ReviewApplied organometallic chemistry2020
Quantum dots as a promising agent to combat COVID-19.
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- Green CQD-activated carbon heterostructures with enhanced visible light photocatalytic and antibacterial properties ofRSC advances · 2026Article
- Nanotechnology in COVID-19 prevention, diagnosis, and treatment: a comprehensive review.Discover nano · 2025Review
- Nanomaterial-Based Biosensors for the Detection of COVID-19.Indian journal of microbiology · 2025Article
- Vibration assisted electron tunnelling in COVID-19 infection using quantum state diffusion.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Antiviral polysaccharide and antiviral peptide delivering nanomaterials for prevention and treatment of SARS-CoV-2 caused COVID-19 and other viral diseases.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2023Review
- Fluorescence-Based Portable Assays for Detection of Biological and Chemical Analytes.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Advancements of Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials in Environmental and Human Protection for Combatting the COVID-19 During and Post-pandemic Era: A Comprehensive Scientific Review.Biomedical materials & devices (New York, N.Y.) · 2023Review
- In Vitro and Silico Studies on the N-Doped Carbon Dots Potential in ACE2 Expression Modulation.ACS omega · 2023Article
- Employing functionalized graphene quantum dots to combat coronavirus and enterovirus.Journal of colloid and interface science · 2023Article
- Recent Developments in Nanotechnology-Based Biosensors for the Diagnosis of Coronavirus.Plasmonics (Norwell, Mass.) · 2023Review
- Recent advances of nanotechnology in COVID 19: A critical review and future perspective.OpenNano · 2023Review
- Quantum tunnelling in the context of SARS-CoV-2 infection.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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- The Pivotal Role of Quantum Dots-Based Biomarkers Integrated with Ultra-Sensitive Probes for Multiplex Detection of Human Viral Infections.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Quantum dots against SARS-CoV-2: diagnostic and therapeutic potentials.Journal of chemical technology and biotechnology (Oxford, Oxfordshire : 1986) · 2022Review
- Antiviral potential of nanoparticles for the treatment of Coronavirus infections.Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology : organ of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements (GMS) · 2022Review
- Exploring the Role of Heavy Metals and Their Derivatives on the Pathophysiology of COVID-19.Biological trace element research · 2022Review
- Assessing the Environmental Effects Related to Quantum Dot Structure, Function, Synthesis and Exposure.Environmental science. Nano · 2022Article
- Anti-COVID-19 Nanomaterials: Directions to Improve Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Smart and emerging nanomaterials-based biosensor for SARS-CoV-2 detection.Materials letters · 2022Article
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Abstract
Approximately every 100 years, as witnessed in the last two centuries, we are facing an influenza pandemic, necessitating the need to combat a novel virus strain. As a result of the new coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 [SARS-CoV-2] outbreak in January 2020, many clinical studies are being carried out with the aim of combating or eradicating the disease altogether. However, so far, developing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) detection kits or vaccines has remained elusive. In this regard, the development of antiviral nanomaterials by surface engineering with enhanced specificity might prove valuable to combat this novel virus. Quantum dots (QDs) are multifaceted agents with the ability to fight against/inhibit the activity of COVID-19 virus. This article exclusively discusses the potential role of QDs as biosensors and antiviral agents for attenuation of viral infection.
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