Fluorescent carbon dots and their sensing applications

X Sun, Y Lei - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
Fluorescent carbon dots (CDs) are a new class of carbon nanomaterials and have
demonstrated excellent optical properties, good biocompatibility, great aqueous solubility …

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 …

Carbon quantum dots: synthesis, properties and applications

Y Wang, A Hu - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs, C-dots or CDs), which are generally small carbon
nanoparticles (less than 10 nm in size) with various unique properties, have found wide use …

Carbon quantum dot-based nanoprobes for metal ion detection

X Gao, C Du, Z Zhuang, W Chen - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Small carbon nanoparticles are an emerging member of the carbonaceous nanomaterial
family and have been subsequently named as “carbon quantum dots” or “carbon nanodots” …

Carbon nanodots: a review—from the current understanding of the fundamental photophysics to the full control of the optical response

A Sciortino, A Cannizzo, F Messina - C, 2018 - mdpi.com
Carbon dots (CDs) are an emerging family of nanosystems displaying a range of fascinating
properties. Broadly speaking, they can be described as small, surface-functionalized …

Carbon dots: Applications in bioimaging and theranostics

KO Boakye-Yiadom, S Kesse, Y Opoku-Damoah… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Carbon dots are a carbonaceous nanomaterial that were discovered accidentally and are
now drawing significant attention as a new quantum-sized fluorescent nanoparticle. Carbon …

Carbon nanodots: synthesis, properties and applications

H Li, Z Kang, Y Liu, ST Lee - Journal of materials chemistry, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon nanodots (C-dots) have generated enormous excitement because of their
superiority in water solubility, chemical inertness, low toxicity, ease of functionalization and …

Functional surface engineering of C-dots for fluorescent biosensing and in vivo bioimaging

C Ding, A Zhu, Y Tian - Accounts of chemical research, 2014 - ACS Publications
Nanoparticles are promising scaffolds for applications such as imaging, chemical sensors
and biosensors, diagnostics, drug delivery, catalysis, energy, photonics, medicine, and …

On–off–on fluorescent carbon dot nanosensor for recognition of chromium (VI) and ascorbic acid based on the inner filter effect

M Zheng, Z Xie, D Qu, D Li, P Du, X Jing… - ACS applied materials …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Chromium (VI)[Cr (VI)] is considered as a severe environmental pollutant, due to its highly
toxic and carcinogenic properties. Therefore, low cost, highly sensitive sensors for the …

Carbon dots derived fluorescent nanosensors as versatile tools for food quality and safety assessment: A review

X Luo, Y Han, X Chen, W Tang, T Yue, Z Li - Trends in Food Science & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Food analysis is essential in monitoring food quality for risk assessment
regarding public health. Traditional techniques can meet the requirement of routine food …