State-of-the-art developments in carbon quantum dots (CQDs): Photo-catalysis, bio-imaging, and bio-sensing applications

ME Khan, A Mohammad, T Yoon - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs), the intensifying nanostructured form of carbon material, have
exhibited incredible impetus in several research fields such as bio-imaging, bio-sensing …

Carbon dots: Synthesis, properties and applications

L Cui, X Ren, M Sun, H Liu, L **a - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Carbon dots (CDs) are known as the rising star of carbon-based nanomaterials and, by
virtue of their unique structure and fascinating properties, they have attracted considerable …

[HTML][HTML] Green carbon dots: synthesis, characterization, properties and biomedical applications

HH **g, F Bardakci, S Akgöl, K Kusat… - Journal of Functional …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Carbon dots (CDs) are a new category of crystalline, quasi-spherical fluorescence,“zero-
dimensional” carbon nanomaterials with a spatial size between 1 nm to 10 nm and have …

Recent developments of carbon dots in biosensing: A review

C Ji, Y Zhou, RM Leblanc, Z Peng - ACS sensors, 2020 - ACS Publications
Early diagnosis of diseases is of great importance because it increases the chance of a cure
and significantly reduces treatment costs. Thus, development of rapid, sensitive, and reliable …

Sustainable synthesis of carbon quantum dots from banana peel waste using hydrothermal process for in vivo bioimaging

R Atchudan, TNJI Edison, M Shanmugam… - Physica E: Low …, 2021 - Elsevier
Banana peel is a common solid biowaste. This paper reports a sustainable synthesis of
carbon quantum dots (CQDs) from banana peel waste by a simple hydrothermal method …

Carbon dots in environmental treatment and protection applications

NA Tran, NT Hien, NM Hoang, HLT Dang, T Van Quy… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs) have recently received much attention due to their superior properties,
such as quantum-sized, strong light absorption, tunable luminescence with high quantum …

Heavy metal ion detection using green precursor derived carbon dots

SDT Landa, NKR Bogireddy, I Kaur, V Batra, V Agarwal - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
The discovery of carbon dots (CDs) for environmental remediation has gained awareness
because of the diverse economically viable and environmental friendly green precursors …

Carbon dots based on natural resources: Synthesis and applications in sensors

X Lin, M **ong, J Zhang, C He, X Ma, H Zhang… - Microchemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
As a new “zero-dimensional” carbon nanomaterial, carbon dots (CDs) have a wide range of
applications in the fields of biology, chemistry, food science, and energy, which are ascribed …

Fluorescence “Turn OFF-ON” detection of Fe3+ and propiconazole pesticide using blue emissive carbon dots from lemon peel

FY Vadia, S Ghosh, VN Mehta, S Jha, NI Malek… - Food chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, water-soluble carbon dots (CDs) were employed as a novel fluorescence “turn
OFF-ON” sensor to detect Fe 3+ ions in pharmaceutical sample and propiconazole (PC) in …

Assessment of biomass-derived carbon dots as highly sensitive and selective templates for the sensing of hazardous ions

P Singh, S Kumar, P Kumar, N Kataria, V Bhankar… - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Access to safe drinking water and a hygienic living environment are the basic necessities
that encourage healthy living. However, the presence of various pollutants (especially toxic …