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Fluorescent carbon dots from mono- and polysaccharides: synthesis, properties and applications

Fluorescent carbon dots (FCDs) are an emerging class of nanomaterials made from carbon sources that have been hailed as potential non-toxic replacements to traditional semiconductor quantum dots (QDs). Particularly in the areas of live imaging and drug delivery, due to their water solubility, low to...

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Autores principales: Hill, Stephen, Galan, M Carmen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Beilstein-Institut 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5405683/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28503203
http://dx.doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.13.67
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description Fluorescent carbon dots (FCDs) are an emerging class of nanomaterials made from carbon sources that have been hailed as potential non-toxic replacements to traditional semiconductor quantum dots (QDs). Particularly in the areas of live imaging and drug delivery, due to their water solubility, low toxicity and photo- and chemical stability. Carbohydrates are readily available chiral biomolecules in nature which offer an attractive and cheap starting material from which to synthesise FCDs with distinct features and interesting applications. This mini-review article will cover the progress in the development of FCDs prepared from carbohydrate sources with an emphasis on their synthesis, functionalization and technical applications, including discussions on current challenges.
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spelling pubmed-54056832017-05-12 Fluorescent carbon dots from mono- and polysaccharides: synthesis, properties and applications Hill, Stephen Galan, M Carmen Beilstein J Org Chem Review Fluorescent carbon dots (FCDs) are an emerging class of nanomaterials made from carbon sources that have been hailed as potential non-toxic replacements to traditional semiconductor quantum dots (QDs). Particularly in the areas of live imaging and drug delivery, due to their water solubility, low toxicity and photo- and chemical stability. Carbohydrates are readily available chiral biomolecules in nature which offer an attractive and cheap starting material from which to synthesise FCDs with distinct features and interesting applications. This mini-review article will cover the progress in the development of FCDs prepared from carbohydrate sources with an emphasis on their synthesis, functionalization and technical applications, including discussions on current challenges. Beilstein-Institut 2017-04-10 /pmc/articles/PMC5405683/ /pubmed/28503203 http://dx.doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.13.67 Text en Copyright © 2017, Hill and Galan https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/termsThis is an Open Access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The license is subject to the Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry terms and conditions: (https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/terms)
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5405683/
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