[HTML][HTML] Carbon dots as oxidant-antioxidant nanomaterials, understanding the structure-properties relationship. A critical review

P Innocenzi, L Stagi - Nano Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (C-dots) are a large family of nanomaterials characterized by an intense
photoluminescence. The origin of the emission is multifaceted and is dependent on a …

Synthesis, properties and food packaging applications of sulfur quantum dots: a review

R Priyadarshi, P Ezati, JW Rhim - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2022 - Springer
About one billion tons of food is wasted annually due to microbial contamination and
oxidative deterioration. Actually, this issue is solved by hazardous and costly functional …

Preparation of chitosan/gelatin-based functional films integrated with carbon dots from banana peel for active packaging application

Y Sul, P Ezati, JW Rhim - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs) were manufactured with banana peels using a hydrothermal method
(200° C for 6 h). The synthesized CDs were spherical particles with a size of 1–3 nm having …

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 …

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 …

Sulfur quantum dots as fillers in gelatin/agar-based functional food packaging films

R Priyadarshi, Z Riahi, JW Rhim, S Han… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The present work is the first attempt to study the applicability of sulfur quantum dots (SQDs)
as functional fillers for food packaging biopolymer films. SQDs were prepared via …

Chitosan/gelatin-based multifunctional film integrated with green tea carbon dots to extend the shelf life of pork

A Khan, P Ezati, JW Rhim - Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 2023 - Elsevier
A multifunctional packaging film for extending the shelf life of minced pork was developed by
integrating green tea-derived carbon dots (GT-CD) into a chitosan/gelatin (Ch/Gel) polymer …

Alginate-based multifunctional films incorporated with sulfur quantum dots for active packaging applications

Z Riahi, R Priyadarshi, JW Rhim, E Lotfali… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sulfur quantum dots (SQDs) were fabricated using a facile hydrothermal method and used
for the preparation of functional food packaging film and compared the properties with other …

Pectin/carbon quantum dots fluorescent film with ultraviolet blocking property through light conversion

P Ezati, JW Rhim - Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) were synthesized using glucose as a carbon source through
a hydrothermal method. CQDs showed negligible cytotoxicity to L929 cells even after …

Gelatin/poly (vinyl alcohol)-based functional films integrated with spent coffee ground-derived carbon dots and grapefruit seed extract for active packaging application

S Min, P Ezati, KS Yoon, JW Rhim - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles are attractive, functional additives with great potential to be applied in
biomaterial and food packaging. However, these particles are not soluble in water, thus …