[HTML][HTML] Carbon dots as potent antimicrobial agents

X Dong, W Liang, MJ Meziani, YP Sun, L Yang - Theranostics, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Carbon dots (CDots) have emerged to represent a highly promising new platform for
visible/natural light-activated microbicidal agents. In this article, the syntheses, structures …

Visible-light-activated bactericidal functions of carbon “quantum” dots

MJ Meziani, X Dong, L Zhu, LP Jones… - … applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Carbon dots, generally defined as small carbon nanoparticles with various surface
passivation schemes, have emerged as a new class of quantum-dot-like nanomaterials, with …

Carbon dots for sensing and killing microorganisms

F Lin, YW Bao, FG Wu - C, 2019 - mdpi.com
Carbon dots (or carbon quantum dots) are small (less than 10 nm) and luminescent carbon
nanoparticles with some form of surface passivation. As an emerging class of nanomaterials …

Antibacterial functionalized carbon dots and their application in bacterial infections and inflammation

M Fang, L Lin, M Zheng, W Liu, R Lin - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Bacterial infections and inflammation pose a severe threat to human health and the social
economy. The existence of super-bacteria and the increasingly severe phenomenon of …

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 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 …

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 …

Carbon dots as drug delivery vehicles for antimicrobial applications: a minireview

ZX Wang, Z Wang, FG Wu - ChemMedChem, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dots are small carbon nanoparticles with intrinsic photoluminescence. Because of
the advantages such as good biocompatibility and water dispersity, many researchers have …

Carbon dots: types, preparation, and their boosted antibacterial activity by photoactivation. Current status and future perspectives

KJ Lagos, D García, CF Cuadrado… - Wiley …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dots (CDs) correspond to carbon‐based materials (CBM) with sizes usually below
10 nm. These nanomaterials exhibit attractive properties such us low toxicity, good stability …

Antibacterial activity and synergetic mechanism of carbon dots against gram-positive and-negative bacteria

J Liang, W Li, J Chen, X Huang, Y Liu… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Carbon dots (CDs) with exciting photoluminescence characteristics, mild toxicity, and good
biocompatibility are the research hotspots in biomedical application. Here, a compact …