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 …

Advances in nanotechnology and nanomaterials have attracted considerable interest and
play key roles in scientific innovations in diverse fields. In particular, increased attention has …

As a relatively new type of fluorescent carbon‐based nanomaterials, multicolor carbon dots
(MCDs) have attracted much attention because of their excellent biocompatibility, tunable …

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 …

Anodic oxidation has emerged as a promising treatment technology for the removal of a
broad range of organic pollutants from wastewaters. Hydroxyl radicals are the primary …

Precise nanomedicine has been extensively explored for efficient cancer imaging and
targeted cancer therapy, as evidenced by a few breakthroughs in preclinical and clinical …

Carbon and graphene quantum dots are prepared using top-down and bottom-up methods.
Sustainable synthesis of quantum dots has several advantages such as the use of low-cost …

Carbon‐based quantum dots (QDs) have emerged as a fascinating class of advanced
materials with a unique combination of optoelectronic, biocompatible, and catalytic …

Carbon‐based quantum dots (CQDs), including spherical carbon dots and graphene
quantum dots, are an emerging class of photoluminescent (PL) materials with unique …

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 …