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 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 …

In situ hybridization of polymeric curcumin to arginine-derived carbon quantum dots for synergistic treatment of bacterial infections

HJ Jian, A Anand, JY Lai, B Unnikrishnan… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Effective infectious keratitis treatment must eliminate the pathogen, reduce the inflammatory
response, and prevent persistent damage to the cornea. Infectious keratitis is generally …

Levofloxacin-based carbon dots to enhance antibacterial activities and combat antibiotic resistance

LN Wu, YJ Yang, LX Huang, Y Zhong, Y Chen, YR Gao… - Carbon, 2022 - Elsevier
The emergence of antibiotic resistance in bacteria is an urgent issue, especially in treating
infectious diseases. Nowadays, bacterial infections draw great attention to research and …

Carbon quantum dots as ROS-generator and-scavenger: A comprehensive review

Q Li, X Shen, D Xing - Dyes and Pigments, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) have aroused much attentions for their excellent ROS
regulating properties. However, there is still few reports systematically discuss the dual …

[HTML][HTML] Fluorescent carbon quantum dots: Synthesis methods, functionalization and biomedical applications

A Vibhute, T Patil, R Gambhir, AP Tiwari - Applied Surface Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Carbon Quantum Dots (CQDs), a type of carbon material having size less than 10
nm and strong fluorescence is creating a new paradigm in the field of bioimaging and other …

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 …

Visible light photocatalytic degradation of dyes by Ag3PO4/g-C3N4/CQDs composite

Y Wang, M Ding, Z Li, M Li - Surfaces and Interfaces, 2024 - Elsevier
To facilitate the realize high-value utilization of coal tar pitch, carbon quantum dots (CQDs)
were synthesized using ball-milling-assisted H₂O₂ oxidation method with tar pitch as …

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 …

Orange/red dual-emissive boron-and nitrogen-codoped carbon dots for wash-free and selective staining of lipid droplets in live cells

C She, Z Wang, J Zeng, FG Wu - Carbon, 2022 - Elsevier
Lipid droplet (LD) is an organelle that stores lipids and plays crucial roles in many metabolic
processes and diseases. However, developing a method for long-term tracing of LDs and …