Carbon quantum dots for biomedical applications: review and analysis

N Azam, M Najabat Ali, T Javaid Khan - Frontiers in Materials, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are a new type of nano-carbons that are currently favored
over semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) because of their solubility, low toxicity, eco …

Green synthesis, biomedical and biotechnological applications of carbon and graphene quantum dots. A review

S Iravani, RS Varma - Environmental chemistry letters, 2020 - Springer
Carbon and graphene quantum dots are prepared using top-down and bottom-up methods.
Sustainable synthesis of quantum dots has several advantages such as the use of low-cost …

Recent advancements of solid-state emissive carbon dots: a review

W Xu, F Zeng, Q Han, Z Peng - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Solid-state emissive (SSE) carbon dots (C-dots) have attracted significant attention in last
decade due to their ability to enhance the physicochemical, photoluminescent properties …

A deep investigation into the structure of carbon dots

KJ Mintz, M Bartoli, M Rovere, Y Zhou… - Carbon, 2021 - Elsevier
Since their discovery, carbon dots (CDs) have been a promising nanomaterial in a variety of
fields including nanomedicine. Despite their potential in this area, there are many obstacles …

Crossing the blood-brain barrier with nanoparticles

Y Zhou, Z Peng, ES Seven, RM Leblanc - Journal of controlled release, 2018 - Elsevier
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is one of the most essential protection mechanisms in the
central nervous system (CNS). It selectively allows individual molecules such as small lipid …

Recent development of carbon quantum dots regarding their optical properties, photoluminescence mechanism, and core structure

KJ Mintz, Y Zhou, RM Leblanc - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon quantum dots (CDs) are a relatively new class of carbon nanomaterials which have
been studied very much in the last fifteen years to improve their already favorable properties …

Recent advances in synthesis, optical properties, and biomedical applications of carbon dots

S Anwar, H Ding, M Xu, X Hu, Z Li, J Wang… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Carbon dots (CDs) are relatively new and one of the most propitious nanomaterials ever
known to humanity, primarily consisting of a carbonized carbon core with heteroatoms in …

Recent advances in carbon dots for bioimaging applications

H Li, X Yan, D Kong, R Jin, C Sun, D Du, Y Lin… - Nanoscale …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
As an important member of fluorescence nanoparticles, carbon dots (CDs) not only possess
exceptional chemical properties, including excellent biocompatibility, low toxicity and …

Carbon quantum dot-based nanoprobes for metal ion detection

X Gao, C Du, Z Zhuang, W Chen - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Small carbon nanoparticles are an emerging member of the carbonaceous nanomaterial
family and have been subsequently named as “carbon quantum dots” or “carbon nanodots” …

Carbon dots: biomacromolecule interaction, bioimaging and nanomedicine

Z Peng, X Han, S Li, AO Al-Youbi… - Coordination chemistry …, 2017 - Elsevier
Carbon dots, a recent member of the renowned carbon-based nanomaterials family, have
attracted significant interest from various fields. The extraordinary properties, including …