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 …

Zero-dimensional carbon nanomaterials for fluorescent sensing and imaging

Z Yang, T Xu, H Li, M She, J Chen, Z Wang… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Advances in nanotechnology and nanomaterials have attracted considerable interest and
play key roles in scientific innovations in diverse fields. In particular, increased attention has …

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 …

State-of-the-art of biomass-derived carbon dots: Preparation, properties, and applications

M Fang, B Wang, X Qu, S Li, J Huang, J Li, S Lu… - Chinese Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs) have attracted considerable attention as a new type of fluorescent
carbon nanomaterial because of their excellent optical properties, biocompatibility, and high …

Where is nano today and where is it headed? A review of nanomedicine and the dilemma of nanotoxicology

C Domingues, A Santos, C Alvarez-Lorenzo… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Worldwide nanotechnology development and application have fueled many scientific
advances, but technophilic expectations and technophobic demands must be …

Carbon nanodots from an in silico perspective

F Mocci, L de Villiers Engelbrecht, C Olla… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Carbon nanodots (CNDs) are the latest and most shining rising stars among
photoluminescent (PL) nanomaterials. These carbon-based surface-passivated …

Carbon dots as a new class of nanomedicines: opportunities and challenges

B Wang, H Song, X Qu, J Chang, B Yang… - Coordination chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
Precise nanomedicine has been extensively explored for efficient cancer imaging and
targeted cancer therapy, as evidenced by a few breakthroughs in preclinical and clinical …

Precursor-dependent structural diversity in luminescent carbonized polymer dots (CPDs): the nomenclature

Q Zeng, T Feng, S Tao, S Zhu, B Yang - Light: Science & Applications, 2021 - nature.com
Carbon dots (CDs) have received immense attention in the last decade because they are
easy-to-prepare, nontoxic, and tailorable carbon-based fluorescent nanomaterials. CDs can …

Regulation of biological processes by intrinsically chiral engineered materials

B Ma, A Bianco - Nature Reviews Materials, 2023 - nature.com
Chirality has a key role in the synthesis of biomolecules and the development of life.
Although the effects of many chiral molecules or materials on biological processes have …