A multifunctional chemical toolbox to engineer carbon dots for biomedical and energy applications

L Ðorđević, F Arcudi, M Cacioppo, M Prato - Nature Nanotechnology, 2022 - nature.com
Photoluminescent carbon nanoparticles, or carbon dots, are an emerging class of materials
that has recently attracted considerable attention for biomedical and energy applications …

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 …

Carbon dots: mysterious past, vibrant present, and expansive future

B Wang, GIN Waterhouse, S Lu - Trends in Chemistry, 2023 - cell.com
Carbon dots (CDs) are a vibrant subset of luminescent nanomaterials exhibiting structural
and physicochemical properties that make them an ideal platform for the development of …

The development of carbon dots: From the perspective of materials chemistry

S Li, L Li, H Tu, H Zhang, DS Silvester, CE Banks… - Materials Today, 2021 - Elsevier
The advance of materials chemistry has influenced significantly the lifestyle of mankind. By
virtue of their fascinating physicochemical nature–including ultrasmall size (< 10 nm), rich …

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 …

Carbon dots based photoinduced reactions: Advances and perspective

Y Yu, Q Zeng, S Tao, C Xia, C Liu, P Liu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Seeking clean energy as an alternative to traditional fossil fuels is the inevitable choice to
realize the sustainable development of the society. Photocatalytic technique is considered a …

[HTML][HTML] Natural carbon-based quantum dots and their applications in drug delivery: A review

A Nair, JT Haponiuk, S Thomas, S Gopi - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2020 - Elsevier
Natural carbon based quantum dots (NCDs) are an emerging class of nanomaterials in the
carbon family. NCDs have gained immense acclamation among researchers because of …

Carbon dots: advances in nanocarbon applications

Z Kang, ST Lee - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon dots (C-Dots), defined by characteristic sizes of< 10 nm, have become a rising star
in carbon nanomaterials. C-Dots possess many unique physiochemical and photochemical …

Application of carbon-based quantum dots in photodynamic therapy

A Karagianni, NG Tsierkezos, M Prato, M Terrones… - Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) is a non-invasive therapeutic modality that can treat a wide
variety of cancer types by means of photosensitizer drug, light, and oxygen. Due to …