Green synthesis of carbon quantum dots and their environmental applications

V Manikandan, NY Lee - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Green synthesis of scalable, high-quality, fluorescent carbon quantum dots (CQDs) from
natural biomass remains attractive due to their outstanding environmental application. CQDs …

Advances and perspectives in carbon dot-based fluorescent probes: Mechanism, and application

X Li, S Zhao, B Li, K Yang, M Lan, L Zeng - Coordination Chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to the advantages of in situ, real-time, and non-destructive detection of target
molecules, fluorescent probes have become an indispensable tool in the fields of disease …

Utilization of waste biomass of Poa pratensis for green synthesis of n-doped carbon dots and its application in detection of Mn2+ and Fe3+

P Krishnaiah, R Atchudan, S Perumal, ES Salama… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel and sustainable approach was used to synthesize nitrogen-doped
carbon dots (NCDs) from the waste biomass of Poa Pratensis (Kentucky bluegrass (KB)) by …

[HTML][HTML] Recent trends in the use of green sources for carbon dot synthesis–A short review

M Kurian, A Paul - Carbon Trends, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbon dots, a class of zero dimensional nanomaterials have recently emerged as excellent
candidates for versatile applications such as bioimaging, catalysis, sensing and drug …

Recent advances of carbon dots as new antimicrobial agents

P Li, L Sun, S Xue, D Qu, L An, X Wang, Z Sun - SmartMat, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Due to the COVID‐19 pandemic, many rapid antimicrobial agents have developed
intensively. Carbon dots (CDs), a new type of carbon‐based nanomaterials, shows great …

Antibacterial efficiency of carbon dots against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria: A review

M Varghese, M Balachandran - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
The nontoxic characteristics and inherent antibacterial potency of Carbon dots (CDs) have
earned immense attention in the last few years. As the increasing antibiotic resistance of …

A critical review on quantum dots: From synthesis toward applications in electrochemical biosensors for determination of disease-related biomolecules

MA Farzin, H Abdoos - Talanta, 2021 - Elsevier
Fluorescent quantum dots (QDs), defined by a diameter size of< 10 nm, have been the core
concept of nanoscience and nanotechnology since their inception. QDs possess many …

Biocompatible carbon quantum dots derived from sugarcane industrial wastes for effective nonlinear optical behavior and antimicrobial activity applications

S Pandiyan, L Arumugam, SP Srirengan, R Pitchan… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
In this work, the green synthesis of highly fluorescent carbon quantum dots (CQDs) with an
efficient quantum yield of 17.98% using sugarcane bagasse pulp as the precursor was …

Carbon dots as an emergent class of antimicrobial agents

M Ghirardello, J Ramos-Soriano, MC Galan - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance is a recognized global challenge. Tools for bacterial detection can
combat antimicrobial resistance by facilitating evidence-based antibiotic prescribing, thus …

Recent advances and sensing applications of carbon dots

D Xu, Q Lin, HT Chang - Small Methods, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dots (C dots) with biocompatibility, brightness, stability against photoirradiation and
salt, and ease in preparation have become important materials for sensing and imaging …