Carbon dots (CDs) have attracted considerable attention as a new type of fluorescent
carbon nanomaterial because of their excellent optical properties, biocompatibility, and high …

Carbon dots (CDs), as one new class of carbon nanomaterials with various structure and
extraordinary physicochemical properties, have attracted tremendous interest for their …

At present, cancer remains one of the leading causes of human death worldwide, and
surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy are still the main methods of cancer treatment …

Functional colloidal nanoparticles capable of converting between various energy types are
finding an increasing number of applications. One of the relevant examples concerns light-to …

The understanding of the genesis of life-threatening cancer and its invasion calls for urgent
development of novel technologies for real-time observations, early diagnosis, and …

A simple yet effective strategy to enhance the properties of traditional dye indocyanine green
(ICG) in all aspects was proposed and demonstrated. Specifically, indocyanine green …

As a new type of fluorescent agents, carbon dots (CDs) have revealed great potential in
biomedical imaging applications attributed to their unique optical properties and good …

Carbon dots (CDs) are a new type of fluorescent carbon nanomaterials with highly
carbonized cores and surface groups. The outstanding properties of CDs, such as excellent …

Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) have gained significant growing attention in the recent past
due to their peculiar characteristics including smaller size, high surface area …

As a multifunctional fluorescent nanomaterial, carbon dots (CDs) not only have small size,
stable chemical properties, excellent photoluminescence characteristics, but also exhibit …