自然杂志 ›› 2026, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (2): 152-162.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-9608.2026.02.011

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手性碳点的控制合成及其生物应用

莫尊理,张曾栋   

  1. 西北师范大学 化学化工学院,兰州 730070
  • 收稿日期:2025-12-06 出版日期:2026-04-25 发布日期:2026-04-20
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金项目(22365027)

Controlled synthesis of chiral carbon dots and their biological applications

MO Zunli, ZHANG Zengdong   

  1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
  • Received:2025-12-06 Online:2026-04-25 Published:2026-04-20

摘要: 手性碳点是在传统碳点基础上引入手性结构或手性超结构的一类新型碳基纳米发光材料,兼具碳点的优良光学特性与手性光学响应,在手性识别、生物成像和生物医学工程等领域展现出广阔应用前景。围绕“控制合成”这一主线,文章概述手性碳点的结构特征与光学基础,系统梳理手性前驱体直接碳化、表面手性修饰、手性模板/超分子自组装等几类主要合成策略,重点讨论影响发光波长、量子产率与手性不对称因子的关键调控参数。在生物应用部分,介绍手性碳点在细胞成像、手性选择性传感、手性电化学界面构筑等方面的代表性进展,并简要评述其在药物递送、手性光疗及生物信息编码中的潜在用途。最后,从结构–性能构效关系、合成可重复性、长期安全性与跨学科协同等角度分析当前存在的主要问题,并展望通过精准分子设计、绿色可持续前驱体、多模态成像与治疗一体化等方向推动手性碳点走向更高层次生物应用的可能路径。

关键词: 手性碳点, 控制合成, 发光机理, 生物应用

Abstract: Chiral carbon dots (CCDs) are a new type of carbon based nanoluminescent material that introduces chiral structures or chiral superstructures on the basis of traditional carbon dots. They combine the excellent optical properties of carbon dots with chiral optical response, and have broad application prospects in chiral recognition, biological imaging, and biomedical engineering. Based on the main theme of “controlled synthesis”, this article summarizes the structural characteristics and optical basis of chiral carbon dots, systematically sorts out several main synthesis strategies such as direct carbonization of chiral precursors, surface chiral modification, and chiral template/supramolecular self-assembly, and focuses on discussing the key regulatory parameters that affect the luminescence wavelength, quantum yield, and chiral asymmetry factor (g value). In the section on biological applications, the representative progress of chiral carbon dots in cell imaging, chiral selective sensing, chiral electrochemical interface construction, etc. is introduced, and their potential applications in drug delivery, chiral phototherapy, and bioinformatics encoding are briefly reviewed. Finally, the main problems currently existing are analyzed from the perspectives of structure performance structure-activity relationship, synthesis repeatability, long-term safety, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The possible paths to promote chiral carbon dots towards higher-level biological applications through precise molecular design, green sustainable precursors, multimodal imaging and treatment integration are also discussed.