A strategic review on carbon quantum dots for cancer-diagnostics and treatment

K Naik, S Chaudhary, L Ye, AS Parmar - Frontiers in Bioengineering …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The understanding of the genesis of life-threatening cancer and its invasion calls for urgent
development of novel technologies for real-time observations, early diagnosis, and …

Recent developments in carbon dot-based green analytical methods: new opportunities in fluorescence assays of pesticides, drugs and biomolecules

VF Yusuf, SV Atulbhai, B Swapna, NI Malek… - New Journal of …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Fluorescent carbon dots (CDs) attract huge attention in analytical and bioanalytical
applications due to their high selectivity towards target analytes, specificity, photostability …

Multifunctional carbon dots for biomedical applications: diagnosis, therapy, and theranostic

J Wang, Y Fu, Z Gu, H Pan, P Zhou, Q Gan, Y Yuan… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Designing suitable nanomaterials is an ideal strategy to enable early diagnosis and effective
treatment of diseases. Carbon dots (CDs) are luminescent carbonaceous nanoparticles that …

The role of molecular fluorophores in the photoluminescence of carbon dots derived from citric acid: current state-of-the-art and future perspectives

W Kasprzyk, T Świergosz, PP Romańczyk, J Feldmann… - Nanoscale, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon dots (CDs), an emerging class of nanomaterials, have attracted considerable
attention due to their intriguing photophysical properties. Despite their indisputable potential …

Polyphenol derived bioactive carbon quantum dot-incorporated multifunctional hydrogels as an oxidative stress attenuator for antiaging and in vivo wound-healing …

M Moniruzzaman, SD Dutta, J Hexiu, K Ganguly… - Biomaterials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Upregulation of certain enzymes, such as collagenase, tyrosinase, and elastase, is triggered
by several extrinsic environmental factors, such as temperature, UV radiation, humidity, and …

Review of carbon dot-based drug conjugates for cancer therapy

N Dubey, S Dhiman, AL Koner - ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2023 - ACS Publications
Carbon Dots (CDs) are a class of carbon-based nanostructure known as zero-dimensional
nanomaterial and have great potential in the field of targeted chemotherapy. CDs have been …

Citric acid-based carbon dots and their application in energy conversion

L Vallan, H Imahori - ACS applied electronic materials, 2022 - ACS Publications
Carbon dot (CD) is a general term that encompasses a plethora of organic materials
obtained from different reagents and different synthetic routes. Beyond this variety …

B, N co-doped carbon dots based fluorescent test paper and hydrogel for visual and efficient dual ion detection

J Xu, Y Guo, T Gong, K Cui, L Hou, C Yuan - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
It is highly significant to develop water-soluble carbon dots (CDs) for ion detection in the
environment via a facile and economical process. Herein, the organic molecules derived …

Carbon nanodots: Synthesis, mechanisms for bio-electrical applications

D Dhamodharan, HS Byun, MV Shree… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the exceptional optical properties such as biocompatibility, and low toxicity, carbon
nanodots (CNDs) have emerged as a potential material for biosensing, drug delivery, and …

A recent update on development, synthesis methods, properties and application of natural products derived carbon dots

S Sahana, A Gautam, R Singh, S Chandel - Natural Products and …, 2023 - Springer
Natural resources are practically infinitely abundant in nature, which stimulates scientists to
create new materials with inventive uses and minimal environmental impact. Due to the …