Confinement of carbon dots localizing to the ultrathin layered double hydroxides toward simultaneous triple-mode bioimaging and photothermal therapy

A multifunctional nanovehicle is synthesized by the self-assembly of carbon dots (CDs), indocyanine green (ICG) and ultrathin layered double hydroxides (uLDHs), which can be potentially used in triple-modal imaging and photothermal therapy.213