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 …

Graphene quantum dots: emergent nanolights for bioimaging, sensors, catalysis and photovoltaic devices

J Shen, Y Zhu, X Yang, C Li - Chemical communications, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Similar to the popular older cousins, luminescent carbon dots (C-dots), graphene quantum
dots or graphene quantum discs (GQDs) have generated enormous excitement because of …

[PDF][PDF] A biocompatible fluorescent ink based on water‐soluble luminescent carbon nanodots

S Qu, X Wang, Q Lu, X Liu, L Wang - … Chemie-International Edition, 2012 - academia.edu
Carbon nanodots (C-dots) are fascinating carbon materials that are attracting increasing
interest because they possess distinct benefits, such as chemical inertness, a lack of optical …

Highly luminescent carbon nanodots by microwave-assisted pyrolysis

X Zhai, P Zhang, C Liu, T Bai, W Li, L Dai… - Chemical …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon nanodots (CDs) with a low cytotoxicity have been synthesized by one-step
microwave-assisted pyrolysis of citric acid in the presence of various amine molecules. The …

One-step synthesis of amino-functionalized fluorescent carbon nanoparticles by hydrothermal carbonization of chitosan

Y Yang, J Cui, M Zheng, C Hu, S Tan, Y Xiao… - Chemical …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Highly amino-functionalized fluorescent carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) were fabricated by
hydrothermal carbonization of chitosan at a mild temperature. They were applied to …

[PDF][PDF] Amphiphilic egg‐derived carbon dots: rapid plasma fabrication, pyrolysis process, and multicolor printing patterns

J Wang, CF Wang, S Chen - Angewandte Chemie-International …, 2012 - researchgate.net
Materials and apparatus: Fresh chicken eggs were purchased from local markets. The egg
white and yolk were well separated by an egg separator prior to use. Solvents including …

Large scale electrochemical synthesis of high quality carbon nanodots and their photocatalytic property

H Ming, Z Ma, Y Liu, K Pan, H Yu, F Wang… - Dalton transactions, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
High quality carbon nanodots (C-dots) with high purity were synthesized through a mild, one-
step electrochemical approach, without the assistance of any chemicals but only pure water …

Formation mechanism of carbogenic nanoparticles with dual photoluminescence emission

MJ Krysmann, A Kelarakis, P Dallas… - Journal of the …, 2012 - ACS Publications
We present a systematic investigation of the formation mechanism of carbogenic
nanoparticles (CNPs), otherwise referred to as C-dots, by following the pyrolysis of citric acid …

In vivo NIR fluorescence imaging, biodistribution, and toxicology of photoluminescent carbon dots produced from carbon nanotubes and graphite

H Tao, K Yang, Z Ma, J Wan, Y Zhang, Z Kang, Z Liu - Small, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Oxidization of carbon nanotubes by a mixed acid has been utilized as a standard method to
functionalize carbon nanomaterials for years. Here, the products obtained from carbon …

[HTML][HTML] Light-triggered theranostics based on photosensitizer-conjugated carbon dots for simultaneous enhanced-fluorescence imaging and photodynamic therapy

P Huang, J Lin, X Wang, Z Wang, C Zhang… - … (Deerfield Beach, Fla …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Theranostics, combining both medical diagnostics and therapeutics to achieve an optimizing
efficacy and safety of comprehensive regime, is an emerging interdiscipline that is paving …