Molecular probes, chemosensors, and nanosensors for optical detection of biorelevant molecules and ions in aqueous media and biofluids

J Krämer, R Kang, LM Grimm, L De Cola… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Synthetic molecular probes, chemosensors, and nanosensors used in combination with
innovative assay protocols hold great potential for the development of robust, low-cost, and …

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 …

The advanced role of carbon quantum dots in nanomedical applications

P Devi, S Saini, KH Kim - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2019 - Elsevier
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) have emerged as a potential material in the diverse fields of
biomedical applications due to their numerous advantageous properties including …

Recent advances and sensing applications of carbon dots

D Xu, Q Lin, HT Chang - Small Methods, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dots (C dots) with biocompatibility, brightness, stability against photoirradiation and
salt, and ease in preparation have become important materials for sensing and imaging …

Two-step hydrothermal preparation of carbon dots for calcium ion detection

J Yue, L Li, L Cao, M Zan, D Yang, Z Wang… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
It is well known that the calcium ion is essential for maintaining life activities in living
organisms, and it is of great significance to detect the intracellular calcium concentration. For …

High quantum yield photoluminescent N-doped carbon dots for switch sensing and imaging

Z Yi, X Li, H Zhang, X Ji, W Sun, Y Yu, Y Liu, J Huang… - Talanta, 2021 - Elsevier
Stable blue fluorescent nitrogen doped carbon dots (N-CDs) with a very high quantum yield
up to 81% has been reported for the first time. Novel N-CDs were synthesized through an …

Mustard seeds derived fluorescent carbon quantum dots and their peroxidase-like activity for colorimetric detection of H2O2 and ascorbic acid in a real sample

S Chandra, VK Singh, PK Yadav, D Bano, V Kumar… - Analytica chimica …, 2019 - Elsevier
Herein, we were synthesized fluorescent carbon quantum dots via facile one-step
hydrothermal treatment of mustard seeds (M-CQDs). It showed excellent optical property …

One-step synthesis of boron-doped graphene quantum dots for fluorescent sensors and biosensor

S Ge, J He, C Ma, J Liu, F Xi, X Dong - Talanta, 2019 - Elsevier
Heteroatom doping can endow graphene quantum dots (GQDs) with various new or
improved structural, optical and physicochemical properties. In contrast to the widely …

Facile and cost-effective preparation of carbon quantum dots for Fe3+ ion and ascorbic acid detection in living cells based on the “on-off-on” fluorescence principle

X Gao, X Zhou, Y Ma, T Qian, C Wang, F Chu - Applied Surface Science, 2019 - Elsevier
A facile and cost-effective route of fabricating carbon quantum dots (CQDs) was proposed
via simply hydrothermal treatment of lignin. Because of abundant aromatic structure and …

A review on carbon dots: synthesis, characterization and its application in optical sensor for environmental monitoring

NAS Omar, YW Fen, R Irmawati, HS Hashim… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The development of carbon dots (CDs), either using green or chemical precursors, has
inevitably led to their wide range application, from bioimaging to optoelectronic devices. The …