Title:Fluorescent Carbon Dots as Prospective Nanoagents for Imaging-assisted
Biomedical Applications
Volume: 29
Issue: 23
Author(s): Le Minh Tu Phan*
Affiliation:
- School of Medicine and Pharmacy, The University of Danang, Danang 550000, Vietnam
Keywords:
Carbon dots, bioimaging, imaging-assisted sensing, imaging-guided therapy, biomedical application, photoluminescence.
Abstract: Carbon dots (CDs), an emerging nanoagent providing an alternative to conventional
fluorescent agents, are sparking the scientist’s interest in biomedical applications
owing to their unique advantages, including ease of synthesis, large scale production,
low cost, prominent photoluminescence, good photostability, easy functionalization, sufficient
biocompatibility, good nanocarrier, and excellent ability to generate reactive oxygen
species or heat. Herein, this perspective provides a viewpoint about imaging-assisted
biomedical applications using fluorescent CDs regarding in vitro and in vivo bioimaging,
imaging-assisted sensing, and imaging-guided therapy. The opinions about their potential
and challenges in applicable biomedical applications are discussed to develop, further
ameliorated CDs for their intense exploitation in diverse imaging-assisted biomedical applications.
