Esmaeili Yasaman, Toiserkani Farzad, Qazanfarzadeh Zeinab, Ghasemlou Mehran, Naebe Minoo, Barrow Colin J, Timms Wendy, Jafarzadeh Shima
School of Engineering, Deakin University, Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, Victoria 3216, Australia.
School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, OH 44325, United States.
Adv Colloid Interface Sci. 2025 Apr;338:103414. doi: 10.1016/j.cis.2025.103414. Epub 2025 Jan 27.
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) with well-defined architectures offer highly fascinating properties such as excellent water-solubility, exceptional luminescence, large specific surface area, non-toxicity, biocompatibility and tuneable morphological, structural, and chemical features. This review comprehensively overviews recent breakthroughs and critical milestones in the green synthesis of CQDs from renewable sources and provides guidance for their sustainable development towards fulfilling the goals of green chemistry. It also discusses the interaction of CQDs with various biopolymers to improve the material performance and functionality. This paper also highlights the latest technological applications of CQDs in numerous fields, including sustainable packaging, biosensing, bioimaging, cancer therapy, drug delivery as well as water purification. Finally, it summarizes the main challenges and provides an outlook on the future directions of CQDs in packaging and biomedical fields. This review can act as a roadmap to guide researchers for tailoring the properties of CQDs for important composite and biomedical fields.
具有明确结构的碳量子点（CQDs）具有极具吸引力的特性，如优异的水溶性、出色的发光性、大比表面积、无毒、生物相容性以及可调节的形态、结构和化学特征。本综述全面概述了从可再生资源绿色合成碳量子点的最新突破和关键里程碑，并为其朝着实现绿色化学目标的可持续发展提供指导。它还讨论了碳量子点与各种生物聚合物的相互作用，以改善材料性能和功能。本文还重点介绍了碳量子点在众多领域的最新技术应用，包括可持续包装、生物传感、生物成像、癌症治疗、药物递送以及水净化。最后，总结了主要挑战，并展望了碳量子点在包装和生物医学领域的未来发展方向。本综述可作为路线图，指导研究人员为重要的复合材料和生物医学领域定制碳量子点的特性。
