Carbon dots: from synthesis to unraveling the fluorescence mechanism

M Alafeef, I Srivastava, T Aditya, D Pan - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dots (CDs) being a new type of carbon‐based nanomaterial have attracted intensive
interest from researchers owing to their excellent biophysical properties. CDs are a class of …

Carbon dots: advances in nanocarbon applications

Z Kang, ST Lee - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon dots (C-Dots), defined by characteristic sizes of< 10 nm, have become a rising star
in carbon nanomaterials. C-Dots possess many unique physiochemical and photochemical …

Recent developments of Red/NIR carbon dots in biosensing, bioimaging, and tumor theranostics

MM Hussain, WU Khan, F Ahmed, Y Wei… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs) that exhibit near-infrared (NIR) emission are emerging nanomaterials
with potential for advanced biomedical applications due to their low toxicity, superior …

Carbon dots: a small conundrum

B Yao, H Huang, Y Liu, Z Kang - Trends in Chemistry, 2019 - cell.com
Carbon dots (CDs) are an emerging subset of nanomaterials, defined by characteristic sizes
of< 10nm. CDs possess a carbon core that is functionalized by various groups at the surface …

Carbon dots: biomacromolecule interaction, bioimaging and nanomedicine

Z Peng, X Han, S Li, AO Al-Youbi… - Coordination chemistry …, 2017 - Elsevier
Carbon dots, a recent member of the renowned carbon-based nanomaterials family, have
attracted significant interest from various fields. The extraordinary properties, including …

RNA-extraction-free nano-amplified colorimetric test for point-of-care clinical diagnosis of COVID-19

M Alafeef, P Moitra, K Dighe, D Pan - Nature Protocols, 2021 - nature.com
The global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) highlights the shortcomings
of the current testing paradigm for viral disease diagnostics. Here, we report a stepwise …

Nanotechnology strategies for plant genetic engineering

Y Yan, X Zhu, Y Yu, C Li, Z Zhang… - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plant genetic engineering is essential for improving crop yield, quality, and resistance to
abiotic/biotic stresses for sustainable agriculture. Agrobacterium‐, biolistic bombardment …

[HTML][HTML] Current status and prospects on chemical structure driven photoluminescence behaviour of carbon dots

MK Barman, A Patra - Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C …, 2018 - Elsevier
Fluorescent carbon dots (C-dots) are new class of nanomaterials with widespread
applications in optoelectronics, bio-imaging, catalysis, and sensing. The origin of …

Progress and challenges in understanding of photoluminescence properties of carbon dots based on theoretical computations

M Langer, M Paloncýová, M Medveď, M Pykal… - Applied Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs), including graphene quantum dots, carbon nanodots, carbon quantum
dots, and carbonized polymer dots, belong to extensively studied nanomaterials with a very …

Fluorescent carbon dots as intracellular imaging probes

H Ali, S Ghosh, NR Jana - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Fluorescent carbon dot has emerged as promising alternative of conventionally known
quantum dot or molecular probe as potential intracellular imaging probe. In particular,< 10 …