Carbon quantum dot fluorescent probes for food safety detection: Progress, opportunities and challenges

W Zhang, H Zhong, P Zhao, A Shen, H Li, X Liu - Food Control, 2022 - Elsevier
As a new photoluminescent nanomaterial, carbon quantum dots (CDs) have great potential
in the detection of food ingredients and contaminants, owing to its merits of ease in …

Recent analytical methodologies and analytical trends for riboflavin (vitamin B2) analysis in food, biological and pharmaceutical samples

T Zhou, H Li, M Shang, D Sun, C Liu, G Che - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2021 - Elsevier
With the increasing importance of riboflavin in food, biological and pharmaceutical fields,
accurately detecting its content is of great significance for guiding nutritional-health …

A ratiometric fluorescent sensor based on g-CNQDs@ Zn-MOF for the sensitive detection of riboflavin via FRET

S Feng, F Pei, Y Wu, J Lv, Q Hao, T Yang… - … Acta Part A: Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
A novel ratiometric fluorescent sensor based on Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET)
platform was designed for riboflavin (RF) detection. The graphitic carbon nitrides quantum …

Nitrogen and sulfur co-doped graphene quantum dot-modified electrode for monitoring of multivitamins in energy drinks

EC Martins, ER Santana, A Spinelli - Talanta, 2023 - Elsevier
A glassy carbon electrode was modified with nitrogen and sulfur co-doped graphene
quantum dots immobilized in chitosan for the monitoring of multivitamins. The graphene …

Dual-emissive metal–organic framework as a fluorescent “switch” for ratiometric sensing of hypochlorite and ascorbic acid

YN Zeng, HQ Zheng, JF Gu, GJ Cao… - Inorganic …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The detection of hypochlorite (ClO–) content in tap water is extremely important because
excess amounts of hypochlorite can convert into highly toxic species and inadequate …

11-Mercaptoundecanoic acid-functionalized carbon dots as a ratiometric optical probe for doxorubicin detection

L Zhang, H Xing, W Liu, Z Wang, Y Hao… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A ratiometric optical dual-mode probe was first designed for the detection of doxorubicin
(DOX) based on 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid-functionalized carbon dots (MUA-CDs). The …

Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) paired carbon dot-based complex nanoprobes: versatile platforms for sensing and imaging applications

S Miao, K Liang, B Kong - Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
As one of the most promising carbon-based photoluminescent materials, carbon dots
(CDots) have recently attracted great attention for many potential applications owing to their …

Ratiometric fluorescent sensors for sequential on-off-on determination of riboflavin, Ag+ and l-cysteine based on NPCl-doped carbon quantum dots

Z Wang, L Zhang, Y Hao, W Dong, Y Liu, S Song… - Analytica Chimica …, 2021 - Elsevier
The fluorescent sensor, especially ratiometric fluorescent sensor, is one of the most
important applications for CQDs, which is becoming a research hotspot. Herein, carbon …

Food safety aspects of carbon dots: a review

DHH Nguyen, H El-Ramady, J Prokisch - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2024 - Springer
Discovered in 2004, carbon dots have garnered a major attention due to their unique optical
properties, nanoscale size, and cost-effectiveness. Their potential uses are applicable for …

An ultra-sensitive fluorescent sensor based on Zn-MOF for selective detection of riboflavin in food

L Fan, J Li, C Sun, J Zhang, Y Zhao, W Li… - Journal of Solid State …, 2022 - Elsevier
Riboflavin can not only promote cell metabolism, but also prevent cardiovascular diseases.
People usually need to obtain riboflavin from food or medicine, so the determination of …