ReviewTheranostics2020
Carbon Dots as Potent Antimicrobial Agents.
Review in Theranostics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 103 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
103 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 407 citations in OpenAlex.
- Global research landscape on nanotechnology in acute lung injury: a bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Pooled it
- Antibiotic Nanoparticles-Loaded Wound Dressings AgainstInternational journal of nanomedicine · 2024Pooled it
- Comparison Between Ultrasonic and Thermal Exfoliation for Molybdenum Disulfide Nanoparticles-A Multifunctional Study.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A critical review on antibacterial mechanisms of carbon dots: a comprehensive approach to combating multidrug resistance.Archives of microbiology · 2026Review
- Thermo-Fluorescent Bactericidal Quantum Dots Based Smart Multifunctional Textiles via Molecular Surface Engineering and 3D-Printed Interlocked Architectures.Advanced healthcare materials · 2026Article
- The Influence of Polyethyleneimine's Molecular Weight on the Physical, Chemical, and Biological Properties of Chitosan-Polyethyleneimine Carbon Dots and In Vitro Performances.Micromachines · 2026Article
- N-doped carbon quantum dots for the detection of 4-nitrophenol, antioxidant activity, and synthesis of FeRSC advances · 2026Article
- Biological Activity Evaluation of Natural Carbon Dots Against Clostridium perfringens.Chemistry & biodiversity · 2026Article
- Dendrocin ZM1 Nanoconjugates with Carbon Quantum Dots: A ROS-Generating Platform for Combating Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026Article
- Nanosystems for delivery of indolicidin peptide.Frontiers in medical technology · 2026Review
- Modification of Physico-Chemical and Biological Characteristics of Polymethylmethacrylate with Amorphous Carbon Nanoparticles for Counteracting Healthcare-Associated Infections.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2025Article
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- Sustainable infrared-driven deposition of palladium nanoparticles on viscose for multi-functional textile engineering.BMC chemistry · 2025Article
- Metabolomic characterisation of traditional phytotherapeutic formulations used for snakebite envenomation treatment in Burkina Faso.Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society · 2025Article
- Green Synthesis of Highly Luminescent Carbon Quantum Dots from Asafoetida and Their Antibacterial Properties.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Role of Carbon Dots in Regulating the Periodontal Immune Microenvironment: Progress and Perspectives.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- One-Step Synthesized Folic Acid-Based Carbon Dots: A Biocompatible Nanomaterial for the Treatment of Bacterial Infections in Lung Pathologies.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Carbon Dots as Multifunctional Nanomaterials: A Review on Antimicrobial Activities and Fluorescence-Based Microbial Detection.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Carbon dots: A promising tool for viral infection treatment.Materials today. Bio · 2025Review
- Photoactivated carbon dots immobilized on cellulose for antibacterial activity and biofilm inhibition.Scientific reports · 2025Article
43 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Carbon dots (CDots) have emerged to represent a highly promising new platform for visible/natural light-activated microbicidal agents. In this article, the syntheses, structures, and properties of CDots are highlighted, representative studies on their activities against bacteria, fungi, and viruses reviewed, and the related mechanistic insights discussed. Also highlighted and discussed are the excellent opportunities for potentially extremely broad applications of this new platform, including theranostics uses.
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