Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39339503›Full record

ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Engineering of Green Carbon Dots for Biomedical and Biotechnological Applications.

Junjie Shang, Qian Zhou, Kehan Wang, Yunlin Wei

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

4 authors.

Junjie ShangFaculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China.
Qian ZhouFaculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China.
Kehan WangFaculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China.ORCID 0009-0003-2467-3269
Yunlin WeiFaculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 31360129
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Carbon dots (CDs) are attracting increasing research attention due to their exceptional attributes, including their biocompatibility, water solubility, minimal toxicity, high photoluminescence, and easy functionalization. Green CDs, derived from natural sources such as fruits and vegetables, present advantages over conventionally produced CDs, such as cost-effectiveness, stability, simplicity, safety, and environmental friendliness. Various methods, including hydrothermal and microwave treatments, are used to synthesize green CDs, which demonstrate strong biocompatibility, stability, and luminescence. These properties give green CDs versatility in their biological applications, such as bioimaging, biosensing, and drug delivery. This review summarizes the prevalent synthesis methods and renewable sources regarding green CDs; examines their optical features; and explores their extensive biological applications, including in bioimaging, biosensing, drug/gene delivery, antimicrobial and antiviral effects, formatting of mathematical components, cancer diagnosis, and pharmaceutical formulations.

Indexed as

CarbonQuantum DotsBiocompatible MaterialsBiosensing TechniquesBiotechnologyDrug Delivery SystemsGreen Chemistry TechnologyHumansBiocompatible MaterialsCarbonbio-applicationscarbon dotsgreen precursorsgreen synthesisoptical properties

Identifiers

PMID39339503
PMCPMC11434350

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