School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom.
ACS Nano. 2021 Oct 26;15(10):15471-15501. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.1c03886. Epub 2021 Sep 24.
Carbon dots have been considered as a solution to the challenges that semiconductor quantum dots have encountered because they are more biocompatible and can be synthesized from abundant and nontoxic materials such as biomass. This review will highlight the advantages of these biomass-based carbon dots in terms of synthesis, properties, and applications in the biomedical field. Furthermore, future applications especially in the biomedical field of biomass-based carbon dots as well as the challenges of semiconductor quantum dots such as biocompatibility, photobleaching, environmental challenges, toxicity, and poor solubility will be discussed in detail. Biomass-derived quantum dots, a subsection of carbon dots that are the most desirable for future research, will be focused upon including from synthesis to applications. Finally, the future development of biomass derived quantum dots in the biomedical field will be discussed and evaluated to unlock the potential for their applications.
碳点被认为是解决半导体量子点所遇到的挑战的一种解决方案，因为它们更具生物相容性，并且可以由丰富且无毒的材料如生物质合成。本综述将重点介绍这些基于生物质的碳点在合成、性质以及在生物医学领域中的应用方面的优势。此外，还将详细讨论基于生物质的碳点在生物医学领域中的未来应用以及半导体量子点的挑战，如生物相容性、光漂白、环境挑战、毒性和较差的溶解度等。生物质衍生的量子点是碳点中最受未来研究关注的一个子类，将从合成到应用进行重点关注。最后，将讨论和评估生物医学领域中生物质衍生量子点的未来发展，以释放其应用潜力。
