A recyclable carbon nanoparticle-based fluorescent probe for highly selective and sensitive detection of mercapto biomolecules

Flavone-Based ESIPT Ratiometric Chemodosimeter for Detection of Cysteine in Living Cells

(2014) Bin Liu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Photoresponsive Protein-Graphene-Protein Hybrid Capsules with Dual Targeted Heat-Triggered Drug Delivery Approach for Enhanced Tumor Therapy

(2014) Shang-Hsiu Hu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Native Chemical Ligation Combined with Spirocyclization of Benzopyrylium Dyes for the Ratiometric and Selective Fluorescence Detection of Cysteine and Homocysteine

(2014) Hongmin Lv et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

A dual-mode nanosensor based on carbon quantum dots and gold nanoparticles for discriminative detection of glutathione in human plasma

(2014) Yupeng Shi et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

Highly Luminescent N-Doped Carbon Quantum Dots as an Effective Multifunctional Fluorescence Sensing Platform

(2014) Zhaosheng Qian et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Copolythiophene-Derived Colorimetric and Fluorometric Sensor for Lysophosphatidic Acid Based on Multipoint Interactions

(2013) Minhuan Lan et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Highly Photoluminescent Carbon Dots for Multicolor Patterning, Sensors, and Bioimaging

(2013) Shoujun Zhu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Label-free fluorimetric detection of histone using quaternized carbon dot–DNA nanobiohybrid

(2013) Subhabrata Maiti et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Carbon nitride dots can serve as an effective stabilizing agent for reduced graphene oxide and help in subsequent assembly with glucose oxidase into hybrids for glucose detection application

(2013) Xiaoyun Qin et al.   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA

NIR- and FRET-Based Sensing of Cu2+ and S2- in Physiological Conditions and in Live Cells

(2013) Chirantan Kar et al.   INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Microwave-assisted rapid green synthesis of photoluminescent carbon nanodots from flour and their applications for sensitive and selective detection of mercury(II) ions

(2013) Xiaoyun Qin et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL

Insight into the Cellular Internalization and Cytotoxicity of Graphene Quantum Dots

(2013) Congyu Wu et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

One-pot hydrothermal synthesis of highly luminescent nitrogen-doped amphoteric carbon dots for bioimaging from Bombyx mori silk – natural proteins

(2013) Zhu Lian Wu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Quantum-Dot-Tagged Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites for Bright Fluorescence Bioimaging and Photothermal Therapy Monitored In Situ

(2012) Shang-Hsiu Hu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Hydrothermal Treatment of Grass: A Low-Cost, Green Route to Nitrogen-Doped, Carbon-Rich, Photoluminescent Polymer Nanodots as an Effective Fluorescent Sensing Platform for Label-Free Detection of Cu(II) Ions

(2012) Sen Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Economical, Green Synthesis of Fluorescent Carbon Nanoparticles and Their Use as Probes for Sensitive and Selective Detection of Mercury(II) Ions

(2012) Wenbo Lu et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Carbon-Dot-Based Dual-Emission Nanohybrid Produces a Ratiometric Fluorescent Sensor for In Vivo Imaging of Cellular Copper Ions

(2012) Anwei Zhu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A Biocompatible Fluorescent Ink Based on Water-Soluble Luminescent Carbon Nanodots

(2012) Songnan Qu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A polythiophene-derived ratiometric fluorescent sensor for highly sensitive determination of carbenicillin in aqueous solution

(2012) Minhuan Lan et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Carbon-dot-based ratiometric fluorescent sensor for detecting hydrogen sulfide in aqueous media and inside live cells

(2012) Changmin Yu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

A Coumarin-based Fluorescence Sensor for the Reversible Detection of Thiols

(2012) A Young Cho et al.   CHEMISTRY LETTERS

One-pot synthesis of N-doped carbon dots with tunable luminescence properties

(2012) Yan-Qing Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Green synthesis of carbon nanodots as an effective fluorescent probe for sensitive and selective detection of mercury(II) ions

(2012) Wenbo Lu et al.   JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH

Copolythiophene-Derived Colorimetric and Fluorometric Sensor for Visually Supersensitive Determination of Lipopolysaccharide

(2012) Minhuan Lan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Green, low-cost synthesis of photoluminescent carbon dots by hydrothermal treatment of willow bark and their application as an effective photocatalyst for fabricating Au nanoparticles–reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites for glucose detection

(2012) Xiaoyun Qin et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

Aptamer Biosensor Based on Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer from Upconverting Phosphors to Carbon Nanoparticles for Thrombin Detection in Human Plasma

(2011) Yuhui Wang et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Carbon nanodots as fluorescence probes for rapid, sensitive, and label-free detection of Hg2+and biothiols in complex matrices

(2011) Li Zhou et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

A carbon nanoparticle-based low-background biosensing platform for sensitive and label-free fluorescent assay of DNA methylation

(2011) Xiangyuan Ouyang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

New sensing mechanisms for design of fluorescent chemosensors emerging in recent years

(2011) Jiasheng Wu et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Reversible Fluorescent Probe for Highly Selective and Sensitive Detection of Mercapto Biomolecules

(2011) Jiasheng Wu et al.   INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Preparation of photoluminescent carbon nitride dots from CCl4 and 1,2-ethylenediamine: a heat-treatment-based strategy

(2011) Sen Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Highly sensitive fluorescent probe for thiols based on combination of PET and ESIPT mechanisms

(2011) Minhuan Lan et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL

Submicrometre-scale polyaniline colloidal spheres: photopolymerization preparation using fluorescent carbon nitride dots as a photocatalyst

(2011) Xiaoyun Qin et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

Acid-driven, microwave-assisted production of photoluminescent carbon nitride dots from N,N-dimethylformamide

(2011) Sen Liu et al.   RSC Advances

A general strategy for the production of photoluminescent carbon nitride dots from organic amines and their application as novel peroxidase-like catalysts for colorimetric detection of H2O2and glucose

(2011) Sen Liu et al.   RSC Advances

Modulating Molecular Level Space Proximity: A Simple and Efficient Strategy to Design Structured DNA Probes

(2010) Jing Zheng et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

DNA/Ligand/Ion-Based Ensemble for Fluorescence Turn on Detection of Cysteine and Histidine with Tunable Dynamic Range

(2010) Fang Pu et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Luminescent Carbon Nanodots: Emergent Nanolights

(2010) Sheila N. Baker et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Light and colour as analytical detection tools: A journey into the periodic table using polyamines to bio-inspired systems as chemosensors

(2010) Carlos Lodeiro et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Fluorescent and colorimetric probes for detection of thiols

(2010) Xiaoqiang Chen et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

A simple and sensitive method for l-cysteine detection based on the fluorescence intensity increment of quantum dots

(2009) Shan Huang et al.   ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA

Sensitive and Selective Sensor for Biothiols in the Cell Based on the Recovered Fluorescence of the CdTe Quantum Dots−Hg(II) System

(2009) Bingyan Han et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Simple Aqueous Solution Route to Luminescent Carbogenic Dots from Carbohydrates

(2009) Hui Peng et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Determination of thiols and disulfides via HPLC quantification of 5-thio-2-nitrobenzoic acid

(2008) Wei Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ANALYSIS

A Ratiometric Fluorescent Probe for Cysteine and Homocysteine Displaying a Large Emission Shift

(2008) Weiying Lin et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS