We review the synthesis of semiconductor nanocrystals/colloidal quantum dots in organic
solvents with special emphasis on earth-abundant and toxic heavy metal free compounds …

This review summarizes recent progress in the design and applications of cadmium-free
quantum dots (Cd-free QDs), with an emphasis on their role in biophotonics and …

The heating effect of microwaves was accidentally discovered in 1945 by Percy LeBaron
Spencer, an American engineer and inventor, at the Raytheon Co. While working on radar …

The development of polymeric luminescent nanomaterials for biomedical applications has
recently attracted a large amount of attention due to the remarkable advantages of these …

Similar to the popular older cousins, luminescent carbon dots (C-dots), graphene quantum
dots or graphene quantum discs (GQDs) have generated enormous excitement because of …

In recent years, semiconducting polymer nanoparticles have attracted considerable attention
because of their outstanding characteristics as fluorescent probes. These nanoparticles …

Carbon dots (CDs) as a class of heavy-metal-free fluorescent nanomaterials has drawn
increasing attention in recent years due to their high optical absorptivity, chemical stability …

Nanoscale particles have rigorously been investigated as efficient and sensitive probes in
the field of biomedicine, for which the direct imaging, accurate diagnosis, targeted drug …

Silicon nanomaterials are an important class of nanomaterials with great potential for
technologies including energy, catalysis, and biotechnology, because of their many unique …

It is an emerging focus to develop a simple and straightforward strategy to synthesize
multifunctional nanomedicines for cancer imaging and treatment. In this work, a new carbon …