Issue 5, 2019

Recent insights into near-infrared light-responsive carbon dots for bioimaging and cancer phototherapy

Abstract

As a new class of near-infrared (NIR) light-responsive optical nanomaterials, NIR-responsive carbon dots (CDs) have received much attention for bioimaging and cancer therapy, because of their excellent optical properties, diverse structure, facile surface modification and good biocompatibility. In this mini review, the current developments of NIR-responsive CDs as bioimaging and phototherapy agents are summarized and highlighted, including their categorization and synthetic strategies, as well as their applications in fluorescence imaging, photoacoustic imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, and photothermal and photodynamic therapy. Moreover, a number of current challenges and perspectives on the development of NIR-responsive CDs for future cancer nanotheranostics are also discussed.

Graphical abstract: Recent insights into near-infrared light-responsive carbon dots for bioimaging and cancer phototherapy

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
23 feb 2019
Accepted
31 mrt 2019
First published
02 apr 2019

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2019,6, 1116-1128

Recent insights into near-infrared light-responsive carbon dots for bioimaging and cancer phototherapy

B. Zhou, Z. Guo, Z. Lin, L. Zhang, B. Jiang and X. Shen, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2019, 6, 1116 DOI: 10.1039/C9QI00201D

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