ReviewJournal of fluorescence2025
Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications of Carbon Dots for Determination of Pharmacological and Biological Samples: A Review.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Multi-omics analysis reveals the crucial role of ligustrum lucidum carbon dots in promoting vegetable sweetpotato growth and enhancing soil health.BMC plant biology · 2026Article
- HOCl-Mediated Bromothymol Blue Bleaching and Carbon Dot Fluorescence Recovery for Fecal Myeloperoxidase Quantification in Ulcerative Colitis.Journal of fluorescence · 2026Review
- Fe/Mo-doped carbon dots as a bifunctional nanozyme for self-validating colorimetric and fluorometric sensing of hydroquinone.Mikrochimica acta · 2026Article
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- Carbon dots from purple sweet potato as a promising anti-inflammatory biomaterial for alleviating the LPS-induced inflammation in macrophages.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2025Article
- Green Carbon Dots from Pinecones and Pine Bark for Amoxicillin and Tetracycline Detection: A Circular Economy Approach.Journal of xenobiotics · 2025Article
- Gum Arabic: A Commodity with Versatile Formulations and Applications.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Carbon Nanomaterials in Biomedicine: Opportunities and Toxicological Concerns.International journal of nanomedicine · 2025Review
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Abstract
Carbon dots (CDs) are a novel category of carbon-based nanomaterials characterized by their small size, often less than 10 nm. CDs physical, chemical, and optical properties can be tuned using one-pot assembly. Because of their non-toxicity, biocompatibility, chemical and physical responsiveness, photo- and chemical-bleaching resistance, and low cost, nanoparticles have become incredibly versatile. They find various applications in detecting inorganic substances, bio sensing, visualizing cells, studying biological processes in live cells, and aiding in medication delivery. Additionally, CDs exhibit versatility in electronics and energy storage, making them promising candidates for applications in solar cells, light-emitting diodes, and supercapacitors. CDs are more photo stable for hours than typical fluorescent semiconductor quantum dots. Before applying CDs, they must be characterized. Techniques such as UV-VIS spectroscopy, fluorescence spectrophotometry, FT-IR, TEM, XRD, Raman spectroscopy, and NMR are commonly used to assess their photophysical and structural properties. This article review explores the synthesis, characterization applications of CDs in analytical techniques for the determination of various analytes. The article provides a detailed analysis of the different methodologies used to make nanomaterials and devices for the characterization of CDs. It also discusses the challenges that arise when using CDs in analytical techniques for detecting different analytes. The focus of this review is on accurately determining pharmaceutical and biological samples using CDs as sensing probes.
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