Abstract: We show for the first time that stable fluorescent vesicles can be constructed by mixing oppositely-charged carbon quantum dots (CQDs) and simple surfactants in water, and can be potentially used as a new generation of biomarkers and drug delivery vehicles.

KeyWords Plus:NANOPARTICLE VESICLES; POLYMER VESICLES; EMERGENT NANOLIGHTS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; AMPHIPHILICITY; NANOSPHERES; DEVICES; DRIVEN; WATER

Published in CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 52 (81):12024-12027; 10.1039/c6cc05783g 2016