Synthesis, properties and biomedical applications of carbon-based quantum dots: An updated review

P Namdari, B Negahdari, A Eatemadi - Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy, 2017 - Elsevier
Carbon-based quantum dots (CQDs) are a newly developed class of carbon nano-materials
that have attracted much interest and attention as promising competitors to already available …

Carbonized polymer dots: a brand new perspective to recognize luminescent carbon-based nanomaterials

S Tao, T Feng, C Zheng, S Zhu… - The journal of physical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Carbon dots (CDs), as emerging luminescent nanomaterials, possess excellent but complex
properties, bringing about extensive attention and a lot of controversy. In this Perspective …

The photoluminescence mechanism in carbon dots (graphene quantum dots, carbon nanodots, and polymer dots): current state and future perspective

S Zhu, Y Song, X Zhao, J Shao, J Zhang, B Yang - Nano research, 2015 - Springer
At present, the actual mechanism of the photoluminescence (PL) of fluorescent carbon dots
(CDs) is still an open debate among researchers. Because of the variety of CDs, it is highly …

UV–Vis–NIR full‐range responsive carbon dots with large multiphoton absorption cross sections and deep‐red fluorescence at nucleoli and in vivo

L Jiang, H Ding, M Xu, X Hu, S Li, M Zhang, Q Zhang… - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dots (CDs), with excellent optical property and cytocompatibility, are an ideal class
of nanomaterials applied in the field of biomedicine. However, the weak response of CDs in …

Carbon and graphene quantum dots for optoelectronic and energy devices: a review

X Li, M Rui, J Song, Z Shen… - Advanced Functional …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
As new members of carbon material family, carbon and graphene quantum dots (CDs,
GQDs) have attracted tremendous attentions for their potentials for biological, optoelectronic …

Carbon quantum dots and their applications

SY Lim, W Shen, Z Gao - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Fluorescent carbon nanoparticles or carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are a new class of carbon
nanomaterials that have emerged recently and have garnered much interest as potential …

Recent advances in synthesis, optical properties, and biomedical applications of carbon dots

S Anwar, H Ding, M Xu, X Hu, Z Li, J Wang… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Carbon dots (CDs) are relatively new and one of the most propitious nanomaterials ever
known to humanity, primarily consisting of a carbonized carbon core with heteroatoms in …

Glowing graphene quantum dots and carbon dots: properties, syntheses, and biological applications

XT Zheng, A Ananthanarayanan, KQ Luo, P Chen - small, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The emerging graphene quantum dots (GQDs) and carbon dots (C‐dots) have gained
tremendous attention for their enormous potentials for biomedical applications, owing to …

Carbon nanomaterials for biological imaging and nanomedicinal therapy

G Hong, S Diao, AL Antaris, H Dai - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Carbon nanomaterials are a class of low-dimensional materials that have aroused a great
deal of interest in the past 30 years since the spectacular debut of fullerene, the first member …

Recent advances in the modification of carbon-based quantum dots for biomedical applications

A Alaghmandfard, O Sedighi, NT Rezaei… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbon-based quantum dots (CDs) are mainly divided into two sub-groups; carbon quantum
dots (CQDs) and graphene quantum dots (GQDs), which exhibit outstanding …