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 …

Recent advances of carbon dots as new antimicrobial agents

P Li, L Sun, S Xue, D Qu, L An, X Wang, Z Sun - SmartMat, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Due to the COVID‐19 pandemic, many rapid antimicrobial agents have developed
intensively. Carbon dots (CDs), a new type of carbon‐based nanomaterials, shows great …

Preparation of chitosan/gelatin-based functional films integrated with carbon dots from banana peel for active packaging application

Y Sul, P Ezati, JW Rhim - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs) were manufactured with banana peels using a hydrothermal method
(200° C for 6 h). The synthesized CDs were spherical particles with a size of 1–3 nm having …

Preparation and characterization of B, S, and N-doped glucose carbon dots: Antibacterial, antifungal, and antioxidant activity

P Ezati, JW Rhim, R Molaei, R Priyadarshi… - Sustainable Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon dots are prepared using glucose as a carbon source (GCD) and doped with
heteroatoms such as boron, sulfur, and nitrogen to enhance their functionality. FTIR and …

Carboxymethyl cellulose-based functional film integrated with chitosan-based carbon quantum dots for active food packaging applications

Z Riahi, JW Rhim, R Bagheri, G Pircheraghi… - Progress in Organic …, 2022 - Elsevier
A chitosan-based carbon quantum dots (CQDs) with multifunctional properties were
synthesized using a hydrothermal process. The CQDs were spherical with an average size …

Gelatin/carrageenan-based functional films with carbon dots from enoki mushroom for active food packaging applications

S Roy, P Ezati, JW Rhim - ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2021 - ACS Publications
Enoki mushroom-derived carbon dots (mCDs) were fabricated using a facile hydrothermal
method to prepare gelatin/carrageenan-based active food packaging films. The mCDs were …

Green synthesis of multi-functional carbon dots from medicinal plant leaves for antimicrobial, antioxidant, and bioimaging applications

G Gedda, SA Sankaranarayanan, CL Putta… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
In this research work, carbon dots (CDs) were synthesized from the renewable leaves of an
indigenous medicinal plant by the one-pot sand bath method, Azadirachta indica. The …

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 …

Carbon dots: an excellent fluorescent probe for contaminant sensing and remediation

A MP, S Pardhiya, P Rajamani - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Pollution‐induced degradation of the environment is a serious problem for both developing
and developed countries. Existing remediation methods are restricted, necessitating the …

Green synthesis of multicolour fluorescence carbon quantum dots from sugarcane waste: Investigation of mercury (II) ion sensing, and bio-imaging applications

K Kasinathan, S Samayanan, K Marimuthu… - Applied Surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
Initial identification is important in the predictive strategy of many life-threatening ailments,
such as infectious diseases and cancer. These diseases' mortality rates could be …