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ArticleNanoscale2018

Surface functionalisation significantly changes the physical and electronic properties of carbon nano-dots.

Thomas A Swift, Marta Duchi, Stephen A Hill, David Benito-Alifonso, Robert L Harniman, Sadiyah Sheikh, Sean A Davis, Annela M Seddon, Heather M Whitney, M Carmen Galan and 1 more

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Article in Nanoscale, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Carbon Dots as an Emergent Class of Antimicrobial Agents.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
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  9. Theranostic applications of stimulus-responsive systems based on carbon dots.International journal of polymeric materials · 2021
    Article
  10. Glycan Nanobiosensors.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020
    Review
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Thomas A SwiftSchool of Chemistry, Cantock's Close, University of Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK. tom.oliver@bristol.ac.uk m.c.galan@bristol.ac.uk and School of Biological Sciences, Life Sciences Building, Tyndall Avenue, University of Bristol, BS8 1TH, UK and Bristol Centre for Functional Nanomaterials, HH Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, University of Bristol, BS8 1TL, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1864-6523
Marta DuchiSchool of Chemistry, Cantock's Close, University of Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK. tom.oliver@bristol.ac.uk m.c.galan@bristol.ac.uk.
Stephen A HillSchool of Chemistry, Cantock's Close, University of Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK. tom.oliver@bristol.ac.uk m.c.galan@bristol.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5395-6426
David Benito-AlifonsoSchool of Chemistry, Cantock's Close, University of Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK. tom.oliver@bristol.ac.uk m.c.galan@bristol.ac.uk.
Robert L HarnimanSchool of Chemistry, Cantock's Close, University of Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK. tom.oliver@bristol.ac.uk m.c.galan@bristol.ac.uk.
Sadiyah SheikhSchool of Chemistry, Cantock's Close, University of Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK. tom.oliver@bristol.ac.uk m.c.galan@bristol.ac.uk and Bristol Centre for Functional Nanomaterials, HH Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, University of Bristol, BS8 1TL, UK.
Sean A DavisSchool of Chemistry, Cantock's Close, University of Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK. tom.oliver@bristol.ac.uk m.c.galan@bristol.ac.uk and Bristol Centre for Functional Nanomaterials, HH Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, University of Bristol, BS8 1TL, UK.
Annela M SeddonBristol Centre for Functional Nanomaterials, HH Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, University of Bristol, BS8 1TL, UK and School of Physics, HH Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, University of Bristol, BS8 1TL, UK.
Heather M WhitneySchool of Biological Sciences, Life Sciences Building, Tyndall Avenue, University of Bristol, BS8 1TH, UK and Bristol Centre for Functional Nanomaterials, HH Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, University of Bristol, BS8 1TL, UK.
M Carmen GalanSchool of Chemistry, Cantock's Close, University of Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK. tom.oliver@bristol.ac.uk m.c.galan@bristol.ac.uk and Bristol Centre for Functional Nanomaterials, HH Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, University of Bristol, BS8 1TL, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7307-2871
Thomas A A OliverSchool of Chemistry, Cantock's Close, University of Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK. tom.oliver@bristol.ac.uk m.c.galan@bristol.ac.uk and Bristol Centre for Functional Nanomaterials, HH Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, University of Bristol, BS8 1TL, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3979-7857

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biomolecule functionalisation of carbon nano-dots (CDs) greatly enhances their biocompatibility and applicability, however, little is known about their molecular structure. Using an arsenal of spectroscopic and analytical techniques, we provide new insights into the physical and electronic structure of uncoated and glycan-functionalised CDs. Our studies reveal that surface functionalisation does not always result in a homogenous corona surrounding the core, and the choice of carbohydrate significantly affects the electronic structure of the surface CD states. Further, the average surface coverage of an ensemble of CDs can be probed via transient absorption spectroscopy. These findings have implications for CDs targeted at interactions with biological systems or local sensors.

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PMID29999508
PMCPMC6067106

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