A novel family of zero-dimensional photoluminescent nanoscale materials called carbon
dots has a wide range of possible applications and great optical and electrochemical …

Carbon quantum dots (CQDs)/carbon nanodots are a new class of fluorescent carbon
nanomaterials having an approximate size in the range of 2–10 nm. The majority of the …

Carbon dots are defined as small carbon nanoparticles with effective surface passivation via
organic functionalization. The definition is literally a description of what carbon dots are …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a treatment that employs exogenously produced reactive
oxygen species (ROS) to kill cancer cells. ROS are generated from the interaction of excited …

Indium, copper, and mercury are important raw materials in the electronics industry and
often coexist in factory wastewater. Therefore, the development of a highly sensitive and …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a field with many applications including chemotherapy.
Graphene quantum dots (GQD s) exhibit a variety of unique properties and can be used in …

Photoluminescent nitrogen and sulfur co-doped carbon nanodots (N, S-CNDs) were
prepared via single-step hydrothermal carbonization using 2, 4-diaminobenzenesulfonic …

The carbon dots (CDs) in toasted shrimp were extracted and their structural and biological
characteristics were evaluated. The results showed that the derived CDs were …

Graphene quantum dots, carbon nanomaterials with excellent fluorescence characteristics,
are advantageous for use in biological systems owing to their small size, non-toxicity, and …

Chitin, a functional carbohydrate derived from waste products of seafood industry, contains
abundant nitrogen, which makes it become a very suitable carbon precursor for the …