Advances in revolutionary technologies pose new challenges for human life; in response to
them, global responsibility is pushing modern technologies toward greener pathways …

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 …

Carbon dots (CDs) are potentially useful in many areas such as bioimaging, light-emitting
diodes, and sensing because of their excellent optical properties, high biocompatibility, and …

Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are tailor-made chemical receptors that recognize
and bind target molecules with a high affinity and selectivity. MIPs came into the spotlight in …

Molecular imprinting technology (MIT) aims to prepare polymers with tailor-made binding
sites for the templates in shape, size and functional groups. However, many disadvantages …

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 …

Carbon dots (CDs), a kind of carbon material discovered accidentally, exhibit unexpected
advantages in fluorescence imaging/sensing such as photostability, biocompatibility, and …

The development of new materials and new technologies is indispensable to the research of
new drug delivery systems. Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIP), synthesized via molecular …

Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are synthetic receptors with tailor‐made recognition
sites for target molecules. Their high affinity and selectivity, excellent stability, easy …

The accurate detection of biological substances such as proteins has always been a hot
topic in scientific research. Biomimetic sensors seek to imitate sensitive and selective …