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Synthesis and properties of carbon quantum dots as an antimicrobial agent and detection of ciprofloxacin.
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- Surface engineered nitrogen doped carbon quantum dots for mechanistic understanding and advanced biosensing of antibiotic contaminants: a review.RSC advances · 2026Review
- Carbon Quantum Dots-Enhanced Polyvinyl Alcohol: A Comprehensive Approach to Food Preservation.Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2026Review
- Blue light activated nitrogen doped poly floral carbon quantum dots: multifunctional agent for anti-microbial and anti-cancer photodynamic therapy.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2026Article
- Dual-mode carbon dots for cefuroxime monitoring in plasma.Mikrochimica acta · 2026Article
- Fluorescent Carbon Dots-Antibiotic Nanocomposite Drug for the Eradication of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria.ACS omega · 2026Article
- Carbon Quantum Dots as Versatile Nanosystems for Biomedical Innovation: Mechanisms, Applications, and Translational Prospects.British journal of biomedical science · 2026Review
- Sustainable nanomedicine:green synthesis of functional nanomaterials and its applications.Frontiers in chemistry · 2026Review
- The Role of Carbon Dots in Regulating the Periodontal Immune Microenvironment: Progress and Perspectives.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Harnessing Biogenic Silica: Nanoarchitected PtNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
This work reports a novel one-pot hydrothermal synthesis of N-CQDs using Solanum nigrum L. as sustainable carbon source and triethylamine as nitrogen provider. The resulting N-CQDs were systematically characterized with TEM, SEM, FT-IR, XPS, XRD, and UV-Visible. Significantly, the N-CQDs exhibited substantial antimicrobial efficacy against both S. aureus and E. coli bacterial strains, with minimum inhibitory concentration values of 1.2 mg/mL and 1.1 mg/mL, respectively. Moreover, the N-CQDs demonstrated pronounced fluorescence enhancement upon interaction with ciprofloxacin, displaying exceptional selectivity and sensitivity, with a calculated LOD of 316 nM. The feasibility of employing N-CQDs as fluorescent probes for ciprofloxacin detection was systematically validated through practical application in honey analysis. This study introduces a novel approach for the fabrication of N-CQDs derived from natural botanical sources, underscoring their potential dual functionality as fluorescent sensors and antimicrobial materials.
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