The synthetic strategies, photoluminescence mechanisms and promising applications of carbon dots: Current state and future perspective

C He, P Xu, X Zhang, W Long - Carbon, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs), a rising star in carbon nanomaterials, have attracted enormous attention
since their discovery in 2004. Up to now, a large number of approaches have been …

Advances in transport and toxicity of nanoparticles in plants

M Gao, J Chang, Z Wang, H Zhang, T Wang - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
In recent years, the rapid development of nanotechnology has made significant impacts on
the industry. With the wide application of nanotechnology, nanoparticles (NPs) are inevitably …

Recent advances of solvent-engineered carbon dots: A review

Z He, Y Sun, C Zhang, J Zhang, S Liu, K Zhang, M Lan - Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs) have attracted widespread attention because of their excellent properties
and various preparation methods. Solvothermal methods have the advantages of simple …

Antibacterial Carbon Dots‐Based Composites

S Huang, Y Song, JR Zhang, X Chen, JJ Zhu - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The emergence and global spread of bacterial resistance to conventionally used antibiotics
have highlighted the urgent need for new antimicrobial agents that might replace antibiotics …

Plant bioelectronics and biohybrids: the growing contribution of organic electronic and carbon-based materials

G Dufil, I Bernacka-Wojcik, A Armada-Moreira… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Life in our planet is highly dependent on plants as they are the primary source of food,
regulators of the atmosphere, and providers of a variety of materials. In this work, we review …

Carbon dots based on natural resources: Synthesis and applications in sensors

X Lin, M Xiong, J Zhang, C He, X Ma, H Zhang… - Microchemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
As a new “zero-dimensional” carbon nanomaterial, carbon dots (CDs) have a wide range of
applications in the fields of biology, chemistry, food science, and energy, which are ascribed …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon dot/polymer nanocomposites: From green synthesis to energy, environmental and biomedical applications

Z Feng, KH Adolfsson, Y Xu, H Fang… - Sustainable materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs), a novel family of multifunctional carbon-nanomaterials, has the potential
to revolutionize several important fields supporting the transformation to sustainable …

Carbon dots as an emergent class of antimicrobial agents

M Ghirardello, J Ramos-Soriano, MC Galan - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance is a recognized global challenge. Tools for bacterial detection can
combat antimicrobial resistance by facilitating evidence-based antibiotic prescribing, thus …

Nanomaterials as nanofertilizers and nanopesticides: an overview

CF Okey‐Onyesolu, M Hassanisaadi, M Bilal… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nanotechnology has acquired increasing interest recently in agriculture and crop production
for achieving proficient utilization of resources by developing nanodelivery systems for …

Targeted carbon nanostructures for chemical and gene delivery to plant chloroplasts

I Santana, SJ Jeon, HI Kim, MR Islam, C Castillo… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanotechnology approaches for improving the delivery efficiency of chemicals and
molecular cargoes in plants through plant biorecognition mechanisms remain relatively …