The synthetic strategies, photoluminescence mechanisms and promising applications of carbon dots: Current state and future perspective

C He, P Xu, X Zhang, W Long - Carbon, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs), a rising star in carbon nanomaterials, have attracted enormous attention
since their discovery in 2004. Up to now, a large number of approaches have been …

Recent development of carbon quantum dots regarding their optical properties, photoluminescence mechanism, and core structure

KJ Mintz, Y Zhou, RM Leblanc - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon quantum dots (CDs) are a relatively new class of carbon nanomaterials which have
been studied very much in the last fifteen years to improve their already favorable properties …

A deep investigation into the structure of carbon dots

KJ Mintz, M Bartoli, M Rovere, Y Zhou… - Carbon, 2021 - Elsevier
Since their discovery, carbon dots (CDs) have been a promising nanomaterial in a variety of
fields including nanomedicine. Despite their potential in this area, there are many obstacles …

Nanoparticle-mediated targeted drug delivery for breast cancer treatment

PY Liyanage, SD Hettiarachchi, Y Zhou, A Ouhtit… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2019 - Elsevier
Breast cancer (BC) is the most common malignancy in women worldwide, and one of the
deadliest after lung cancer. Currently, standard methods for cancer therapy including BC are …

Carbon dots: A future Blood–Brain Barrier penetrating nanomedicine and drug nanocarrier

W Zhang, G Sigdel, KJ Mintz, ES Seven… - International journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Drug delivery across the blood–brain barrier (BBB) is one of the biggest challenges in
modern medicine due to the BBB's highly semipermeable property that limits most …

Size-dependent photocatalytic activity of carbon dots with surface-state determined photoluminescence

Y Zhou, EM Zahran, BA Quiroga, J Perez… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs) were synthesized by a microwave-mediated method and separated by
size exclusion chromatography into three different size fractions. There was no correlation of …

Doping and surface modification of carbon quantum dots for enhanced functionalities and related applications

VL John, Y Nair, TP Vinod - Particle & Particle Systems …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are a unique class of 0D nanomaterials, featured by a
graphitic core and shell layers saturated with hydrogen atoms and functional groups. CQDs …

Highly efficient antioxidant F-and Cl-doped carbon quantum dots for bioimaging

ZM Markovic, M Labudova, M Danko… - ACS Sustainable …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The addition of heteroatoms to pristine carbon quantum dots (CQDs) change their structure
and optical properties. In this study, fluorine (F)-and chlorine (Cl)-doped CQDs are prepared …

Polyethylene glycol (PEG) derived carbon dots: Preparation and applications

Z Peng, C Ji, Y Zhou, T Zhao, RM Leblanc - Applied Materials Today, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Carbon dots (C-dots), the latest member of the renowned carbon nanomaterials
family, have attracted enormous attention for their extraordinary properties. Polyethylene …

Additive manufacturable materials for electrochemical biosensor electrodes

M Elbadawi, JJ Ong, TD Pollard… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract With the impending Industrial Revolution 4.0, the information produced by sensors
will be central in many applications. This includes the healthcare sector, where affordable …