[HTML][HTML] Natural carbon-based quantum dots and their applications in drug delivery: A review

A Nair, JT Haponiuk, S Thomas, S Gopi - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2020 - Elsevier
Natural carbon based quantum dots (NCDs) are an emerging class of nanomaterials in the
carbon family. NCDs have gained immense acclamation among researchers because of …

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 …

The formation process and mechanism of carbon dots prepared from aromatic compounds as precursors: a review

S Xue, P Li, L Sun, L An, D Qu, X Wang, Z Sun - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fluorescent carbon dots are a novel type of nanomaterial. Due to their excellent optical
properties, they have extensive application prospects in many fields. Studying the formation …

Recent advances of carbon dots as new antimicrobial agents

P Li, L Sun, S Xue, D Qu, L An, X Wang, Z Sun - SmartMat, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Due to the COVID‐19 pandemic, many rapid antimicrobial agents have developed
intensively. Carbon dots (CDs), a new type of carbon‐based nanomaterials, shows great …

Gelatin/carrageenan-based functional films with carbon dots from enoki mushroom for active food packaging applications

S Roy, P Ezati, JW Rhim - ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2021 - ACS Publications
Enoki mushroom-derived carbon dots (mCDs) were fabricated using a facile hydrothermal
method to prepare gelatin/carrageenan-based active food packaging films. The mCDs were …

Antibacterial efficiency of carbon dots against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria: A review

M Varghese, M Balachandran - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
The nontoxic characteristics and inherent antibacterial potency of Carbon dots (CDs) have
earned immense attention in the last few years. As the increasing antibiotic resistance of …

Carbon dots for heavy-metal sensing, pH-sensitive cargo delivery, and antibacterial applications

P Das, M Maruthapandi, A Saravanan… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Currently, the technologies accompanying the usage of waste materials for the fabrication of
innovative useful materials have been significantly advanced. For the same purpose, a …

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 …

Green synthesis of multicolour fluorescence carbon quantum dots from sugarcane waste: Investigation of mercury (II) ion sensing, and bio-imaging applications

K Kasinathan, S Samayanan, K Marimuthu… - Applied Surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
Initial identification is important in the predictive strategy of many life-threatening ailments,
such as infectious diseases and cancer. These diseases' mortality rates could be …

Assessment of biomass-derived carbon dots as highly sensitive and selective templates for the sensing of hazardous ions

P Singh, S Kumar, P Kumar, N Kataria, V Bhankar… - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Access to safe drinking water and a hygienic living environment are the basic necessities
that encourage healthy living. However, the presence of various pollutants (especially toxic …