Polymers in carbon dots: A review

Polymers

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 67-

  Zhou, Yiqun ^a   Sharma, Shiv K ^a   Peng, Zhili ^a   Leblanc, Roger M ^a  

^a University of Miami   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dots; Composites; Polymerization; Polymers; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

CARBON DOTS; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; PL PROPERTY; POLYMERIC MATRICES;

SURFACE TREATMENT;

EID: 85013679491     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/polym9020067     Document Type: Review

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