Synthesis, applications, and prospects of graphene quantum dots: a comprehensive review

A Ghaffarkhah, E Hosseini, M Kamkar, AA Sehat… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Graphene quantum dot (GQD) is one of the youngest superstars of the carbon family. Since
its emergence in 2008, GQD has attracted a great deal of attention due to its unique …

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 …

Preparation of chitosan/gelatin-based functional films integrated with carbon dots from banana peel for active packaging application

Y Sul, P Ezati, JW Rhim - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs) were manufactured with banana peels using a hydrothermal method
(200° C for 6 h). The synthesized CDs were spherical particles with a size of 1–3 nm having …

Carbon dots as a new class of nanomedicines: opportunities and challenges

B Wang, H Song, X Qu, J Chang, B Yang… - Coordination chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
Precise nanomedicine has been extensively explored for efficient cancer imaging and
targeted cancer therapy, as evidenced by a few breakthroughs in preclinical and clinical …

Waste-derived sustainable fluorescent nanocarbon-coated breathable functional fabric for antioxidant and antimicrobial applications

P Das, M Sherazee, PK Marvi, SR Ahmed… - … applied materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hospital-acquired (nosocomial) infections account for the majority of adverse health effects
during care delivery, placing an immense financial strain on healthcare systems around the …

Carbon dot biopolymer-based flexible functional films for antioxidant and food monitoring applications

P Das, S Ganguly, SR Ahmed… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Heteroatom-doped carbon dot (CD)-reinforced flexible, antioxidant, and UV-resistant
polymeric thin films have been fabricated by a facile physical compounding strategy …

Activated carbons—preparation, characterization and their application in CO2 capture: A review

J Serafin, B Dziejarski - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2024 - Springer
In this paper, we provide a comprehensive review of the latest research trends in terms of
the preparation, and characteristics of activated carbons regarding CO2 adsorption …

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 …

Preparation and characterization of B, S, and N-doped glucose carbon dots: Antibacterial, antifungal, and antioxidant activity

P Ezati, JW Rhim, R Molaei, R Priyadarshi… - Sustainable Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon dots are prepared using glucose as a carbon source (GCD) and doped with
heteroatoms such as boron, sulfur, and nitrogen to enhance their functionality. FTIR and …

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 …