Surface functional groups strongly affect the properties of carbon dots (CDs). Amino,
carboxy, and hydroxy groups are most commonly encountered in CDs, and they can be …

Nanoparticles are promising scaffolds for applications such as imaging, chemical sensors
and biosensors, diagnostics, drug delivery, catalysis, energy, photonics, medicine, and …

Carbon quantum dots (CQDs, C-dots or CDs), which are generally small carbon
nanoparticles (less than 10 nm in size) with various unique properties, have found wide use …

Chromium (VI)[Cr (VI)] is considered as a severe environmental pollutant, due to its highly
toxic and carcinogenic properties. Therefore, low cost, highly sensitive sensors for the …

Background Food analysis is essential in monitoring food quality for risk assessment
regarding public health. Traditional techniques can meet the requirement of routine food …

Fluorescent carbon nanomaterials have broadly useful chemical and photophysical
attributes that are conducive to applications in biology. In this review, we focus on materials …

Carbon dots (CDs) are a new type of fluorescent carbon nanoparticles (CNPs). In
comparison with conventional semiconductor quantum dots and organic dyes, CDs not only …

Carbon dots (CDs), as a new member of carbon nanomaterial family, have aroused great
interest since their discovery in 2004. Because of their outstanding water solubility, high …

Synthesis of highly luminescent carbon dots (CDs) from waste materials gains much
attention in the current scenario. We have converted waste expanded polystyrene (EPS), a …

The residue obtained from the pyrolysis of waste polyolefins, has been used for preparation
of highly green-visual fluorescent carbon quantum dots (CQDs) by a simple one step …