Carbon dots in bioimaging, biosensing and therapeutics: a comprehensive review

B Wang, H Cai, GIN Waterhouse, X Qu, B Yang… - Small …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dots (CDs), comprising crystalline graphitized carbon cores and polymer surface
groups, are currently attracting a lot of interest in biological fields owing to their fluorescent …

Synergistic antibacterial strategy based on photodynamic therapy: Progress and perspectives

X Hu, H Zhang, Y Wang, BC Shiu, JH Lin… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The dramatic increase in drug resistant bacteria resistance to existing conventional
antibiotics poses a great challenge to the effective treatment of infectious diseases …

Strategies for reduction of graphene oxide–A comprehensive review

V Agarwal, PB Zetterlund - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Graphene continues to draw considerable research and commercial interest due to its
applicability in a variety of industries. There have been various approaches developed to …

Roles of MXenes in biomedical applications: recent developments and prospects

H Li, R Fan, B Zou, J Yan, Q Shi, G Guo - Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2023 - Springer
With the development of nanomedical technology, the application of various novel
nanomaterials in the biomedical field has been greatly developed in recent years. MXenes …

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 …

Graphene oxide (GO) materials—Applications and toxicity on living organisms and environment

AN Ghulam, OAL Dos Santos, L Hazeem… - Journal of Functional …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Graphene-based materials have attracted much attention due to their fascinating properties
such as hydrophilicity, high dispersion in aqueous media, robust size, high biocompatibility …

Advanced oxidation processes for water disinfection: Features, mechanisms and prospects

X Duan, X Zhou, R Wang, S Wang, N Ren… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
The disinfection of microbial pathogens plays an important role in control of waterborne
diseases and health issues. Recently, advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are applied as …

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 …

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 developing new antibiotics at
the forefront, while the development of non‐antibiotic pharmaceuticals is equally significant …

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 …