Abstract
The rapid advancement of nanotechnology has brought us some new types of fluorescent probes, which are indispensable for bioimaging in life sciences. Because of their innate biocompatibility, good resistance against photobleaching, long fluorescence lifetime and wide fluorescence spectral region, fluorescent carbon quantum dots (C-Dots) and nanosized diamonds (nanodiamonds, NDs) are gradually evolving into promising reagents for bioimaging. In this review, we summarize the recent achievements in fluorescent C-Dots and NDs with emphases on their preparation, properties, imaging application, pharmacokinetics and toxicity. Perspectives on further investigations and opportunities to develop C-Dots and NDs into the safer and more sensitive imaging probes for both living cells and animal models are discussed.
Keywords: Carbon dots, fluorescent probe, nanodiamonds, pharmacokinetics, toxicity, Biological Imaging, Toxicity, quantum dots, fluorescent probes, biocompatibility, spectral region, NDs.
Current Drug Metabolism
Title:Fluorescent Carbon Dots and Nanodiamonds for Biological Imaging: Preparation, Application, Pharmacokinetics and Toxicity
Volume: 13 Issue: 8
Author(s): Jia-Hui Liu, Sheng-Tao Yang, Xin-Xin Chen and Haifang Wang
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Keywords: Carbon dots, fluorescent probe, nanodiamonds, pharmacokinetics, toxicity, Biological Imaging, Toxicity, quantum dots, fluorescent probes, biocompatibility, spectral region, NDs.
Abstract: The rapid advancement of nanotechnology has brought us some new types of fluorescent probes, which are indispensable for bioimaging in life sciences. Because of their innate biocompatibility, good resistance against photobleaching, long fluorescence lifetime and wide fluorescence spectral region, fluorescent carbon quantum dots (C-Dots) and nanosized diamonds (nanodiamonds, NDs) are gradually evolving into promising reagents for bioimaging. In this review, we summarize the recent achievements in fluorescent C-Dots and NDs with emphases on their preparation, properties, imaging application, pharmacokinetics and toxicity. Perspectives on further investigations and opportunities to develop C-Dots and NDs into the safer and more sensitive imaging probes for both living cells and animal models are discussed.
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Liu Jia-Hui, Yang Sheng-Tao, Chen Xin-Xin and Wang Haifang, Fluorescent Carbon Dots and Nanodiamonds for Biological Imaging: Preparation, Application, Pharmacokinetics and Toxicity, Current Drug Metabolism 2012; 13 (8) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138920012802850083
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138920012802850083 |
Print ISSN 1389-2002 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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