Issue 24, 2023

Interface engineering of perovskite nanocrystals: challenges and opportunities for biological imaging and detection

Abstract

Perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs) have attracted much attention due to their unique optical properties, including high photoluminescence quantum yield, narrow emission and tunable wavelength. This perspective focuses on the recent progress of these promising materials as fluorescent probes for biological diagnosis. Efforts made in the field of interface engineering are presented on how to construct water-resistant and biocompatible PNC probes. Their applications in biological diagnosis are discussed with a focus on cell and tumor imaging, biomolecular detection, and fluorescence immunoassay. With the high tolerance of defects, precisely tunable emission, and a strong light absorption coefficient, the physical and optical properties of PNCs are superior to those of traditional fluorescent dyes. Finally, this perspective discusses the challenges and opportunities for the application of PNCs as fluorescent labeling probes in biological fields.

Graphical abstract: Interface engineering of perovskite nanocrystals: challenges and opportunities for biological imaging and detection

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
22 11 2022
Accepted
25 1 2023
First published
04 2 2023

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2023,11, 7970-7981

Interface engineering of perovskite nanocrystals: challenges and opportunities for biological imaging and detection

L. Cheng, J. Chi, M. Su and Y. Song, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2023, 11, 7970 DOI: 10.1039/D2TC04967H

To request permission to reproduce material from this article, please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

If you are an author contributing to an RSC publication, you do not need to request permission provided correct acknowledgement is given.

If you are the author of this article, you do not need to request permission to reproduce figures and diagrams provided correct acknowledgement is given. If you want to reproduce the whole article in a third-party publication (excluding your thesis/dissertation for which permission is not required) please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

Read more about how to correctly acknowledge RSC content.

Social activity

Spotlight

Advertisements