Journal article
Recent advances in carbon dots for bioimaging applications
Nanoscale horizons, Vol.5(2), pp.218-234
02/03/2020
Abstract
As an important member of fluorescence nanoparticles, carbon dots (CDs) not only possess exceptional chemical properties, including excellent biocompatibility, low toxicity and chemical inertness, but also exhibit promising optical properties, such as broad excitation spectra, tunable emission spectra and high photostability, thus attracting tremendous attention. Over the past decade, applications of CDs in numerous fields have been intensively investigated, ranging from biomedical analysis to optoelectronics and energy. Among these cutting-edge applications, this review article mainly outlines recent advances in the field of CD-based bioimaging and summarizes achievements in two broad categories: in vitro imaging in terms of the approaches to deliver CD-based probes into different types of cells and vital cell organelles, as well as in vivo applications that focus on distribution and uptake of CDs in mice and zebrafish, imaging-guided drug delivery and tumor therapeutics. Furthermore, the potential superiority, challenges and future directions of CDs for imaging are also presented. The purpose of this review is to highlight the importance of CD-based bioimaging and to boost its development in diverse research fields ranging from materials science to biomedicine.
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- Title
- Recent advances in carbon dots for bioimaging applications
- Creators
- Hongxia Li - Jilin UniversityXu Yan - State Key Laboratory on Integrated OptoelectronicsDeshuai Kong - Jilin UniversityRui Jin - Jilin UniversityChunyan Sun - Jilin UniversityDan Du - Washington State UniversityYuehe Lin - Washington State UniversityGeyu Lu - State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics
- Publication Details
- Nanoscale horizons, Vol.5(2), pp.218-234
- Academic Unit
- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
- Publisher
- Royal Soc Chemistry
- Number of pages
- 17
- Grant note
- 2017052016JH / Science and Technology Development Program of Jilin Province fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 61831011; 61833006; 31901777; 21806051 / National Nature Science Foundation of China; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) BX201700096 / national Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents
- Identifiers
- 99901227841601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article