Carbon-based dots (CDs) are a novel class of luminescent carbon nanomaterials that have attracted much attention as promising alternatives for cadmium-based quantum dots and fluorescent organic dyes. Although different strategies have been proposed to produce CDs with intense and tuneable one-photon excited fluorescence (OPEF), the case of analogous two-photon excited fluorescence (TPEF) has not been fully explored yet. By varying the synthesis conditions, we produced three types of phloroglucinol-based carbon nanodots (PG CNDs). Their remarkable OPEF and TPEF properties can be tuned by (Ia) the conjugated aromatic domains and (Ib) the content of oxygenous moieties. In addition, the emission colour of the PG CNDs is strongly responsive to (II) the hydrogen-bonding network, enabling colour-switching while maintaining excellent fluorescence yields (both OPEF and TPEF). These three factors were evaluated for their suitability for the tuning of the emission colour. Our studies point out the advantages of the tuneable PG CNDs to be used in optoelectronics and biological application domains.

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Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers with an increasing incidence due to a lack ofearly-stage diagnostics and effective treatment [1]. The RAS/RAF/ MAPK/CDK4 pathway is frequentlydysregulated in pancreatic cancer and CDK4 constitutes an attractive target since several drugs havebeen approved by the FDA to inhibit its activity: Abemaciclib, Ribociclib and Palbociclib [2,3] (Figure1) However these inhibitors are not efficient in monotherapy and have only been approved for breastcancer. In order to propose an efficient therapeutic strategy to target CDK4 in pancreatic cancer, wepropose to deliver Abemaciclib using carbon nanotubes.
Carbon nanotubes are promising materials for nanomedicine applications and especially fordrug delivery. [4] In this project, we adsorb Abemaciclib onto single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT)for delivery of the drug into pancreatic cancer cells. In order to study adsorption, we investigate thechanges in the optical signatures of SWNTs in the near-infrared (NIR) by coupling NIR absorption,photoluminescence and Raman spectroscopies. [5] Typical kinetic spectroscopic results, assigned tothe adsorption of Abemaciclib on SWNT, dispersed in water using carbomethylcellulose (CMC), arepresented in Figure 2. We discuss the results in terms of changes of the dielectric environment of thenanotubes, leading to modulation of their excitonic and optical properties. We have furtherinvestigated the inhibitory potential of SWNT-Abemaciclib on proliferation of PANC1 cells comparedto Abemaciclib alone and have determined the toxicthreshold of SWNT dispersed in CMC.

Poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPAM) is a thermo-responsive polymer which undergoes a reversible coil-to-globule transition in water at temperatures close to the human body temperature [1]. Consequently, PNIPAM-based microgels show a volume phase transition (VPT) under heating. Photo-responsive hybrid microgels have been prepared by incorporating gold nanoparticles in PNIPAM microgels [2]. The outstanding photo-thermal and optical properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) make them promising candidates to prepare multi-responsive hybrid microgels. However, no thorough studies have been reported so far.
In this work, we report the preparation and properties of aqueous dispersions of PNIPAM/SWNTs hybrid microgels (Figure 1a). We study their structure by transmission electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering. We investigate their optical properties and changes when heated at the VPT by near infrared (NIR) absorption, Raman and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopies [3]. Furthermore, we use optical microscopy (Figure 1b), light scattering and NIR Raman/PL spectroscopy to show that the VPT transition can be triggered by NIR photo-thermal excitation.

Surface plasmon resonance sensors (SPR) using copper for sensitive parts are a competitivealternative to gold and silver. Copper oxide is a semiconductor and has a non-toxic nature. Theunavoidable presence of copper oxide may be of interest as it is non-toxic, but it modifies thecondition of resonance and the performance of the sensor. Therefore, the characterization of theoptical properties of copper and copper oxide thin films is of interest. We propose a method torecover both the thicknesses and optical properties of copper and copper oxide from absorbancecurves over the(0.9; 3.5)eV range, and we use these results to numerically investigate the surfaceplasmon resonance of copper/copper oxide thin films. Samples of initial copper thicknesses 10, 30and 50 nm, after nine successive oxidations, are systematically studied to simulate the signal of aSurface Plasmon Resonance setup. The results obtained from the resolution of the inverse problem ofabsorbance are used to discuss the performance of a copper-oxide sensor and, therefore, to evaluatethe optimal thicknesses.