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Carbon dots as versatile nanomaterials in sensing and imaging: Efficiency and beyond.
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42 citing papers in PubMed.
- Cardiac troponin sensingRSC advances · 2026Article
- Excitonic and Optical Transduction Mechanisms in Quantum Dot Sensors for Environmental Pollutant Detection.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Nanoparticle-enhanced multi-target RNAi in Myzus persicae: Molecular mechanisms, cross-kingdom sRNA transfer, and efficacy for sustainable pest management.Pest management science · 2026Article
- Biogenic Carbon Dots From Hyaluronic Acid and Opuntia humifusa (Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus) for Enhanced Antioxidant Protection and Skin Hydration: An In Vitro Study.Applied biochemistry and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Manganese-Doped Carbon Dots for Sensitive Fluorescence Detection of Ciprofloxacin in Environmental and Pharmaceutical Samples.Biosensors · 2026Article
- HOCl-Mediated Bromothymol Blue Bleaching and Carbon Dot Fluorescence Recovery for Fecal Myeloperoxidase Quantification in Ulcerative Colitis.Journal of fluorescence · 2026Review
- A critical review on antibacterial mechanisms of carbon dots: a comprehensive approach to combating multidrug resistance.Archives of microbiology · 2026Review
- Carbon Dots in Nanomedicine: Advanced Fabrication, Biomedical Applications, and Future Clinical Perspectives.Pharmaceutics · 2026Review
- Carbon Dot-Based Electrochemical and Optical Sensors for Pharmaceutical Analysis and Point-of-Care Diagnostics.Biosensors · 2026Review
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- Synthesis of carbon quantum dots using unutilized low-grade lignite coal.BMC chemistry · 2026Article
- Advances in fluorescence-based point-of-care diagnostics: probes, nanostructures and integrated systems.Journal of materials chemistry. C · 2026Review
- Nitrogen-doped carbon dot-based dual-emission ratiometric probe for smartphone-assisted ultrasensitive detection of moxifloxacin.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Carbon dot-integrated edible films: emerging synergies for advanced food packaging applications.RSC advances · 2026Review
- Carbon dots as photosensitizers: unraveling their ultrafast charge transfer, challenges, and future prospects.Nanoscale advances · 2026Review
- Interaction of Carbon Dots with Nucleic Acids Is Driven by Their Surface Charge.Journal of chemical information and modeling · 2026Article
- Dendrocin ZM1 Nanoconjugates with Carbon Quantum Dots: A ROS-Generating Platform for Combating Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026Article
- Functionalized carbon metal nanocomposites for efficient and sustainable removal of pharmaceutical contaminants from water - A comprehensive review.Biotechnology notes (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Review
- Single, Double, and Multiple-Heteroatoms Doped Carbon Quantum Dots as Effective Light-Induced Antimicrobial Materials.Journal of fluorescence · 2026Article
- The carbon quantum dots: Preparation, antibacterial mechanisms, and application in food packaging.Current research in food science · 2026Review
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Abstract
Carbon dots (CDs) have emerged as a versatile and promising carbon-based nanomaterial with exceptional optical properties, including tunable emission wavelengths, high quantum yield, and photostability. CDs are appropriate for various applications with many benefits, such as biocompatibility, low toxicity, and simplicity of surface modification. Thanks to their tunable optical properties and great sensitivity, CDs have been used in sensing as fluorescent probes for detecting pH, heavy metal ions, and other analytes. In addition, CDs have demonstrated potential as luminescence converters for white organic light-emitting diodes and light emitters in optoelectronic devices due to their superior optical qualities and exciton-independent emission. CDs have been used for drug administration and bioimaging in the biomedical field due to their biocompatibility, low cytotoxicity, and ease of functionalization. Additionally, due to their stability, efficient charge separation, and low recombination rate, CDs have shown interesting uses in energy systems, such as photocatalysis and energy conversion. This article highlights the growing possibilities and potential of CDs as adaptable nanomaterials in a variety of interdisciplinary areas related to sensing and imaging, at the same time addressing the major challenges involved in the current research and proposing scientific solutions to apply CDs in the development of a super smart society.
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