You Don't Learn That in School: An Updated Practical Guide to Carbon Quantum Dots

• Tipo: Outra Publicação em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2021

Autores

Sousa, HBA (Autor) Outra; Martins, CSM (Autor) Outra; Joao A V Prior (Autor) FFUP

Revista

Título: Nanomaterials

Vol. 11

Páginas: 1-88

ISSN: 2079-4991

Editora: MDPI

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ID Authenticus: P-00T-M22

DOI: 10.3390/nano11030611

Abstract (EN): Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) have started to emerge as candidates for application in cell imaging, biosensing, and targeted drug delivery, amongst other research fields, due to their unique properties. Those applications are possible as the CQDs exhibit tunable fluorescence, biocompatibility, and a versatile surface. This review aims to summarize the recent development in the field of CQDs research, namely the latest synthesis progress concerning materials/methods, surface modifications, characterization methods, and purification techniques. Furthermore, this work will systematically explore the several applications CQDs have been subjected to, such as bioimaging, fluorescence sensing, and cancer/gene therapy. Finally, we will briefly discuss in the concluding section the present and future challenges, as well as future perspectives and views regarding the emerging paradigm that is the CQDs research field.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 71