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 …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon quantum dots: Preparation, optical properties, and biomedical applications

HL Yang, LF Bai, ZR Geng, H Chen, LT Xu… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
As an excellent fluorescent nanomaterial, carbon quantum dots (CQDs) have the properties
of small molecular weight, small particle size, high fluorescence stability, no optical flicker …

[HTML][HTML] Fluorescent-based nanosensors for selective detection of a wide range of biological macromolecules: A comprehensive review

S Sargazi, I Fatima, MH Kiani… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Thanks to their unique attributes, such as good sensitivity, selectivity, high surface-to-volume
ratio, and versatile optical and electronic properties, fluorescent-based bioprobes have been …

Preparation of photocatalysts decorated by carbon quantum dots (CQDs) and their applications: A review

F Zhao, X Li, M Zuo, Y Liang, P Qin, H Wang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs), as a non-toxic and safe green material, exhibit good electron
transport ability and up-conversion photoluminescence, which can be used to hinder the …

Recent advances on rapid detection and remediation of environmental pollutants utilizing nanomaterials-based (bio) sensors

A Thakur, A Kumar - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental safety has become a significant issue for the safety of living species, humans,
and the ecosystem as a consequence of the harmful and detrimental consequences of …

Biocompatible carbon quantum dots for intelligent sensing in food safety applications: opportunities and sustainability

A Khan, P Ezati, JT Kim, JW Rhim - Materials Today Sustainability, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are widely used in various industries due to their non-toxic,
biocompatibility, antibacterial, and tunable photoluminescence properties. In particular …

Recent advances and trends in aptasensors for sensitive detection of foodborne pathogens in various foods

Y Song, W Li, H Xu - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Foodborne pathogens are found mainly in various foods and have become a great threat to
human. Although traditional methods can achieve effective analytical, they are time …

Photodynamic antibacterial chitosan/nitrogen-doped carbon dots composite packaging film for food preservation applications

S Chen, Q Zeng, X Tan, M Ye, Y Zhang, L Zou… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we synthesized nitrogen-doped carbon dots (N-CDs) with remarkable
photodynamic antibacterial properties by a hydrothermal method. The composite film was …

Green synthesis of multicolour fluorescence carbon quantum dots from sugarcane waste: Investigation of mercury (II) ion sensing, and bio-imaging applications

K Kasinathan, S Samayanan, K Marimuthu… - Applied Surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
Initial identification is important in the predictive strategy of many life-threatening ailments,
such as infectious diseases and cancer. These diseases' mortality rates could be …

Coffee grounds-derived carbon quantum dots as peroxidase mimetics for colorimetric and fluorometric detection of ascorbic acid

Y Zhu, X Deng, J Chen, Z Hu, F Wu - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we reported the eco-responsible synthesis of iron-doped carbon quantum dots
(Fe-CQDs) from waste coffee grounds through a simple hydrothermal method. The Fe-CQDs …