The cytotoxicity of core-shell or non-shell structure quantum dots and reflection on environmental friendly: A review

Z Wang, M Tang - Environmental Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Quantum dots are widely applicated into bioindustry and research owing to its superior
properties such as broad excitation spectra, narrow bandwidth emission spectra and high …

Reversing electron transfer chain for light-driven hydrogen production in biotic–abiotic hybrid systems

HX Han, LJ Tian, DF Liu, HQ Yu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The biotic–abiotic photosynthetic system integrating inorganic light absorbers with whole-
cell biocatalysts innovates the way for sustainable solar-driven chemical transformation …

An update on the biological effects of quantum dots: From environmental fate to risk assessment based on multiple biological models

X Wang, T Wu - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Quantum dots (QDs) are zero-dimension nanomaterials with excellent physical and
chemical properties, which have been widely used in environmental science and …

Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 respires CdSe quantum dots for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

EH Edwards, J Jelušić, RM Kosko… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Living bio-nano systems for artificial photosynthesis are of growing interest. Typically, these
systems use photoinduced charge transfer to provide electrons for microbial metabolic …

Rational Design of Covalent Multiheme Cytochrome‐Carbon Dot Biohybrids for Photoinduced Electron Transfer

H Zhang, C Casadevall… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biohybrid systems can combine inorganic light‐harvesting materials and whole‐cell
biocatalysts to utilize solar energy for the production of chemicals and fuels. Whole‐cell …

Abiotic-biotic hybrid for CO2 biomethanation: From electrochemical to photochemical process

Z Fang, J Zhou, X Zhou, MAG Koffas - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Converting CO 2 into sustainable fuels (eg, CH 4) has great significance to solve carbon
emission and energy crisis. Generally, CO 2 methanation needs abundant of energy input to …

[HTML][HTML] Biodistribution and acute toxicity of cadmium-free quantum dots with different surface functional groups in mice following intratracheal inhalation

G Lin, T Chen, Y Pan, Z Yang, L Li, K Yong… - …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Indium phosphide/zinc sulfate (InP/ZnS) quantum dots (QDs) are presumed to be less
hazardous than those that contain cadmium. However, the toxicological profile has not been …

Influence of QD photosensitizers in the photocatalytic production of hydrogen with biomimetic [FeFe]-hydrogenase. Comparative performance of CdSe and CdTe

J Corredor, D Harankahage, F Gloaguen, MJ Rivero… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic systems comprising a hydrogenase-type catalyst and CdX (X= S, Se, Te)
chalcogenide quantum dot (QD) photosensitizers show extraordinary hydrogen production …

Engineering of bespoke photosensitiser–microbe interfaces for enhanced semi-artificial photosynthesis

ILB Robertson, H Zhang, E Reisner, JN Butt… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Biohybrid systems for solar fuel production integrate artificial light-harvesting materials with
biological catalysts such as microbes. In this perspective, we discuss the rational design of …

Constructing a Coupling Layer of an Inorganic Catalyst and a Conjugate Polymer for Efficient Electron Transport at the Biotic/Abiotic Interface

S Huang, D Chen, N Li, Q Xu, H Li… - Industrial & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
A comodified strategy was developed to connect inorganic catalysts with conjugated
polymers and outer-membrane proteins, where an in situ growth method was used to …