The increase in antibiotic resistance promotes the situation of develo** new antibiotics at
the forefront, while the development of non‐antibiotic pharmaceuticals is equally significant …

Natural carbon based quantum dots (NCDs) are an emerging class of nanomaterials in the
carbon family. NCDs have gained immense acclamation among researchers because of …

Hospital-acquired (nosocomial) infections account for the majority of adverse health effects
during care delivery, placing an immense financial strain on healthcare systems around the …

This article discusses three aspects of inner filter effect (IFE) in fluorescence spectroscopy.(i)
First, IFE as undesirable in fluorescence measurements: IFE results in non-linear …

Nanoparticles having magnetic and fluorescent properties could be considered as a gift to
materials scientists due to their unique magneto-optical qualities. Multiple component …

This work presents the facile synthesis of heteroatom-doped fluorescent carbon quantum
dots (C-dots), which could serve as an antioxidant. Herein, nitrogen, phosphorous, and …

Antimicrobial resistance is a recognized global challenge. Tools for bacterial detection can
combat antimicrobial resistance by facilitating evidence-based antibiotic prescribing, thus …

Fluorescent carbon dots (CDs) play a versatile role in materials science. Herein, we have
developed alginate-derived nitrogen-doped CDs as a drug carrier and a toughening agent …

A flexible, antioxidant, biodegradable, and UV-resistant polymeric nanocomposite hydrogel
with heteroatom-doped carbon dots (CDs) has been fabricated using a simple one-step in …

Carbon dots (CDs) were obtained from medicinal turmeric leaves (Curcuma longa) by a
facile one-step hydrothermal method and evaluated for their bactericidal activities against …