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Mankoti M, Meena SS, Mohanty A. Exploring the potential of eco-friendly carbon dots in monitoring and remediation of environmental pollutants. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024:10.1007/s11356-024-33448-x. [PMID: 38713351 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-33448-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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Photoluminescent carbon dots (CDs) have garnered significant interest owing to their distinctive optical and electronic properties. In contrast to semiconductor quantum dots, which incorporated toxic elements in their composition, CDs have emerged as a promising alternative, rendering them suitable for both environmental and biological applications. CDs exhibit astonishing features, including photoluminescence, charge transfer, quantum confinement effect, and biocompatibility. Recently, CDs derived from green sources have drawn a lot of attention due to their strong photostability, reduced toxicity, better biocompatibility, enhanced fluorescence, and simplicity. These attributes have shown great promise in the areas of LED technology, bioimaging, photocatalysis, drug delivery, biosensing, and antibacterial activity. In contrast, this review offers a comprehensive overview of various green sources utilized to produce CDs and methodologies, along with their merits and demerits, with a notable emphasis on physiochemical properties. Additionally, the paper provides insight into the bibliometric analysis and recent advancements of CDs in sensing, photocatalysis, and antibacterial activity. In this field, extensive research is underway, and a total of 7,438 articles have been identified. Among these, 4242 articles are dedicated to sensing applications, while 1518 and 1678 focus on adsorption and degradation. Carbon dots demonstrate exceptional sensing capabilities within the nanomolar range with a selectivity of up to 95% for pollutants. They exhibit excellent degradation efficiency exceeding 90% within 10-130 min and possess an adsorption capacity from 100 to 800 mg/g. These fascinating qualities render them suitable for diverse applications.
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- Megha Mankoti
- Department of Biotechnology, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India.
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Kaur N. An innovative outlook on utilization of agro waste in fabrication of functional nanoparticles for industrial and biological applications: A review. Talanta 2024; 267:125114. [PMID: 37683321 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.125114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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The burning of an agro waste residue causes air pollution, global warming and lethal effects. To overcome these obstacles, the transformation of agro waste into nanoparticles (NPs) reduces industrial expenses and amplifies environmental sustainability. The concept of green nanotechnology is considered as a versatile tool for the development of valuable products. Although a plethora of literature on the NPs is available, but, still scientists are exploring to design more novel particles possessing unique shape and properties. So, this review basically summarises about the synthesis, characterizations, advantages and outcomes of the various agro waste derived NPs.
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- Navpreet Kaur
- Department of Bioinformatics, Goswami Ganesh Dutta Sanatan Dharma College, Sector 32 C, Chandigarh, India.
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Zhang Y, Fan X, Sun X, Yang X, Li Z, Yang Z, Dong C. Synthesis of oil-soluble carbon dots via pyrolysis and their diverse applications in doxycycline detection, fluorescent ink and film. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2024; 304:123406. [PMID: 37722160 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.123406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/20/2023]
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The overuse of doxycycline poses a risk for ecological environment. Advanced materials such as anti-counterfeiting and photovoltaic materials are urgently needed to develop innovative strategies for exploiting solar cells and protecting valuable products. Herein, oil-soluble CDs (o-CDs) were successfully fabricated from citric acid, tris-base and oleylamine as precursors via pyrolysis method. The o-CDs with uniform size distribution exhibited a high quantum yield of 0.48 and excellent photostability. The fluorescence of o-CDs was rapidly quenched by doxycycline at room temperature without further modification. Optimal conditions were selected to construct a fluorescence probe with high selectivity and good sensitivity to detect doxycycline. Interestingly, the probe achieved two linear ranges of 0.85--16.7 µM and 16.7--33.4 µM with a low detection limit of 0.26 µM. Furthermore, inner filter effect (IFE) was dominated in the process in which doxycycline interact with the oxygen-containing groups of o-CDs. This sensing platform has been further successfully applied to the detection of doxycycline in milk with recovery rates of 96.8%- 102.7% and relative standard deviations of 0.98%- 1.02%, suggesting that the novel probe has the potential to be applied in real samples. Moreover, o-CDs directly serve as fluorescence ink and work as fluorescence film using PVA as matrix because of strong fluorescence in the solid state, indicating that they have potential applications in anti-counterfeiting and photovoltaic materials. This is the first report that oil-soluble CDs via pyrolysis is applied in the detection of doxycycline in milk. Importantly, this work provides efficient strategies for the construction of anti-counterfeiting and photovoltaic materials.
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- Yuexia Zhang
- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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Chaudhary S, Goyal S, Umar A. Fabrication of biogenic carbon-based materials from coconut husk for the eradication of dye. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 340:139823. [PMID: 37586494 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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The highly biocompatible nature of carbon dots (CQDs) and potential usage in waste water treatment makes them as one of the effective alternative for treating water pollution. Herein, biogenic carbon dots (CQDs) with size range of 2 nm were prepared from waste coconut husk as a precursor source. The hydrophilic nature and higher surface area of as prepared CQDs has further supported the superior adsorption efficiency of more than 90% for Victoria blue B (VB) dye from waste water samples. Different dye adsorption parameters including adsorbate and adsorbent dosage, pH of reaction media and equilibrium time have been optimized and found that 8 mg of adsorbent was sufficient to remove 70 mg VB dye in 4 mL aqueous solution in 60 min at pH = 7. The adsorption kinetic (2nd order) and isotherms (Freundlich-type) were well followed on prepared CQDs. The reusability studies up to 5 times with minimal decrement of 4% confirm the constancy of CQDs for the adsorptive removal of VB. The methodology presents a greener way for overcoming ecological issues with sustainable materials in an economical manner.
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- Savita Chaudhary
- Department of Chemistry and Centre of Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India.
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre of Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Arts and Promising Centre for Sensors and Electronic Devices (PCSED), Najran University, Najran, 11001, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Xu C, Xiao X, Cai C, Cheng Q, Zhu L, Zhang J, Wei B, Wang H. Insight into the differences in carbon dots prepared from fish scales using conventional hydrothermal and microwave methods. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:54616-54627. [PMID: 36881236 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26275-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The preparation of carbon dots (CDs) from waste fish scales is an attractive and high-value transformation. In this study, fish scales were used as a precursor to prepare CDs, and the effects of hydrothermal and microwave methods on their fluorescence properties and structures were evaluated. The microwave method was more conducive to the self-doping of nitrogen due to rapid and uniform heating. However, the low temperature associated with the microwave method resulted in insufficient dissolution of the organic matter in the fish scales, resulting in incomplete dehydration and condensation and the formation of nanosheet-like CDs, whose emission behavior had no significant correlation with excitation. Although the CDs prepared using the conventional hydrothermal method showed lower nitrogen doping, the relative pyrrolic nitrogen content was higher, which was beneficial in improving their quantum yield. Additionally, the controllable high temperature and sealed environment used in the conventional hydrothermal method promoted dehydration and condensation of the organic matter in the fish scales to form CDs with a higher degree of carbonization, uniform size, and higher C = O/COOH content. CDs prepared using the conventional hydrothermal method exhibited higher quantum yields and excitation wavelength-dependent emission behavior.
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- Chengzhi Xu
- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Changqing Garden, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Changqing Garden, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Changqing Garden, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Hubei Minzu University, Enshi, Hubei, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Changqing Garden, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Changqing Garden, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Changqing Garden, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
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Mogharbel AT, Hameed A, Sayqal AA, Katouah HA, Al-Qahtani SD, Saad FA, El-Metwaly NM. Preparation of carbon dots-embedded fluorescent carboxymethyl cellulose hydrogel for anticounterfeiting applications. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 238:124028. [PMID: 36924871 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.124028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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Fluorescent inks have been emerged as a desirable encoding technique to enhance anticounterfeiting printing of commercial goods. However, significant drawbacks with fluorescent inks, such as poor durability, low efficiency, and high cost. Herein, we describe the preparation of a self-healing authentication ink based on carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) hydrogel immobilized with nitrogen-doped carbon dots (NCD) nanoparticles (NPs) for cutting-edge anticounterfeiting applications. Security inks that self-heal are very durable. Under ambient conditions, the prepared NCD@CMC hydrogel could self-heal with a high healing efficiency. It might stick to diverse surfaces such as plastic, glass and paper sheets. The self-healing composite ink demonstrated outstanding photostability under UV light. Straightforward and environmentally friendly method was applied on the agricultural waste of rice straw toward the production of NCD using hydrothermal carbonization in an aqueous medium, and in the presence of NH4OH as an inexpensive passivating agent. The quantum yield (QY) for NCD reached 24.09 %. Various concentrations of NCD NPs were employed to produce self-healable nanocomposite inks with a variety of emission properties. Stamping homogeneous films onto paper surfaces produced a transparent layer. The CIE Lab and emission spectra of prints independently verified the capability of NCD nanocomposite inks to vary their color to blue under UV illumination. To measure the particle diameter of the prepared NCD, their morphological characteristics were examined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to indicate diameters of 10-25 nm. Utilizing various analytical techniques, the morphology and chemical composition of the fluorescent prints were examined. We examined the mechanical qualities of the stamped papers as well as the rheological characteristics of the ink hydrogel. Due to their colorless appearance, the excitation band of the printed films was peaked at 364 nm, while their emission was peaked at 465 nm. The current smart ink holds high potential for numerous applications like smart packaging and authentication, and shows great promise as a practical and mass production approach for easily creating anticounterfeiting stamps.
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- Amal T Mogharbel
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tabuk, 71474 Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
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Water Soluble PMPC-Derived Bright Fluorescent Nitrogen/Phosphorous-Doped Carbon Dots for Fluorescent Ink (Anti-Counterfeiting) and Cellular Multicolor Imaging. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15061352. [PMID: 36987134 PMCID: PMC10058053 DOI: 10.3390/polym15061352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
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Here, a simple one-step hydrothermal-assisted carbonization process was adopted for the preparation of nitrogen/phosphorous-doped carbon dots from a water-soluble polymer, poly 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl phosphorylcholine (PMPC). By the free-radical polymerization method, PMPC was synthesized using 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) and 4,4′-azobis (4-cyanovaleric acid). The water-soluble polymers, PMPC, that have nitrogen/phosphorus moieties are used to prepare carbon dots (P-CDs). The resulting P-CDs were thoroughly characterized by various analytical techniques such as field emission-scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), high-resolution transmittance electron microscopy (HRTEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy and fluorescence spectroscopy to determine their structural and optical properties. The synthesized P-CDs displayed bright/durable fluorescence, were stable for long periods, and confirmed the enrichment of functionalities including oxygen, phosphorus, and nitrogen heteroatoms in the carbon matrix. Since the synthesized P-CDs showed bright fluorescence with excellent photostability, excitation-dependent fluorescence emission, and excellent quantum yield (23%), it has been explored as a fluorescent (security) ink for drawing and writing (anti-counterfeiting). Further, cytotoxicity study results advised for biocompatibility and thus were used for cellular multicolor imaging in nematodes. This work not only demonstrated the preparation of CDs from polymers that can be used as advanced fluorescence ink, a bioimaging agent for anti-counterfeiting, and cellular multicolor imaging candidate, but additionally prominently opened a new perspective on the bulk preparation of CDs simply and efficiently for various applications.
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Wang Y, Wu R, Zhang Y, Cheng S, Zhang Y. High quantum yield nitrogen doped carbon dots for Ag+ sensing and bioimaging. J Mol Struct 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.135212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2023]
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Albalawi MA, Gomaa H, El Hamd MA, Abourehab MAS, Abdel-Lateef MA. Detection of Indigo Carmine dye in juices via application of photoluminescent europium-doped carbon dots from tannic acid. LUMINESCENCE 2023; 38:92-98. [PMID: 36427249 DOI: 10.1002/bio.4417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Indigo Carmine is a hazardous dye and produces an allergic action for humans despite the excessive use of the dye in several industrial fields. A sensitive and simple fluorescent assay for determining Indigo Carmine relying on quenching of the fluorescent europium-doped carbon dots by the action of inner filter effect was developed. This sensing platform involved the preparation of europium-doped carbon dots from the hydrothermal carbonization of tannic acid and europium chloride, which was used as fluorescent reagent with a distinctive excitation/emission wavelength at 307/340 nm. Both excitation and emission fluorescence of prepared carbon dots can be successfully quenched by adding Indigo Carmine dye. The developed spectrofluorimetric method exhibits good linearity with the concentration of Indigo Carmine dye in the range of 1.5 to 10.0 μg/ml and provided a limit of detection (LOD) value of 0.40 μg/ml. Furthermore, the prepared carbon nanoparticles were identified and characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR), and ultraviolet (UV)-spectrophotometer techniques. In addition, the developed detecting approach was applied to determine Indigo Carmine in juice samples with acceptable recovery.
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Shaqra University, Shaqra, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Assiut Branch, Assiut, Egypt
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Alkhamis K, Alessa H, Mogharbel AT, Almahri A, Qurban J, Habeebullah TM, El-Metwaly NM. Preparation of a Transparent Photoluminescent Self-Healable Smart Ink for a Dual-Mode Security Authentication. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c03110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Kholood Alkhamis
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 71474 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm-Al-Qura University, Makkah 24230, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 71474 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Humanities in Al-Kharj, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm-Al-Qura University, Makkah 24230, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Environment and Health Research, Custodian of the two holy mosques Institute for Hajj and Umrah Research, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah 24382, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm-Al-Qura University, Makkah 24230, Saudi Arabia
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Carbon dots as potential greener and sustainable fluorescent nanomaterials in service of pollutants sensing. Trends Analyt Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2022.116841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Recent Advances in Synthesis, Modification, Characterization, and Applications of Carbon Dots. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14112153. [PMID: 35683827 PMCID: PMC9183192 DOI: 10.3390/polym14112153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Although there is significant progress in the research of carbon dots (CDs), some challenges such as difficulty in large-scale synthesis, complicated purification, low quantum yield, ambiguity in structure-property correlation, electronic structures, and photophysics are still major obstacles that hinder the commercial use of CDs. Recent advances in synthesis, modification, characterization, and applications of CDs are summarized in this review. We illustrate some examples to correlate process parameters, structures, compositions, properties, and performances of CDs-based materials. The advances in the synthesis approach, purification methods, and modification/doping methods for the synthesis of CDs are also presented. Moreover, some examples of the kilogram-scale fabrication of CDs are given. The properties and performance of CDs can be tuned by some synthesis parameters, such as the incubation time and precursor ratio, the laser pulse width, and the average molar mass of the polymeric precursor. Surface passivation also has a significant influence on the particle sizes of CDs. Moreover, some factors affect the properties and performance of CDs, such as the polarity-sensitive fluorescence effect and concentration-dependent multicolor luminescence, together with the size and surface states of CDs. The synchrotron near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) test has been proved to be a useful tool to explore the correlation among structural features, photophysics, and emission performance of CDs. Recent advances of CDs in bioimaging, sensing, therapy, energy, fertilizer, separation, security authentication, food packing, flame retardant, and co-catalyst for environmental remediation applications were reviewed in this article. Furthermore, the roles of CDs, doped CDs, and their composites in these applications were also demonstrated.
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