Quantum dots are tiny (∼5 nm) nanoparticles with outstanding electronic, optical, luminescence, and semiconducting properties. Polymer dots are important and unique quantum dots. Polymer dots have been designed and used for advanced hybrid nanomaterials and applications. This review article deliberates scientific trials on design, fabrication, characteristics, and technical solicitations of polymer dot-based nanomaterials. Polymer dots are made from both conducting and non-conducting polymers with appropriate processing techniques. Polymer dots have facile surface modification tendencies. Functional polymer dots have an important use in hybrid/nanocomposite materials. Consequently, polymer dots have been combined with other quantum dots and nanoparticles to form advanced hybrid nanomaterials. Polymer dot-based nanomaterials have unique morphology, conductivity, electrochemical, luminescence, and sensing features. Subsequently, many applications are seen for polymer dot nanomaterials as solar cell, supercapacitor, electronics, probes, gas sensor, biosensor, bioimaging, and drug delivery.

量子点是微小的（〜5 nm）纳米粒子，具有出色的电子，光学，发光和半导体特性。聚合物点是重要且独特的量子点。聚合物点已经被设计并用于先进的混合纳米材料和应用。这篇评论文章讨论了关于基于聚合物点的纳米材料的设计，制造，特性和技术要求的科学试验。聚合物点是由导电和不导电的聚合物通过适当的加工技术制成的。聚合物点具有容易的表面改性倾向。功能性聚合物点在杂化/纳米复合材料中具有重要用途。因此，聚合物点已经与其他量子点和纳米颗粒结合以形成先进的杂化纳米材料。基于聚合物点的纳米材料具有独特的形态，电导率，电化学，发光和感应功能。随后，在聚合物点纳米材料上看到了许多应用，例如太阳能电池，超级电容器，电子设备，探针，气体传感器，生物传感器，生物成像和药物输送。