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BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Volume 13, Issue -, Pages 675-693Publisher
BEILSTEIN-INSTITUT
DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.13.67
Keywords
fluorescent carbon dots; monosaccharides; nanomaterials; nanotechnology applications; polysaccharides
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- EPSRC [EP/K03927X/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/K03927X/1, 1501297] Funding Source: researchfish
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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 bio-molecules 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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