石墨烯量子点的制备及其生物应用

石墨烯量子点(GQDs)作为石墨烯材料的衍生物, 在兼顾了石墨烯优良特性的同时, 又依靠量子限域效应和边界效应而具备了光致发光(PL)等石墨烯所不具备的性质, 而且在细胞毒性、生物相容性等方面也有更好的表现。近年来, GQDs的制备方法日趋多样化, 通常将其分为Top-down和Bottom-up两种方法。随着GQDs在生物医学领域应用的不断深化, 对其形貌和尺寸控制也提出了更高的要求, 因此本文对Bottom-up法等一些有希望精确控制GQDs形貌和尺寸的方法进行了重点介绍, 并对各种方法的优缺点进行了对比。目前GQDs的生物应用主要包括生物成像、生物传感器、药物输运和抗菌剂等, 本文对其各种应用分别进行了介绍, 并结合各种应用对GQDs的要求给出了制备方法的建议。文章最后还指出了GQDs研究中存在的问题及发展方向。

Preparation and Biological Application of Graphene Quantum Dots

As the derivatives of graphene, graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have the excellent properties of graphene, and photoluminescence (PL) properties that ordinary graphene does not possess, which is attributed to quantum confinement effect and boundary effect. Moreover, GQDs perform well in terms of cytotoxicity and biocompatibility. Recently, the synthetic method of GQDs is increasingly diverse, which is usually divided into two main groups: top-down and bottom-up. With increasing application of GQDs in biomedical field, higher requirements on their morphology and size control are put forward. In this paper, we focus on the synthetic methods that are promising to control morphology and size of GQDs. Advantages and disadvantages of these methods are listed and analyzed comparatively. The biological applications of GQDs, including biological imaging, biological sensors, drug delivery and antibacterial agents, etc. are introduced. Suggestions on the choice of synthetic method for preparation of GQDs are given based on the requirements of diverse applications. The remained problems and the development directions in the research of GQDs are put forward.