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 …

Prospects of sustainable and renewable source-based carbon quantum dots for food packaging applications

P Ezati, R Priyadarshi, JW Rhim - Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 2022 - Elsevier
CQDs are relatively new nanomaterials discovered accidentally during the purification
process of carbon nanotubes. Since then, several attempts have been made to synthesize …

Positively charged carbon dots with antibacterial and antioxidant dual activities for promoting infected wound healing

X Qu, C Gao, L Fu, Y Chu, JH Wang… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Bacterial infection and excess reactive oxygen species are key factors that lead to slow or
substantially delayed wound healing. It is crucial to design and develop new nanomaterials …

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 …

Carboxymethyl cellulose-based functional film integrated with chitosan-based carbon quantum dots for active food packaging applications

Z Riahi, JW Rhim, R Bagheri, G Pircheraghi… - Progress in Organic …, 2022 - Elsevier
A chitosan-based carbon quantum dots (CQDs) with multifunctional properties were
synthesized using a hydrothermal process. The CQDs were spherical with an average size …

Carbon quantum dots-based antifungal coating film for active packaging application of avocado

P Ezati, JW Rhim, R Molaei, Z Rezaei - Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigated the applicability of carbon dots (CDs) as a functional filler for
producing active food packaging films. CDs were synthesized by a one-pot hydrothermal …

Green synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots from gynostemma for bioimaging and antioxidant in zebrafish

X Wei, L Li, J Liu, L Yu, H Li, F Cheng… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Fluorescent carbon dots (CDs) have been synthesized via the calcination method using
natural gynostemma as the precursor, without any toxic ingredients or surface passivation …

Gelatin-based packaging material incorporated with potato skins carbon dots as functional filler

S Min, P Ezati, JW Rhim - Industrial Crops and Products, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CD) were developed via hydrothermal synthesis using potato peel as
functional fillers for food packaging films. The CD showed strong antioxidant and …

Preparation of turmeric-derived sulfur-functionalized carbon dots: antibacterial and antioxidant activity

S Roy, P Ezati, JW Rhim, R Molaei - Journal of Materials Science, 2022 - Springer
The work describes the preparation of carbon dots using turmeric as the carbon source and
their functionalization with sulfur to enhance the functionality. The turmeric-derived carbon …

Carbon quantum dots as ROS-generator and-scavenger: A comprehensive review

Q Li, X Shen, D Xing - Dyes and Pigments, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) have aroused much attentions for their excellent ROS
regulating properties. However, there is still few reports systematically discuss the dual …