Progress on Fluorescent Carbon Dots in Analysis

KeyWord:carbon dots  fluorescent  analysis  review

Abstract:

      Carbon dots£¨CDs£© comprise a recently discovered class of strongly fluorescent£¬non-toxic£¬emission color tuning£¬non-blinking nanoparticles with great analytical and bioanalytical potential.In the past decade£¬the procedures for preparing C-dots have become increasingly versatile and facile£¬and their applications are being extended to a growing number of fields of biochemical sensing£¬environmental testing and so on.In this article£¬the progress made in the field of carbon dots in recent years£¬especially in latest developments of analytical and bioanalytical applications is reviewed£¬and the synthesis and properties of carbon dots are outlined.Finally£¬this review also provides perspectives on future opportunities and the remaining challenges confronting this research field.