J Chang, B Yang… - Coordination chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
Precise nanomedicine has been extensively explored for efficient cancer imaging and
targeted cancer therapy, as evidenced by a few breakthroughs in preclinical and clinical …

Emerging Trends of Carbon‐Based Quantum Dots: Nanoarchitectonics and Applications

X Guan, Z Li, X Geng, Z Lei, A Karakoti, T Wu, P Kumar… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon‐based quantum dots (QDs) have emerged as a fascinating class of advanced
materials with a unique combination of optoelectronic, biocompatible, and catalytic …

Formation mechanism of carbon dots: From chemical structures to fluorescent behaviors

L Cao, M Zan, F Chen, X Kou, Y Liu, P Wang, Q Mei… - Carbon, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the numerous reports on carbon dots (CDs) synthesized from o-phenylenediamine
(o-pd), the precise mechanism of fluorescence and formation processes of o-pd CDs have …

Antibacterial carbon dots: mechanisms, design, and applications

WB Zhao, KK Liu, Y Wang, FK Li, R Guo… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The increase in antibiotic resistance promotes the situation of developing new antibiotics at
the forefront, while the development of non‐antibiotic pharmaceuticals is equally significant …

Multiple stimuli‐response polychromatic carbon dots for advanced information encryption and safety

Y Wu, X Chen, W Wu - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Optical information encryption and safety have aroused great attention since they are closely
correlated to data protection and information safety. The development of multiple stimuli …

Rational synthesis of silane-functionalized carbon dots with high-efficiency full-color solid-state fluorescence for light emitting diodes

G Hu, Y Wang, S Zhang, H Ding, Z Zhou, J Wei, X Li… - Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
Highly efficient full-color solid-state fluorescent carbon dots (CDs) are very critical for the
construction of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), especially white light-emitting diodes (WLEDs) …