Carbon Dots: Classification, properties, synthesis, characterization, and applications in health care—An updated review (2018–2021)

BD Mansuriya, Z Altintas - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Carbon dots (CDs) are usually smaller than 10 nm in size, and are meticulously formulated
and recently introduced nanomaterials, among the other types of carbon-based …

Recent developments of Red/NIR carbon dots in biosensing, bioimaging, and tumor theranostics

MM Hussain, WU Khan, F Ahmed, Y Wei… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs) that exhibit near-infrared (NIR) emission are emerging nanomaterials
with potential for advanced biomedical applications due to their low toxicity, superior …

Carbon dots-based nanomaterials for fluorescent sensing of toxic elements in environmental samples: Strategies for enhanced performance

RB González-González, MB Morales-Murillo… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Rapid industrialization and manufacturing expansion have caused heavy metal pollution,
which is a critical environmental issue faced by global population. In addition, the …

Recent advances in fluorescence nanoparticles “quantum dots” as gene delivery system: A review

Z Zahed, R Hadi, G Imanzadeh, Z Ahmadian… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biomaterial scientists have recently focused their attention on evaluating various aspects of
delivering genetic materials into cells to induce a cellular response. The process involves …

Green synthesis of multifunctional carbon quantum dots: An approach in cancer theranostics

JP Malavika, C Shobana, S Sundarraj… - Biomaterials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) have gained significant growing attention in the recent past
due to their peculiar characteristics including smaller size, high surface area …

Fluorescent carbon quantum dots for food contaminants detection applications

JV Kumar, JW Rhim - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Analyzing food composition and detecting contaminants is important for monitoring food
quality and assessing public health risks. Traditional food analysis methods can meet …

Development of luminescence carbon quantum dots for metal ions detection and photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes from aqueous media

GM Alshammari, MS Al-Ayed, MA Abdelhalim… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present study, fish scale waste was used for the organic synthesis of luminescence
CQDs by the hydrothermal method. The impact of CQDs on improved photocatalytic …

A review on the synthesis, properties, and applications of biomass derived carbon dots

S Mathew, B Mathew - Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs), a novel member of the carbon family with a size of less than 10 nm, have
attracted the scientific community during the past few years due to their unique properties …

A review on sustainable synthetic approaches toward photoluminescent quantum dots

W Yang, X Li, L Fei, W Liu, X Liu, H Xu, Y Liu - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoluminescent quantum dots (QDs) with unique structures and excellent optical attributes
have received much interest owing to their extensive applications. In this review, various …

Multiplex heteroatoms doped carbon nano dots with enhanced catalytic reduction of ionic dyes and QR code security label for anti-spurious applications

JV Kumar, G Kavitha, G Albasher, M Sajjad… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Herein, a simple hydrothermal approach was used to make multiplex heteroatoms doped
carbon dots from Tinospora cordifolia miers plant extract. Their ability to the catalytic activity …