Abstract: In recent years, the carbon dots (CQDs) has acquired considerable concern in biomedicine because of their adjustable particle size, ease of modification, hypotoxicity, good water solubility, and biocompatibility, etc. This review focuses on the various typical preparation method, the surface modification and the biomedical application of fluorescent CQDs, and furthermore, it outlines the unresolved issues and future research direction.
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