Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Reviews Review Faculty Publications- Reviews Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Review on Recent Trends in Biological Applications of Non-conjugated Polymer Dots Subject The topic of the resource Antibacterial; Bioimaging; Biosensing; Drug delivery; Fluorescence; Non-conjugated polymer dots Description An account of the resource With the advancement of zero-dimensional carbon materials, carbon dots (CDs) have received immense attention owing to their exceptional optical properties, tailoring of size, and ease of functionalization. They have wide applications in fluorescent sensing, chemical sensing, bioimaging, photocatalysis, etc. Zero-dimensional polymer nanoparticles are called polymer dots (PDs) and are classified into conjugated and non-conjugated PDs based on their conjugated system. Non-conjugated polymer dots (NCPDs) do not have specific conjugated fluorophore groups, but they have superior chemical stability and water solubility than the conjugated PDs. The carbon core of NCPDs is surrounded by polymer chains containing ample functional groups such as C=O, N=O, and C=N, which are responsible for the luminescent PDs. NCPDs are less toxic, photostable, and biocompatible and are relevant in biological explorations in bioimaging, drug delivery, biosensing, etc. This mini-review provides a systematic overview of the inherent properties and the biological applications of NCPDs. It also emphasises the synergistic impacts on the optical performance of modified PDs and significant future research concerns. Graphical Abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]. 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mathew A.A.; Balachandran M. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, Vol-33, No. 11, pp. 3340-3354. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-023-02797-4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-023-02797-4</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85165461857&amp;doi=10.1007%2Fs10904-023-02797-4&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=234ef30d0833979fed558110d087c939" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85165461857&amp;doi=10.1007%2fs10904-023-02797-4&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=234ef30d0833979fed558110d087c939</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 15741443 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Review Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Mathew A.A., Department of Physics and Electronics, Christ University, Karnataka, Bangalore, 560029, India; Balachandran M., Department of Physics and Electronics, Christ University, Karnataka, Bangalore, 560029, India