Enhancement of Antibacterial Activity of Carbon Dots via Lysozyme Coupling.

Tianxiao Wang, Henry Opoku, Menghong Li, Maria Hedberg, Jia Wang, Wen Kou

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Article in ACS applied bio materials, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Tianxiao WangSchool of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, No. 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5820-6122

Henry OpokuThe Organic Photonics and Electronics Group, Department of Physics, Umeå University, Umeå SE-90187, Sweden.

Menghong LiKey Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, Department of Orthodontics, College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No.98 Xiwu Road, Xi'an 710004, China.

Maria HedbergDepartment of Odontology, Umeå University, Umeå 90737, Sweden.

Jia WangThe Organic Photonics and Electronics Group, Department of Physics, Umeå University, Umeå SE-90187, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-8530-8132

Wen KouDepartment of Odontology, Umeå University, Umeå 90737, Sweden.

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Abstract

To develop a safe, efficient, water-soluble, and targeted antibacterial substance for medical applications, we synthesized carbon dots using citric acid and urea as precursors by a solvothermal method. We then coupled the carbon dots and lysozyme by using a simple 1-ethyl-3-(3'-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide-

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsBiocompatible MaterialsCarbonMuramidaseStreptococcus mutansAnimalsCarbon Quantum DotsCell SurvivalHumansMaterials TestingMicrobial Sensitivity TestsParticle SizeSurface PropertiesAnti-Bacterial AgentsBiocompatible MaterialsCarbonMuramidaseantibacterialbiocompatibilitycarbon dotsdental carieslysozyme

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PMID41530674

DOI10.1021/acsabm.5c02068

PMCPMC12869493

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