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ReviewCurrent microbiology2024

Microbial Fabrication of Quantum Dots: Mechanism and Applications.

Khalida Bloch, Bishwarup Sarkar, Sougata Ghosh

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Review in Current microbiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Microbial Nanoparticles in Biological Plant Protection.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Khalida BlochDepartment of Microbiology, School of Science, RK University, Rajkot, Gujarat, 360020, India.
Bishwarup SarkarCollege of Science, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.
Sougata GhoshDepartment of Microbiology, School of Science, RK University, Rajkot, Gujarat, 360020, India. ghoshsibb@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0077-1318

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

More recently, the application of semiconductor nanomaterials called quantum dots (QDs), has gained considerable attention as they possess tunable optoelectronic and physicochemical properties. There are several routes of QDs synthesis some of which include lithography, molecular beam epitaxy, and chemical reduction. However, most of these methods are expensive, labour intensive, and produce toxic by-products. Hence, the biosynthesis of QDs has been extensively researched for addressing the issues. This review elaborates on the biogenic synthesis of cadmium selenide, cadmium telluride, cadmium sulfide, lead sulfide, and zinc sulfide QDs using bacteria, and fungi. Further, we attempt to identify the underlying mechanism and critical parameters that can control the synthesis of QDs. Eventually, their application in detectors, photovoltaics, biodiesel, photocatalysis, infection-control, and bioimaging are discussed. Thus, biogenic QDs have a tremendous scope in future to emerge as next generation nanotheranostics although thorough pharmacokinetic, and pharmacodynamic studies are required.

Indexed as

BacteriaCadmium CompoundsFungiQuantum DotsSulfidesZinc CompoundsLeadSelenium CompoundsTelluriumCadmium Compoundscadmium selenidecadmium sulfidecadmium tellurideLeadlead sulfideSelenium CompoundsSulfidesTelluriumZinc Compoundszinc sulfide

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PMID39095512

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