Quantum dots (QDs) have been the core concept of nanoscience and nanotechnology since
their inception, and play a dominant role in the development of the nano-field. Carbon dots …

Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) have become important fluorescent probes for in vitro
and in vivo bioimaging research. Their nanoparticle surfaces for versatile bioconjugation …

When a molecule absorbs a photon of appropriate energy, a chain of photophysical events
ensues, such as internal conversion or vibrational relaxation (loss of energy in the absence …

Suitable labels are at the core of luminescence and fluorescence imaging and sensing. One
of the most exciting, yet also controversial, advances in label technology is the emerging …

Carbon nanoparticles upon simple surface passivation exhibit bright photoluminescence.
Reported here is a new finding that these carbon dots are also strongly two-photon …

Many areas of modern technology are dependent on sensitive analytical techniques, and
this is particularly true for environmental science, medicine, pharmacy, and cellular biology …

Fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) is a key fluorescence microscopy technique to map the
environment and interaction of fluorescent probes. It can report on photophysical events that …

Quantum dots (QDs) are a novel class of inorganic fluorophore which are gaining
widespread recognition as a result of their exceptional photophysical properties. They are …

In the past few decades, Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) has been used as a
powerful tool for providing nanoscale information in many biosensing and bioanalysis …

The marriage of nanomaterials with biology has produced a new generation of technologies
that can profoundly impact biological and biomedical research. Quantum dots (Qdots) are an …