Antibacterial carbon dots: mechanisms, design, and applications

WB Zhao, KK Liu, Y Wang, FK Li, R Guo… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Recent nanotechnologies to overcome the bacterial biofilm matrix barriers

X Lv, L Wang, A Mei, Y Xu, X Ruan, W Wang, J Shao… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial biofilm‐related infectious diseases severely influence human health. Under typical
situations, pathogens can colonize inert or biological surfaces and form biofilms. Biofilms are …

Applications of carbon dots in environmental pollution control: A review

C Long, Z Jiang, J Shangguan, T Qing, P Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
With the development of carbon-based nanomaterials, carbon dots (CDs) have recently
received increasing attention owing to their unique optical properties, low toxicity, facile …

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 …

Synthesis, bioactive properties, and biomedical applications of intrinsically therapeutic nanoparticles for disease treatment

DD Nguyen, JY Lai - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Intrinsically therapeutic nanoparticles (ITNPs) are a special class of nanomaterials with
capabilities of self-triggering bioactive activities (without drug) when interacting with …

Natural biomass-derived carbon dots as potent antimicrobial agents against multidrug-resistant bacteria and their biofilms

Z Wang, L Sheng, X Yang, J Sun, Y Ye, S Geng… - Sustainable Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria have become a major challenge for
healthcare systems worldwide. Antibacterial carbon dots (CDs) have received increasing …

Recent progress in tannic acid-driven antibacterial/antifouling surface coating strategies

G Sathishkumar, K Gopinath, K Zhang… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Medical devices and surgical implants are necessary for tissue engineering and
regenerative medicines. However, the biofouling and microbial colonization on the implant …

Prospects of sustainable and renewable source-based carbon quantum dots for food packaging applications

P Ezati, R Priyadarshi, JW Rhim - Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 2022 - Elsevier
CQDs are relatively new nanomaterials discovered accidentally during the purification
process of carbon nanotubes. Since then, several attempts have been made to synthesize …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Quaternized carbon quantum dots with broad-spectrum antibacterial activity for the treatment of wounds infected with mixed bacteria

C Zhao, X Wang, L Yu, L Wu, X Hao, Q Liu, L Lin… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Bacterial resistance to antibiotics have become one of the most severe threats in global
public health, so the development of new-style antimicrobial agents is urgent. In this work …