A review on nanostructured carbon quantum dots and their applications in biotechnology, sensors, and chemiluminescence

MJ Molaei - Talanta, 2019 - Elsevier
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are a member of carbon nanostructures family which have
received increasing attention for their photoluminescence (PL), physical and chemical …

Fluorescent carbon dots functionalization

BB Chen, ML Liu, CM Li, CZ Huang - Advances in colloid and interface …, 2019 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs), as a new type of luminescent zero-dimensional carbon nanomaterial,
have been applied in a variety of fields. Currently, functionalization of CDs is an extremely …

Sand bath assisted green synthesis of carbon dots from citrus fruit peels for free radical scavenging and cell imaging

KK Gudimella, T Appidi, HF Wu, V Battula… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2021 - Elsevier
A sand bath assisted strategy for the synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots (CDs) using citrus
fruit peels as a renewable green resource is reported in this work. The CDs were …

Recent advances in carbon nanomaterials for cancer phototherapy

BP Jiang, B Zhou, Z Lin, H Liang… - Chemistry–A European …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon nanomaterials have received great attention from the scientific community over the
past few decades because of their unique physical and chemical properties. In this …

Recent developments in heteroatom/metal-doped carbon dot-based image-guided photodynamic therapy for cancer

R Sekar, N Basavegowda, S Jena, S Jayakodi… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Carbon nanodots (CNDs) are advanced nanomaterials with a size of 2–10 nm and are
considered zero-dimensional carbonaceous materials. CNDs have received great attention …

Recent advances of carbon dots in imaging-guided theranostics

BB Chen, ML Liu, CZ Huang - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Cancer threatens the life and health of human beings, while the effective treatment of cancer
is a major challenge. The design of fluorescent probe provides the strategy for developing …

Gadolinium-doped fluorescent carbon quantum dots as MRI contrast agents and fluorescent probes

MJ Molaei - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
In this research passivated gadolinium-doped carbon quantum dots (Gd-doped CQDs) were
synthesized from starch by a hydrothermal method. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern of the …

[HTML][HTML] Fluorescent carbon quantum dots for effective tumor diagnosis: A comprehensive review

BD Latha, K Soumya, N More, C Mounika… - Biomedical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots (FCQDs) have been extensively explored
for medical applications. Primarily, the research concentrated on diagnosis, imaging, and …

Single-atom gadolinium anchored on graphene quantum dots as a magnetic resonance signal amplifier

H Ding, D Wang, A Sadat, Z Li, X Hu, M Xu… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A single-atom metal doped on carbonaceous nanomaterials has attracted increasing
attention due to its potential applications as high-performance catalysts. However, few …

Electrospinning membranes with Au@ carbon dots: Low toxicity and efficient antibacterial photothermal therapy

H Tian, J Hong, C Li, Y Qiu, M Li, Z Qin, RA Ghiladi… - Biomaterials …, 2022 - Elsevier
As bacterial infections continue to pose a significant challenge to healthcare globally, new
therapeutic strategies, interventions, and complementary approaches that address both …