Graphene quantum dots for optical bioimaging

H Lu, W Li, H Dong, M Wei - Small, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have shown great potential in bioimaging applications due
to their excellent biocompatibility, low cytotoxicity, feasibility for surface functionalization …

Recent developments in carbon quantum dots: properties, fabrication techniques, and bio-applications

RM El-Shabasy, M Farouk Elsadek… - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Carbon dots have gained tremendous interest attributable to their unique features. Two
approaches are involved in the fabrication of quantum dots (Top-down and Bottom-up). Most …

Photoluminescence mechanism in graphene quantum dots: Quantum confinement effect and surface/edge state

S Zhu, Y Song, J Wang, H Wan, Y Zhang, Y Ning… - Nano Today, 2017 - Elsevier
As a new class of fluorescent carbon materials, graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have drawn
increasing attention due to their outstanding properties and potential applications. Herein …

Revealing the tunable photoluminescence properties of graphene quantum dots

MA Sk, A Ananthanarayanan, L Huang… - Journal of Materials …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are a new class of fluorescent reporters promising various
novel applications such as bio-imaging, optical sensing and photovoltaics. They have …

Facile Synthesis of Graphene Quantum Dots from 3D Graphene and their Application for Fe3+ Sensing

A Ananthanarayanan, X Wang, P Routh… - Advanced Functional …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Owing to their small size, biocompatibility, unique and tunable photoluminescence, and
physicochemical properties, graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are an emerging class of zero …

In Vivo Biodistribution and Toxicology of Carboxylated Graphene Quantum Dots

M Nurunnabi, Z Khatun, KM Huh, SY Park, DY Lee… - ACS …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Photoluminescent graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have fascinating optical and electronic
properties with numerous promising applications in biomedical engineering. In this work, we …

Carbon-based quantum dots for fluorescence imaging of cells and tissues

PG Luo, F Yang, ST Yang, SK Sonkar, L Yang… - Rsc Advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon dots (or carbon quantum dots in some literature reports), generally small carbon
nanoparticles with various surface passivation effects, have attracted widespread attention …

Fluorescent graphene quantum dots for biosensing and bioimaging

Z Fan, S Li, F Yuan, L Fan - Rsc Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Fluorescent carbon-based nanomaterials, including carbon dots (C-Dots) and the emerging
graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are attracting increasing interest in the field of biosensing …

Nitrogen and phosphorus co-doped graphene quantum dots: synthesis from adenosine triphosphate, optical properties, and cellular imaging

A Ananthanarayanan, Y Wang, P Routh, MA Sk… - Nanoscale, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are emerging zero-dimensional materials promising a wide
spectrum of applications, particularly, as superior fluorescent reporters for bio-imaging and …

pH-Responsive fluorescent graphene quantum dots for fluorescence-guided cancer surgery and diagnosis

Z Fan, S Zhou, C Garcia, L Fan, J Zhou - Nanoscale, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Cancer remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality around the world. Improved cancer
treatment requires enhancement of cancer diagnosis and detection. To achieve this goal …