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ArticleInternational journal of microbiology2025

Amino-Functionalized Carbon Nanodots Inhibit Biofilms and Infections in a Burn Wound Model, Both Caused by

Virginia Giusti, Alessandro Camilli, Alessio Valletta, Andrea Giammarino, Fabrizio Vetica, Elisa Sturabotti, Francesca Leonelli, Giovanna Simonetti

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Article in International journal of microbiology, 2025. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Adaptive Quantum Dot Biointerfaces for Precision Wound Repair.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Virginia GiustiDepartment of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Alessandro CamilliDepartment of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Alessio VallettaDepartment of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8988-1400
Andrea GiammarinoDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Fabrizio VeticaDepartment of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7171-8779
Elisa SturabottiCentre for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials (CIC biomaGUNE), Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.
Francesca LeonelliDepartment of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4135-5727
Giovanna SimonettiDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Burn wounds are debilitating injuries that contribute significantly to global morbidity and mortality. The disruption of skin integrity elevates the risk of infection, which can impede healing and potentially lead to sepsis. Furthermore, antibiotic resistance, primarily driven by biofilm formation, poses a major challenge to effective treatment. This study is aimed at evaluating the potential of positively charged carbon dots (CDs) in inhibiting biofilm formation, with possible applications in wound care. Specifically, carbon nanodots (CDs-NH

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Aspergillus brasiliensisCandida albicanscarbon dotsEscherichia coliStaphylococcus aureuswound infections

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PMCPMC12539990

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