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Near‐Ultraviolet Fluorescent “ON‐OFF‐ON” Switching Sensors Based on Nitrogen‐Enriched Dual‐Color Single‐Functional Polymer Carbon Nanosheets
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Near‐Infrared Light Responsive TiO2 for Efficient Solar Energy Utilization
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Fluorescent protein with environmentally-sensitive fluorescence lifetime for quantitative pH measurement
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On–Off–On Fluorescent Carbon Dot Nanosensor for Recognition of Chromium(VI) and Ascorbic Acid Based on the Inner Filter Effect
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pH-induced aggregation of hydrophilic carbon dots for fluorescence detection of acidic amino acid and intracellular pH imaging
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Synthesis and characterization of highly emission multicolored carbon quantum dots
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Low temperature synthesis of highly stable phosphate functionalized two color carbon nanodots and their application in cell imaging
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Preparation and Application of Fluorescent Carbon Dots
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Recent progress on photocatalytic heterostructures with full solar spectral responses
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Facile one-pot preparation of Cu/CuO/Cu2O heterojunction for photocatalytic applications
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Effect of carbonization degree of carbon dots on cytotoxicity and photo-induced toxicity to cells
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Facile synthesis and performance of pH/temperature dual-response hydrogel containing lignin-based carbon dots
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Synthesis of N-Doped Micropore Carbon Quantum Dots with High Quantum Yield and Dual-Wavelength Photoluminescence Emission from Biomass for Cellular Imaging
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A Biosensor for Simultaneous Detection of Epinephrine and Ascorbic Acid Based on Fe(III)–Polyhistidine-Functionalized Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotube Composites
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Green Preparation of Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots from Cyanobacteria for Biological Imaging
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Chemiluminescent determination of L-cysteine with the lucigenin-carbon dot system
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A Novel Fluorescent Test Papers Based on Carbon Dots for Selective and Sensitive Detection of Cr (VI)
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Pumpkin seed-derived carbon dots as a highly selective fluorescent probe for simultaneous detection of Fe3+ and tetracycline
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Identification of fluorescent nanoparticles from roasted sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) during normal cooking procedures
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Highly Efficient Zn–Cu–In–Se Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells through Surface Capping with Ascorbic Acid
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Stimulus response of HNT-CDs-Eu nano-sensor: Toward visual point-of-care monitoring of a bacterial spore biomarker with hypersensitive multi-color agarose gel based analytical device
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Green chitosan–carbon dots nanocomposite hydrogel film with superior properties
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Microwave-assisted synthesis of photoluminescent carbon dots from palm fronds biomass wastes
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Green anhydrous synthesis of hydrophilic carbon dots on large-scale and their application for broad fluorescent pH sensing
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Fluorometric Determination of Fe3+ Ions using Carbon Dots Prepared from the Extract of Singapore Cherry
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Stable luminescent markers from sugar for patterning and pH sensing applications
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Carbon quantum dots: Multifunctional fluorescent nanomaterials for sustainable advances in biomedicine and agriculture
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Photocatalytic treatment of textile effluents by biosynthesized photo-smart catalyst: an eco-friendly and cost-effective approach
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One-step microwave-assisted polyol synthesis of green luminescent carbon dots as optical nanoprobes
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Green synthesis of highly fluorescent carbon quantum dots from sugarcane bagasse pulp
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Research on flotation mechanism of wolframite activated by Pb(II) in neutral solution
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Preparation of strongly photoluminescent nanocomposite from DGEBA epoxy resin and highly fluorescent nitrogen-doped carbon dots
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Solar-Assisted-Self-Healing N-Doped MXene Quantum Dots-Based Membrane with Protein Resistance for Seawater Desalination
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Fluorescent Glycopolymer Nanoparticles Based on Aggregation‐Induced Emission Dyes: Preparation and Bioimaging Applications
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A new paradigm in biosensing: MOF-carbon dot conjugates
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Wearable Design for Occupational Safety of Pb2+ Water Pollution Monitoring Based on Fluorescent CDs
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One-step green synthesized fluorescent carbon nanodots from bamboo leaves for copper(II) ion detection
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Citric Acid Based Carbon Dots with Amine Type Stabilizers: pH-Specific Luminescence and Quantum Yield Characteristics
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Synthesis of carbon quantum dots and zinc oxide nanosheets by pyrolysis of novel metal–organic framework compounds
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pH-responsive dual-emission carbon dots for the ratiometric detection of organophosphorus pesticides in Brassica chinensis and Hg2+ in water
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Glowing Graphene Quantum Dots and Carbon Dots: Properties, Syntheses, and Biological Applications
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Small, 2015, 11, 1620
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Fluorescent carbon dots sensor for highly sensitive detection of guanine
Shengbin Pang, Yi Zhang, Chengke Wu and Suling Feng
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pH-sensitive green tea-derived carbon quantum dots for real-time monitoring of shrimp freshness
Ajahar Khan, Parya Ezati, Jong-Whan Rhim, Jun Tae Kim and Rahim Molaei
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Aggregation-induced emission carbon dots as Al3+-mediated nanoaggregate probe for rapid and selective detection of tetracycline
Young Hun Seo, Diana Elizabeth Aguilar Estrada, Dohyub Jang, Seungyun Baik, Jaeho Lee, Dong Ha Kim and Sehoon Kim
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Professor Erkang Wang's Achievements
Jing Li
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Electrochemical enantiorecognition of tryptophan enantiomers based on graphene quantum dots–chitosan composite film
Jie Ou, Yongxin Tao, Jingjing Xue, Yong Kong, Jiangying Dai and Linhong Deng
Electrochemistry Communications, 2015, 57, 5
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Green synthesis of highly stable carbon nanodots and their photocatalytic performance
Rashmi Mahajan, Akhshay Singh Bhadwal, Nishant Kumar, Mukil Madhusudanan, Ramesh Namdeo Pudake and Ravi Mani Tripathi
IET Nanobiotechnology, 2017, 11, 360
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Development of sulfur doped carbon quantum dots for highly selective and sensitive fluorescent detection of Fe2+ and Fe3+ ions in oral ferrous gluconate samples
Fuyou Du, Zhenfang Cheng, Wei Tan, Lingshun Sun and Guihua Ruan
Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2020, 226, 117602
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Mango Leaves (Mangifera indica)-Derived Highly Florescent Green Graphene Quantum Dot Nanoprobes for Enhanced On–Off Dual Detection of Cholesterol and Fe2+ Ions Based on Molecular Logic Operation
Ratneshwar Kumar Ratnesh, Mrityunjay Kumar Singh, Vinay Kumar, Snigdha Singh, Ramesh Chandra, Mandeep Singh and Jay Singh
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Quantum dots from microfluidics for nanomedical application
Feika Bian, Lingyu Sun, Lijun Cai, Yu Wang and Yuanjin Zhao
WIREs Nanomed Nanobiotechnol, 2019, 11
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Solvent mediated synthesis of multicolor narrow bandwidth emissive carbon quantum dots and their potential in white light emitting diodes
Mohamed Sami, Mohamed E. El-Khouly and Mohsen Ghali
Sci Rep, 2024, 14
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Carbon dots for fluorescent detection of α-glucosidase activity using enzyme activated inner filter effect and its application to anti-diabetic drug discovery
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Analytica Chimica Acta, 2017, 973, 91
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Malic Acid Carbon Dots: From Super-resolution Live-Cell Imaging to Highly Efficient Separation
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ACS Nano, 2018, 12, 5741
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Highly Photoluminescent Carbon Dots for Multicolor Patterning, Sensors, and Bioimaging
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Angew Chem Int Ed, 2013, 52, 3953
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Synthesis of Ultra‐Stable Fluorescent Carbon Dots from Polyvinylpyrrolidone and Their Application in the Detection of Hydroxyl Radicals
Xiangling Ren, Jing Liu, Xianwei Meng, Jianfei Wei, Tianlong Liu and Fangqiong Tang
Chemistry — An Asian Journal, 2014, 9, 1054
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A fluorescent fiber pH sensor for sensitive, wide-range detection using orange-emitting silicon quantum dots
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Nanostructures Derived from Starch and Chitosan for Fluorescence Bio-Imaging
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Nanomaterials, 2016, 6, 130
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Cascaded Antitumor Therapy Excited by Dual Nanozymes Based on Energy Restriction and Photocatalysis
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ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2023
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Carbon dots: An innovative luminescent nanomaterial
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Aggregate, 2022, 3
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Enhanced Visible‐Light Photoelectrocatalytic Activity of {001}TiO2 Electrodes Assisted with Carbon Quantum Dots
Ya‐nan Zhang, Hongyi Tian and Guohua Zhao
ChemElectroChem, 2015, 2, 1728
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Carbon quantum dot-gold nanocluster nanosatellite for ratiometric fluorescence probe and imaging for hydrogen peroxide in living cells
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Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2017, 241, 821
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Recent advance in red-emissive carbon dots and their photoluminescent mechanisms
D. Gao, H. Zhao, X. Chen and H. Fan
Materials Today Chemistry, 2018, 9, 103
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Time-resolved photoluminescence of pH-sensitive carbon dots
Nabaruna Basu and Debabrata Mandal
Carbon, 2019, 144, 500
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Molecular imaging with nanoparticles: the dwarf actors revisited 10 years later
Gudrun C. Thurner and Paul Debbage
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