Photothermal nanomaterials: a powerful light-to-heat converter

X Cui, Q Ruan, X Zhuo, X Xia, J Hu, R Fu, Y Li… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
All forms of energy follow the law of conservation of energy, by which they can be neither
created nor destroyed. Light-to-heat conversion as a traditional yet constantly evolving …

The blood–brain barrier: structure, regulation, and drug delivery

D Wu, Q Chen, X Chen, F Han, Z Chen… - Signal Transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a natural protective membrane that prevents central nervous
system (CNS) from toxins and pathogens in blood. However, the presence of BBB …

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 …

The emerging development of multicolor carbon dots

J Li, X Gong - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
As a relatively new type of fluorescent carbon‐based nanomaterials, multicolor carbon dots
(MCDs) have attracted much attention because of their excellent biocompatibility, tunable …

Photoluminescence mechanism of carbon dots: triggering high-color-purity red fluorescence emission through edge amino protonation

Q Zhang, R Wang, B Feng, X Zhong… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Due to complex structure and surface functionalities, photoluminescence mechanisms of
Carbon Dots are unknown, and it is challenging to synthesize Carbon Dots to achieve the …

The development of carbon dots: From the perspective of materials chemistry

S Li, L Li, H Tu, H Zhang, DS Silvester, CE Banks… - Materials Today, 2021 - Elsevier
The advance of materials chemistry has influenced significantly the lifestyle of mankind. By
virtue of their fascinating physicochemical nature–including ultrasmall size (< 10 nm), rich …

Evolution and synthesis of carbon dots: from carbon dots to carbonized polymer dots

C Xia, S Zhu, T Feng, M Yang, B Yang - Advanced Science, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the various synthesis methods to obtain carbon dots (CDs), the bottom‐up methods
are still the most widely administrated route to afford large‐scale and low‐cost synthesis …

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 …

RNA‐Targeting Carbon Dots for Live‐Cell Imaging of Granule Dynamics

L Jiang, H Cai, W Zhou, Z Li, L Zhang… - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
It is significant to monitor the different RNA granules dynamics and phase separation
process inside cells under various stresses, for example, oxidative stress. The current small …

The formation process and mechanism of carbon dots prepared from aromatic compounds as precursors: a review

S Xue, P Li, L Sun, L An, D Qu, X Wang, Z Sun - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fluorescent carbon dots are a novel type of nanomaterial. Due to their excellent optical
properties, they have extensive application prospects in many fields. Studying the formation …