Synthesis, applications, and prospects of graphene quantum dots: a comprehensive review

A Ghaffarkhah, E Hosseini, M Kamkar, AA Sehat… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Graphene quantum dot (GQD) is one of the youngest superstars of the carbon family. Since
its emergence in 2008, GQD has attracted a great deal of attention due to its unique …

Carbon nanodots from an in silico perspective

F Mocci, L de Villiers Engelbrecht, C Olla… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Carbon nanodots (CNDs) are the latest and most shining rising stars among
photoluminescent (PL) nanomaterials. These carbon-based surface-passivated …

Carbon-based nanomaterials for biomedical applications: a recent study

D Maiti, X Tong, X Mou, K Yang - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The study of carbon-based nanomaterials (CBNs) for biomedical applications has attracted
great attention due to their unique chemical and physical properties including thermal …

Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) for bioimaging and drug delivery applications: a review

MC Biswas, MT Islam, PK Nandy… - ACS Materials …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Quantum dots (QDs) exhibit unique physicochemical and optical properties that are suitable
for photovoltaic cells, light-emitting diodes, and optoelectronic devices; however, unlike …

Progress and challenges in understanding of photoluminescence properties of carbon dots based on theoretical computations

M Langer, M Paloncýová, M Medveď, M Pykal… - Applied Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs), including graphene quantum dots, carbon nanodots, carbon quantum
dots, and carbonized polymer dots, belong to extensively studied nanomaterials with a very …

Revisiting the cytotoxicity of quantum dots: An in-depth overview

S Nikazar, VS Sivasankarapillai, A Rahdar, S Gasmi… - Biophysical …, 2020 - Springer
Recently, medical research has been shifting its focus to nanomedicine and
nanotherapeutics in the pursuit of drug development research. Quantum dots (QDs) are a …

Effects of plastic-derived carbon dots on germination and growth of pea (Pisum sativum) via seed nano-priming

L Liang, SC Wong, G Lisak - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Seed nano-priming is a promising technology employed in the agronomic field to promote
seed germination and plant growth. However, the effects of carbon dots (CDs) on plant …

Graphene quantum dots as flourishing nanomaterials for bio-imaging, therapy development, and micro-supercapacitors

M Kortel, BD Mansuriya, N Vargas Santana, Z Altintas - Micromachines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are considerably a new member of the carbon family and
shine amongst other members, thanks to their superior electrochemical, optical, and …

Direct and indirect genotoxicity of graphene family nanomaterials on DNA—a review

K Wu, Q Zhou, S Ouyang - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Graphene family nanomaterials (GFNs), including graphene, graphene oxide (GO), reduced
graphene oxide (rGO), and graphene quantum dots (GQDs), have manifold potential …

Computational biomaterials: computational simulations for biomedicine

X Dai, Y Chen - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
With the flourishing development of material simulation methods (quantum chemistry
methods, molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo, phase field, etc.), extensive adoption of …