Green synthesis, biomedical and biotechnological applications of carbon and graphene quantum dots. A review

S Iravani, RS Varma - Environmental chemistry letters, 2020 - Springer
Carbon and graphene quantum dots are prepared using top-down and bottom-up methods.
Sustainable synthesis of quantum dots has several advantages such as the use of low-cost …

[HTML][HTML] Recent trends in the use of green sources for carbon dot synthesis–A short review

M Kurian, A Paul - Carbon Trends, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbon dots, a class of zero dimensional nanomaterials have recently emerged as excellent
candidates for versatile applications such as bioimaging, catalysis, sensing and drug …

Recent developments in carbon quantum dots: properties, fabrication techniques, and bio-applications

RM El-Shabasy, M Farouk Elsadek… - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Carbon dots have gained tremendous interest attributable to their unique features. Two
approaches are involved in the fabrication of quantum dots (Top-down and Bottom-up). Most …

Syntheses of N-doped carbon quantum dots (NCQDs) from bioderived precursors: a timely update

SA Shaik, S Sengupta, RS Varma… - ACS Sustainable …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The emergence of carbon quantum dots (CQDs) opens up new opportunities in different
branches of science and technology primarily because of their conducive biocompatibility …

A review on carbon dots: synthesis, characterization and its application in optical sensor for environmental monitoring

NAS Omar, YW Fen, R Irmawati, HS Hashim… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The development of carbon dots (CDs), either using green or chemical precursors, has
inevitably led to their wide range application, from bioimaging to optoelectronic devices. The …

Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) as catalyst in chemical reactions

L Shaker Ardakani, A Surendar… - Synthetic …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Catalysis is becoming a strategic area of science because it represents a new way to meet
the challenges of energy and sustain ability. In recent times, silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) …

Carbon dots: Discovery, structure, fluorescent properties, and applications

AM El-Shafey - Green Processing and Synthesis, 2021 - degruyter.com
Nanotechnology has become one of the most important topics since the beginning of the
twenty-first century in numerous fields including drug synthesis and delivery, environmental …

Green and efficient synthesis of carbon quantum dots from Cordia myxa L. and their application in photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes

M Najjar, MA Nasseri, A Allahresani… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, carbon quantum dots (CQDs) were synthesized through a simple and green
hydrothermal method with the usage of green materials. The synthesis of CQDs was …

Potential nano bacteriostatic agents to be used in meat-based foods processing and storage: A critical review

L Zhang, M Zhang, AS Mujumdar, D Yu… - Trends in Food Science & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Nano bacteriostatic agents have attracted substantial attention of researchers
and industry because of their unique properties. Meat-based foods (including fresh meat …

Development and characterization of N/S-carbon quantum dots by valorizing Greek crayfish food waste

A Kechagias, C Lykos, VK Karabagias… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The valorization of food industry byproducts has become a significant issue worldwide
because of the drive towards a circular economy. The “zero waste target” in human activities …