Carbon dots (CDs) have attracted considerable attention as a new type of fluorescent
carbon nanomaterial because of their excellent optical properties, biocompatibility, and high …

Elastomers, especially diene-rubbers containing unsaturated double carbon bonds in the
main chains, are vulnerable to thermal/oxygen aging, which would make the elastomers less …

The inefficient utilization of nitrogen (N) in soil and drought stress seriously threatens
agricultural and food production. Herein, soil application of carbon dots (CDs, 5 mg kg–1) …

With global warming and water scarcity, improving the drought tolerance and quality of crops
is critical for food security and human health. Here, foliar application of carbon dots (CDs, 5 …

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 …

Biomass-derived carbon dots (CDs) are promising nanotools for agricultural applications
and function as a reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenger to alleviate plant oxidative …

Improving maize drought tolerance is of great importance for scaling up production due to
food security and population growth. Carbon dots (CDs) were synthesized by hydrothermal …

Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) have gained significant growing attention in the recent past
due to their peculiar characteristics including smaller size, high surface area …

Upregulation of certain enzymes, such as collagenase, tyrosinase, and elastase, is triggered
by several extrinsic environmental factors, such as temperature, UV radiation, humidity, and …

Fluorescent carbon dots (CDs) have been widely studied in biosensing, imaging,
information encryption, and optoelectronic devices due to excellent optical properties, such …