Biological applications of carbon dots

Science China Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 522-539

  Wang, Wei ^a   Cheng, Lu ^a   Liu, Wenguang ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

biological application; carbon dots; fluorescence

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; PHOTOBLEACHING; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; CARBON DOTS; FLUORESCENT NANOPARTICLES; LOW TOXICITY;

CARBON;

EID: 84899409546     PISSN: 16747291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-014-5064-4     Document Type: Review

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