Carbon dots (CDs) refer to a class of carbon-based nanoparticles with various subgroups
based on their crystallinity and morphology. CDs offer tuneable physical, chemical, and …

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

Recently, numerous exceptional optical nanomaterials have attracted increasing attention
due to their superiority in improving assay performance of fluorescent biosensors for early …

Dopamine, a pivotal excitatory neurotransmitter, plays a crucial role in metabolic,
cardiovascular, renal, central nervous, and endocrine systems. Abnormal dopamine within …

The highly efficient red-emissive carbon dots (R-CDs) were synthesized from citric acid,
polyethyleneimine, and benzil via a facile solvothermal process. The R-CDs displayed …

Transition-metal-based nanozymes show great potential for chemiluminescence (CL)
detection due to their stability, excellent catalytic properties, good biocompatibility, and facile …

Biomass-derived carbon dots (CDs) are gaining much interest in recent times, as they
provide a sustainable option with abundant availability, a low cost and tunable …

Determination of dopamine (DA) is crucial for its intimate relationship with clinical trials and
biological environment. Herein, Fe, N co-doped carbon dots (AFC-CDs) were fabricated by …

A simple, green and low-cost method was developed for the synthesis of highly fluorescent
N, S-doped carbon dots (N, S-CDs) via the hydrothermal treatment of Gandha Prasarini (GP) …

Most reported solid-state fluorescence materials utilizing carbon quantum dots (CQDs) rely
on simply physical dispersing in polymer or gel matrices to suppress self-quenching …