Bi-component sensing platform for the detection of Cd2+, Fe2+and Fe3+ ions

Jagajiban Sendh and Jubaraj B. Baruah

RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 27153
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA04655B

Hydrogen peroxide assisted synthesis of fluorescent carbon nanoparticles from teak leaves for dye-sensitized solar cells

Arup Kumer Roy, William Ghann, Saswata Rabi, Jackson Barua, Sumit Majumder, Ruhul Amin, M. K. Mohammad Ziaul Hyder and Jamal Uddin

RSC Sustainability, 2024, 2, 1003
DOI: 10.1039/D3SU00452J

Synthesis of carbon quantum dots from neem fruit flesh for dual metal sensing, bioimaging, and antibacterial applications

Kannan Vellaisamy, Ayerathal Velmurugan, Esakkimuthu Shanmugasundaram, Nithesh Kumar Krishnan, Vaseeharan Baskaralingam, Ashokkumar Sibiya and Stalin Thambusamy

New J. Chem., 2025, 49, 8413
DOI: 10.1039/D5NJ00292C

Portable sensor for the detection of picric acid using fluorescent carbon dot embedded PVA film

S. Priya, E. Karthikeyan, C. P. Reshmi, Princy Deni Raju, Chettiyam Veettil Suneesh, Kulangara Sandeep and A. R. Ramesh

RSC Adv., 2025, 15, 50001
DOI: 10.1039/D5RA08207B

Application of carbon quantum dots in smart polymer films for biomedical diagnostics

Anna Piasek and Jolanta Pulit-Prociak

Nanoscale, 2025, 17, 24427
DOI: 10.1039/D5NR02878G

A novel room-temperature CQD fluorescent nanosensor for the first derivatization-free spectrofluorimetric determination of dalfampridine: application to biological fluids and content uniformity testing

Rehab H. Elattar, Manal A. Alossaimi, Ahmed Emad F. Abbas, Anmar Anwar Khan, Bodour S. Rajab, Mazen M. Ghaith, Ahmed H Qasem and Galal Magdy

RSC Adv., 2026, 16, 14406
DOI: 10.1039/D5RA09768A

N-doped carbon quantum dots for the detection of 4-nitrophenol, antioxidant activity, and synthesis of Fe3O4CuO@CQD as a catalyst for the reduction of 4-nitroaniline

Namrata Priyadarshini Hota, Prakash Seenu, Nandhini Karthikeyan, Naveen Murugan and Sathiyanarayanan Kulathu Iyer

RSC Adv., 2026, 16, 6069
DOI: 10.1039/D6RA00058D

Biologically active dual functional zinc-doped biomass-derived carbon dots

Mohammad Tariq, Mo Ahamad Khan, Hammad Hasan, Sangeeta Yadav, Amaresh Kumar Sahoo and Md Palashuddin Sk

RSC Sustainability, 2024, 2, 3114
DOI: 10.1039/D4SU00439F

Carbon and boron nitride quantum dots as optical sensor probes for selective detection of toxic metals in drinking water: a quantum chemical prediction through structure- and morphology-dependent electronic and optical properties

Chedharla Balaji Sarath Kumar, Rence Painappallil Reji, Yuvaraj Sivalingam, Yoshiyuki Kawazoe and Velappa Jayaraman Surya

RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 28182
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA04843A

Gd3+-doped carbon dots: modulation of mechanisms regulating gastrointestinal tract motility and the hepatobiliary system

Olga V. Tsymbalyuk, Tamara L. Davydovska, Vladimir Lysenko, Ivan S. Voiteshenko, Konstantin Paliienko, Tatiana A. Borisova, Stanislav P. Veselsky, Alex Y. Nyporko, Olha V. Pylypova, Tetiana O. Fedirko, Anna M. Naumenko, Evelina D. Melenevska, Mariya S. Kozolup and Valeriy A. Skryshevsky

Biomater. Sci., 2025, 13, 6156
DOI: 10.1039/D5BM01077B

Carbon dot nanoparticles as multifunctional fluorescent probes: from tunable synthesis to biomedical applications

Ahmed Mohammed Ali Abdulkhaleq, Zhonghua Jiang, Hai Chen, Ridong Huang, LingLing Ma, He Yang and Wuyu Mao

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2026, 14, 2795
DOI: 10.1039/D5TB02569A

Nitrogen-doped carbon dots in food sensing: a review of detection mechanisms and applications

Awat S. Mohammed

RSC Adv., 2025, 15, 48727
DOI: 10.1039/D5RA07515G

Green synthesis of carbon quantum dots using Nyctanthes arbor-tristis Linn leaves: Antioxidant activity and applications in metal sensing and dye sequestration

Jyoti Dhariwal, Gaurav Choudhary, Gyandshwar Kumar Rao, K.L. Ameta and Dipti Vaya

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2026, 475, 117036
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2026.117036

Nano-revolution in aquaculture: quantum dot innovations for sustainable fisheries

Ulfat Batool, Syed Makhdoom Hussain, Shafaqat Ali, Azhar Rasul, Muhammad Mudassar Shahzad, Adan Naeem, Nisar Ahmad, Muhammad Munir, Abdul Ghafoor and Mohammad Ali Alshehri

Aquacult Int, 2025, 33
DOI: 10.1007/s10499-025-01867-3

Development of fluorescent carbon dots from mustard pods for selective and efficient sensing of iron ion

Pradeep Kumar, Sushil Kumar, Rekha Gaba and Sadhika Khullar

J Mater Sci: Mater Electron, 2026, 37
DOI: 10.1007/s10854-026-16604-6

Green-synthesized carbon dots from ginger: Multifunctional agents against oral pathogens with biocompatibility in human gingival fibroblast cells

Shaeesta Khaleelahmed Bhavikatti, Siti Lailatul Akmar Zainuddin, Rosmaliza Binti Ramli, Sameer J. Nadaf, Padma B. Dandge, Masidd Khalate and Mohmed Isaqali Karobari

Current Plant Biology, 2024, 40, 100392
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpb.2024.100392

Eco-friendly synthesis of N-doped carbon quantum dots from Bombax ceiba stem: A photophysical study with exploratory sensing of Fe3+/Cd2+ and dye degradation

Muhammad Arslan Akhtar, Jalwa Anum, Sameh S. Ahmed, Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed, Asad Muhammad Khan, Christie M. Sayes and Abdur Rahim

Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2025, 78, 108704
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.108704

Pesticides removal and their detection in real samples using green synthesized nanocomposites of biogenic quantum dots and metal oxides: A comprehensive review on recent updates

Manviri Rani, Anoushka, Ahmad Hosseini-Bandegharaei and Uma Shanker

Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2024, 413, 125921
DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2024.125921

Silkworm-derived carbon nano rods (swCNR) for detection of bismuth ions (Bi3+) in aquatic medium and their antiradical properties

Neha Sharma, Anshul Sharma, Miey Park and Hae-Jeung Lee

Heliyon, 2024, 10, e33572
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e33572

Hydrothermal synthesis of carbon quantum dots from Citrus reticulata and Eriobotrya japonica: Characterization and photothermal evaluation

G. A. González-Martínez, L. G. García, M. Frutis-Murillo, P. Martínez-Torres, J. E. López-Meza and G. Rosas

MRS Advances, 2025, 10, 87
DOI: 10.1557/s43580-024-01077-8

Fluorescence turn-on detection of arsenite in rice and seawater samples using bisphosphonate-functionalised carbon quantum dots

Sodeh Sadjadi, Leila Farzin, Arash Ghoorchian, Elham Mohagheghpour and Mojtaba Amiri

International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 2025, 105, 4228
DOI: 10.1080/03067319.2024.2360712

Impact of dispersion of carbon quantum dots of low concentrations into nematic liquid crystal mixture E7 on the optical properties and zeta potential of composite systems

Dhananjay Kumar Gaur, Kaushlendra Agrahari, Md Bayazeed Alam, Avanish Singh Parmar and Shri Singh

Optical Materials, 2026, 174, 117934
DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2026.117934

A Greener Future: Carbon Nanomaterials from Lignocellulose

Mohamed El-Sakhawy, Samir Kamel and Hebat-Allah S. Tohamy

JRM, 2025, 13, 21
DOI: 10.32604/jrm.2024.058603

Highly sensitive, label-free ATP detection using a small molecule–metal-based ensemble with a ratiometric absorption and fluorescence light-up approach

Mhejabeen Sayed

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2025, 464, 116286
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2025.116286

Eco-friendly strategies for carbon dot synthesis: pharmaceutical-derived CDs as an emerging trend

Samar H. Elagamy, Mohamed A.M. Ali and Ibrahim A. Naguib

Microchemical Journal, 2026, 224, 117739
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2026.117739

Validated green fluorescent nanosensor for barnidipine determination using lupine-derived multi-doped carbon quantum dots

Amal A. El-Masry, Ahmed H. Abdelazim, Islam M. Mostafa and Abdallah M. Zeid

Microchemical Journal, 2025, 218, 115163
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2025.115163

Quantum dots for wastewater treatment for the removal of heavy metals

Chandranshu Dwivedi, Avinash Ranjan, Ajay Kumar and Chinnappan Baskar

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 2025, 23, 1057
DOI: 10.1515/ijcre-2025-0095

Sustainable synthesis of highly luminescent carbon dots for ultra-sensitive detection of Pb2+ and Fe2+ in aquatic ecosystems

Priyal Kaushik, Gurmeet Kaur and Imran Hasan

Chem. Pap., 2025, 79, 6865
DOI: 10.1007/s11696-025-04229-8

Modified metal-organic framework with 8-hydroxyquinoline-5-sulfonic acid as a turn-off-on optical sensor for Cu2+ and creatinine detection

Farzaneh Moghaddar, Ali Nemati Kharat, Hamid Emadi, Ghodsi Mohammadi Ziarani and Alireza Badiei

Surfaces and Interfaces, 2025, 72, 107267
DOI: 10.1016/j.surfin.2025.107267

Houttuynia cordata-DES carbon quantum dots for Cr6+ detection and biological applications

Lifen Meng, Pengpeng Ding, Meiya Ou and Yu Zhang

Chem. Biol. Technol. Agric., 2026, 13
DOI: 10.1186/s40538-025-00909-5

Integrating carbon dots to advance measuring aquatic metal ion pollutants: Sensing and computational modeling

Mahreen Arooj, Gopal Venkatesh, Javad B. Parambath, Kareem Mazen, Muraledharan Shyama, Ahmad A.L. Ahmad, Aysha Shabnam, Sofian Kanan and Ahmed A. Mohamed

Carbon Resources Conversion, 2026, 100420
DOI: 10.1016/j.crcon.2026.100420

Preparation of high quantum yield nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots via solid-phase pyrolysis for highly sensitive “on-off-on” fluorescence probe detection of silver ions and glutathione

Cunjin Wang, Zixin Ma, Zhuoru Yao, Peipei Li, Jing Zhang, Weijie Zhang, Xiaoliang Zhao and Jun Fan

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2025, 711, 136416
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2025.136416

Green synthesis of carbon quantum dots from Sapindus mukorossi seeds and their application in fluorescence-based detection of chlorpyrifos in milk

Sachin Kumar Maurya, Amrita Poonia and Archana Tiwari

Food and Humanity, 2026, 6, 101128
DOI: 10.1016/j.foohum.2026.101128

A Sensitive Fluorescence Enhancement-Based Detection of Biogenic Amines in Beverage Samples Using Ionic Liquid-Modified Carbon Quantum Dots as Fluorescent Probe

Camila Gonçalves Rodrigues do Nascimento Barbosa, Fernando Luciano Alves de Souza, Nattany Tayany Gomes de Paula and Ana Paula Silveira Paim

Food Anal. Methods, 2026, 19
DOI: 10.1007/s12161-025-02929-1

Plant-based nanomaterials for sustainable applications in food, medicine, and environmental remediation: A review

Xiao Guo, Fei Li, Bo Wang and Fufeng Liu

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2025, 332, 148605
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.148605

The production of carbon quantum dots (CQDs) from cultivated blue crab shells and their application in the optical detection of heavy metals in aquaculture

Övgü Gencer

Aquacult Int, 2025, 33
DOI: 10.1007/s10499-024-01780-1

One-Pot Synthesis of Blue Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots Derived from Simmondsia chinensis Seed Meal

Wuoi Samuel Mabior, Hesham Soliman and Mohsen Ghali

JNanoR, 2025, 89, 33
DOI: 10.4028/p-Yj9m9s

The beneficial impact of MXene on the electrochemical performance of graphene quantum dots for dopamine detection

Murilo H.M. Facure, Bruno S. Sampaio, Luiza A. Mercante and Daniel S. Correa

Materials Today Communications, 2025, 42, 111197
DOI: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2024.111197

Microwave‐Assisted Green Synthesis of Carbon Quantum Dots from Syzygium caryophyllatum (L.) Alston Leaves and their Antidiabetic Potential

Santosh Mallikarjun Bhavi, Akshata Choudhari Padti, Bothe Thokchom, Sapam Riches Singh, Shweta G. Gouda, Shalini Moses, Shivanand S. Bhat, Shivasharana Chandrabanda Thimmappa, Ballagere Puttaraju Harini, Asmatanzeem Bepari and Ramesh Babu Yarajarla

ChemistrySelect, 2025, 10
DOI: 10.1002/slct.202502471

Microwave-Assisted Green Synthesis of CQDs from Mesosphaerum suaveolens Extract: Photocatalytic Degradation and Anticancer Activity

Ponnuchamy Kumar, Anitha Ravichandran, Sapabathi Durgadevi, Velu Manikandan, Kwang Soup Song, Dhamodharan Prabhu, Jeyaraman Jeyakanthan, Durairaj Thirumurugan and Govarthanan Muthusamy

Waste Biomass Valor, 2024, 15, 6539
DOI: 10.1007/s12649-024-02643-9

Advancing Sustainable Food Packaging: the Role of Green Nanomaterials in Enhancing Barrier Properties

Great Iruoghene Edo, Alice Njolke Mafe, Ali B. M. Ali, Patrick Othuke Akpoghelie, Emad Yousif, Endurance Fegor Isoje, Ufuoma Augustina Igbuku, Khalid Zainulabdeen, Joseph Oghenewogaga Owheruo, Arthur Efeoghene Athan Essaghah, Huzaifa Umar, Dina S. Ahmed and Ahmed A. Alamiery

Food Eng Rev, 2025, 17, 573
DOI: 10.1007/s12393-025-09407-8

Label-free detection of ampicillin in milk and water using fluorescence carbon dots synthesised from Citrus Limetta peel

Masilamani Karthikeyan, Muralikrishnan Hemalatha, Devanand G. Venkatasubbu, Sharma Abimanyu, Menon Aravind and Pasupathi Rathinsabapathi

Diamond and Related Materials, 2025, 152, 111892
DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2024.111892

Production of carbon nanomaterials from industrial waste salts containing organic pollutants: Carbon quantum dots, graphene, and fullerenes

Pengyao Liu, Lan Li, Lingyun Cao, Xingyu Mu, Meitong Li and Xuening Fei

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2026, 14, 120908
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2025.120908

Dual emissive carbon dots as Ratiometric fluorescence sensors: A comprehensive review

Samar H. Elagamy, Reem Hasan Obaydo, Aya Barseem and Hayam Lotfy

Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, 2025, 50, 100930
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbsr.2025.100930

Morphological Evolution of Carbon Quantum Dots to Carbon Nanoneedles and N/F Codoping as an Efficient Catalyst for Oxygen Electrochemistry

Sumanta Kumar Das, Aiswarya Kesh, Sujatha D, Subhendu K. Panda and Akhila Kumar Sahu

ACS Appl. Eng. Mater., 2024, 2, 1894
DOI: 10.1021/acsaenm.4c00305

Carbon quantum dots for sustainable water treatment: A critical review on synthesis, properties, challenges and applications in forward osmosis desalination technologies

K S Sonu Ashritha and D. Dsilva Winfred Rufuss

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 514, 163059
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.163059

Sustainable fluorescent carbon dots derived from sprouted palmyra seeds and their utilization in Fe3+ and ferritin detection in aqueous medium

Arunkumar Kathiravan, Bhuvaneesh Ilango and Mariadoss Asha Jhonsi

Materials Today Communications, 2025, 44, 111862
DOI: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2025.111862

Comparative study of medicinal-plant-derived carbon nanoparticles: green synthesis, antioxidant behavior, and metal-ion sensing

Parul Singh, Padma Priya Kannan, Aniruddha Dan, Hitasha Vithalani, Nihal Singh, Mukesh Dhanka, Dhiraj Bhatia and Jhuma Saha

Nano Ex., 2026, 7, 015013
DOI: 10.1088/2632-959X/ae3d50

Recent development of biomass derived carbon dots in fluorescent sensing applications

Bilipang Mahilary, Khemnath Patir and Sanjay Basumatary

Bioresource Technology Reports, 2025, 30, 102137
DOI: 10.1016/j.biteb.2025.102137

Green-emitting carbon quantum dots as efficient fluorescent probes for Cu2+ and EDTA detection by “turn-on-off” strategy

Xing Qian, Zijing Wang, Zeyu Chen, Salah M. El-Bahy, Dongxiang Li, Lianjie Qin, Chunfang Li, Zeinhom M. El-Bahy and Jikuan Zhao

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2024, 693, 134089
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2024.134089

Carbon Quantum Dots in Food and Environmental Safety: Advances in Sensing Technologies for Contaminant Detections

Mir Waqas Alam, K. Radhakrishnan, P. Saravanan, Jothi Vinoth Kumar, Mohamad M. Ahmad, Shima Sadaf, Sajid Ali Ansari and M. Sherlin Nivetha

J Food Process Engineering, 2026, 49
DOI: 10.1111/jfpe.70355

Metal nanoparticles: Biosynthesis to applications (Review)

Rashmi Verma, Anushka Kala, Rabia Aziz, Richa Saxena, Naveen Gaurav, Bhupendra Rawat and Indra Rautela

World Acad Sci J, 2026, 8, 1
DOI: 10.3892/wasj.2026.440

Post-synthetic modification and application of sulfhydryl-functionalized carbon quantum dots for label-free Ag+ detection

Yanzhi He, Pengyuan Yin, Xiaopei Li, Jinghang Li, Jie Ma, Hang Yu, Wenrong Yang, Lijun Luo, Wei Tan and Hongbin Wang

Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2025, 201, 107453
DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2025.107453

Biogenic synthesis of N-doped carbon dots from bamboo stems for targeted cancer cell bioimaging

Kaviyapriya Kirubanithy, Mohamad S. Alsalhi, Sandhanasamy Devanesan and Amutha Santhanam

Diamond and Related Materials, 2026, 162, 113302
DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2026.113302

From Structure to Sensing: Molecular Mechanistic Insights into Plant-Derived Carbon Dots for Heavy Metal Ion Detection

Himanshi Soni, Vicky Jain, Suhas Ballal, Indang Ariati Ariffin, Mamata Chahar, Suman Saini, Monika Bhattu, Harbinder Singh, Mikhael Bechelany and Jagpreet Singh

Nanomaterials, 2024, 14, 1766
DOI: 10.3390/nano14211766

Solvatochromic study and electrochemical performance of green synthesized rGO decorated metal oxide CQDs from Dillenia indica peel extract in nonionic surfactant polymer matrix

Poonam Negi, Naveen Chandra Joshi, Shuchi Upadhyay and Bhupendra Singh Rawat

Next Nanotechnology, 2025, 8, 100205
DOI: 10.1016/j.nxnano.2025.100205

Illuminating Pollutants: The Role of Carbon Dots in Environmental Sensing

Naveen Thanjavur and Young-Joon Kim

Chemosensors, 2025, 13, 241
DOI: 10.3390/chemosensors13070241

Phosphorus-sulfur co-doped carbon nitride quantum dots for enhanced photocatalytic reduction and fluorescence detection of Cr (VI)

Zhiyuan Ren, Wei Chang, Ke Tian, Peiqi Yao, Bin Liu, Yunfeng Li and Runze Zhang

Carbon Lett., 2025, 35, 1445
DOI: 10.1007/s42823-025-00878-7

Microwave-assisted sustainable synthesis of yellow emissive carbon dots for selective sensing of Hg (II) ions and cancer cell imaging

Beena Devi, Kuheli Mandal, Amit Pratap Singh and Chumki Dalal

Journal of Molecular Structure, 2025, 1335, 141966
DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2025.141966

Preparation and Sensing Study of Houttuynia cordata-Based Carbon Quantum Dots

Min Ye and Lifen Meng

Molecules, 2025, 30, 3668
DOI: 10.3390/molecules30183668

Advances in green carbon quantum dots: heteroatom doping strategies for pesticide detection

Rishabh, Manviri Rani and Uma Shanker

Food Chemistry, 2026, 514, 149134
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2026.149134

Smartphone-assisted point-of-care sensing of copper ions using sustainable fluorescent nanomaterial

Nagalekshmi Sivakumar Akshaya and Dhesingh Ravi Shankaran

Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 2026, 103, 102541
DOI: 10.1016/j.jics.2026.102541

A review of sustainable approaches for the synthesis of carbon quantum dots-polymer nanocomposites

Binu P. Senanayake, Daniel S. Eldridge and François Malherbe

Materials Today Sustainability, 2026, 33, 101286
DOI: 10.1016/j.mtsust.2025.101286

Room-temperature upcycling of agricultural waste to carbon dots and its application as a selective fluorescence nanoprobe for iron (III) analysis in diverse samples

Heba M. Hashem, Mahmoud El-Maghrabey, Hadir Borg, Galal Magdy, Fathalla Belal and Rania El-Shaheny

Talanta Open, 2025, 12, 100484
DOI: 10.1016/j.talo.2025.100484

Optimizing design and exploring the dual potential of carbon quantum dots in environmental sensing and biomedical theranostics

Govindaraj Sabarees

Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, 2026, 18, 100021
DOI: 10.1016/j.nbe.2025.100021

Green Synthesis of Highly Fluorescent NCQDs: A Comprehensive Study on Synthesis, Characterization, Photophysical Properties, pH Sensing, Heavy Metal Detection, and Solvatochromic Behavior through Hydrothermal Method

Poonam Negi, Bhupendra Singh Rawat, Naveen Chandra Joshi, Kanak Pal Singh Parmar, Shuchi Upadhyay, Narinder Kumar and Vinod Singh

J Fluoresc, 2024, 35, 3157
DOI: 10.1007/s10895-024-03710-z

Luminescent guardians: A comprehensive review of photoluminescent materials for anti-counterfeiting and invisible ink

Nelson Oshogwue Etafo, Nathan Akache-Abutu, Daniel Gbenga Adekanmi, Sreedeep Dey, Muyideen Olaitan Bamidele, Micheal Bola Bamikale, Timothy Adewale Adeyi, Adrian David Cheok, Samuel Oghenenyerovwo Enochoghene, Opeyemi Thomas, Oresegun Olakunle Ibrahim and Abayomi Bamisaye

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2026, 397, 117293
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2025.117293

Riding the wave of innovation: nanotechnology in nucleic acid-based cancer therapy

Kavita, Bhupinder Singh and Teenu Sharma

3 Biotech, 2025, 15
DOI: 10.1007/s13205-025-04397-0

Optimisation of the quantum yield of carbon quantum dots prepared from bergamot pomace by means of a full factorial experimental design

Emanuele Zanda, Anna Irto, Salvatore Giovanni Michele Raccuia, Clemente Bretti, Giovanna De Luca, Ileana Ielo, Mariosimone Zoccali, Alessia Arena, Giuseppe Paladini, Francesco Caridi, Mauro Formica, Eleonora Macedi, Valentina Venuti, Concetta De Stefano, Luigi Mondello, Paola Cardiano and Gabriele Lando

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025, 13, 118472
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2025.118472

Comprehensive Insight into the Emerging World of Carbon Dots for Applications in Energy and Metal Ion Sensing

Karan Surana, Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Saurabh S. Soni

Precision Chemistry, 2026
DOI: 10.1021/prechem.5c00179

Sustainable upcycling of watermelon peels into a nanosensor for the selective detection of mefenamic acid, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug with antioxidant properties, in biofluids and pharmaceutical formulations

Ahmed A. Shokeer, Nora A. Abdallah and Fawzia A. Ibrahim

Talanta Open, 2025, 12, 100533
DOI: 10.1016/j.talo.2025.100533

Efficient hydrothermal synthesis of carbon dots from argan cake and their applications

Noumane Elouakassi, Abdelmajid Almaggoussi, Corneliu S. Stan, Marcel Popa, Larbi Belachemi, Jaafar Ghanbaja and Hamid Kaddami

Diamond and Related Materials, 2025, 159, 112861
DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2025.112861

Recent Advances in Biomass‐Derived Quantum Dots, Synthesis, and Their Applications

Nishtha, Deepanshu Awasthi and Anil Kumar Sarma

ChemistrySelect, 2025, 10
DOI: 10.1002/slct.202404611

The elimination of environmental pollutants through the utilization of nanocomposites that rely on carbon quantum dots

P. Amoozadeh, A. H. M. Sarrafi, B. Shirkavand Hadavand, Z. Rahmani, A. Niazi and E. Konoz

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2026, 23
DOI: 10.1007/s13762-025-06927-y

Advances in carbon quantum dot-based nanocomposites for targeted detection of food toxins: A focus on safety applications

Bhalodiya Manankumar Vijaybhai, Amanpreet Singh, Gurjaspreet Singh, Ankush Kumar Tangra and Mahipal Singh Sankhla

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 2025, 148, 108321
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2025.108321

Sugarcane waste-derived carbon quantum dots–chlorophyll/bacterial cellulose composites for solar-driven antibiotic degradation

Linda Kumalayanti, Thanisorn Mahatnirunkul, Yothin Chimupala, Pairot Moontragoon, Supree Pinitsoontorn and Navadecho Chankhunthod

Sci Rep, 2025, 15
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-23725-1

Preparation and application of Mn, Si-CQDs in vitamin B6 and in vitro activity analysis

Lifen MENG, Yinying ZHANG and Mengting SU

Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 2026, 54, 100634
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjac.2025.100634

Green Carbon Quantum Dots: State‐of‐the‐Art Strategies on Performance Enhancement of Supercapacitor Applications—A Review

Pasupula Manosh Reddy and Nagaiah Kambhala

ChemistrySelect, 2025, 10
DOI: 10.1002/slct.202503611

Biophysical translational posterity of green carbon quantum dots: the unparalleled versatility

Simran Singh Deo, Shaikh Sheeran Naser, Adrija Sinha, Swagat K Mohapatra, Avanish S Parmar, Małgorzata Kujawska, Suresh K Verma and Jagnyaseni Tripathy

Nanomedicine, 2024, 19, 2747
DOI: 10.1080/17435889.2024.2402682

Sustainable carbon quantum dots from Mahua (Madhuca longifolia) for biomedical and environmental applications

Daray Soren, Jagannath Panda, Jaykishon Swain, Anulipsa Priyadarshini, Subrat Swain, Jasmine Swain, Rashmirekha Pati, Soumya R. Mohapatra, Yasobanta Das, Raghabendra Samantaray and Rojalin Sahu

Sci Rep, 2025, 15
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-87341-9

Mango peels-assisted synthesis of carbon quantum dots for potential optical sensing of diazinon

Nor Afiqah Nor Asri, Yap Wing Fen, Nurul Illya Muhamad Fauzi, Nur Aqilah Kamaruzzaman, Rahayu Emilia Mohamed Khaidir, Hazwani Suhaila Hashim, Muhammad Fahmi Anuar, Muhammad Amir Zakwan Mohd Zailani, Ahmad Danish Iskandar Mohd Fadzil, Nur Nadia Amira Mahamad Basari, Mazliana Ahmad Kamarudin and Huda Abdullah

Sci Rep, 2026, 16
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-33228-8

Multifunctional Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanodots: A New Paradigm in Anticounterfeiting and Fingerprint Forensics Imaging

Mir Waqas Alam, P. Saravanan, Manickam Selvaraj, Pitcheri Rosaiah, Guru Prakash Nunna and Tae Jo Ko

Waste Biomass Valor, 2025, 16, 3295
DOI: 10.1007/s12649-024-02877-7

Targeted regulation of InP quantum dots for high CRI eco-friendly warm white LEDs

Shuaipu Zang, Han Xu, Jiaojiao Song, Lei Wang, Huaibin Shen and Lin Song Li

Opt. Lett., 2025, 50, 5897
DOI: 10.1364/OL.575113

Sustainable synthesis of nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots from Zanthoxylum armatum for environmental lead monitoring

Gagnish and Vimal K. Bhardwaj

Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2026, 358, 127839
DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2026.127839

Green synthesis of carbon quantum dots (CQDs) from beetroot by carbonization method and their application in metal ion sensing (Cu2+)

Diana Laura Díaz Santiago, Oscar G. Rojas Valencia, José Luis Casas Espinola, Carmen Reza San Germán, Miriam Estrada Flores, Margarita Lizeth Alvarado Noguez and Juan José López Hernández

MRS Advances, 2025, 10, 1602
DOI: 10.1557/s43580-025-01260-5

Natural-product-derived carbon dots to combat Candida albicans infections without drug resistance by multifaceted antifungal mechanisms

Babar Khan, Haiyan Wang, Yun Wang, Faisal Latif, Peiya Chen, Mengyuan Han, Kejia Feng, Yonghao Ye, Fu-Gen Wu and Fengming Lin

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 523, 168622
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.168622

Bio-derived quantum dot based luminescent solar concentrator for photocatalytic conversion of fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural via iron(II) complex catalysis

Mohammad Bashiri and Mona Hosseini-Sarvari

Journal of Catalysis, 2026, 455, 116701
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2026.116701

Green-Synthesized Carbon Quantum Dots for Environmental Monitoring of Heavy Metals: A Critical Review of Mechanisms and Performance

Muhammad Arslan Akhtar, Jalwa Anum, Abdul Rehman and Rabia Rabia

JESTT, 2026, 3, 33
DOI: 10.64060/jestt.v3i1.6

Switching Photoluminescence “On‐Off‐On” for Detection of Chromium (VI) Ion and Ascorbic Acid with N,S‐Codoped Carbon Dots

Anurag Mishra and Sagarika Bhattacharya

ChemistrySelect, 2024, 9
DOI: 10.1002/slct.202403960

Green synthesis of heteroatom-doped carbon quantum dots derived from Chenopodium Album for sustainable nanofertilization

Vishal Kansay, Varun Dutt Sharma, Gourav Chandan, Indu Sharma, Sasanka Chakrabarti and Milan Kumar Bera

Res Chem Intermed, 2025, 51, 2605
DOI: 10.1007/s11164-025-05552-1

Guava leaf-derived carbon quantum dots as fluorescent probes for turn-on/off detection of Ba2+, Pb2+, Sn2+, and Hg2+ ions

Prabhjot Kaur, Lalita Chopra, Kaushik Pal, Fernando Gomes de Souza, Samo Kralj, Samuel O. Oluwafemi and George Z. Kyzas

Ceramics International, 2025, 51, 47202
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2025.07.424

Synthesis of environmentally-friendly carbon quantum dots from orange juice for selective detection of Fe3+ ions, antibacterial activity, and bio-imaging applications

Kasinathan Kasirajan, Marimuthu Karunakaran and Hong Kyoon Choi

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024, 12, 113535
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2024.113535

Transforming agricultural biomass into lead-free X-ray shielding and efficient photocatalytic material based on 2D-MoS2/TiO2 nanocomposite

Noona Shahada Kunnath Parambil, Selwin Joseyphus Raphael, Thanigainathan Prakash, Pushparajan Joseph, Garima Thakur and Arish Dasan

Bioresource Technology Reports, 2025, 31, 102232
DOI: 10.1016/j.biteb.2025.102232

Future prospects, challenges and opportunities in detecting heavy metal ions in water

Berly Robert and Sreeram K. Kalpathy

Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2025, 75, 107992
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.107992

Blue-emitting carbon dot doped sulphamic acid crystals for latent fingerprint detection and optical applications

B.R. Akshata and P.R. Deepthi

Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 2026, 203, 110256
DOI: 10.1016/j.mssp.2025.110256

Investigation of the use of carbon dots from Euphorbia amygdaloides for the detection of aflatoxin B1

Hatice Yuncu, Ebru Bozkurt and Hayrunnisa Nadaroglu

Arab J Chem, 2026, 0, 1
DOI: 10.25259/AJC_772_2025

Shining Bright: Illuminating the Versatility of Gold Ion-Doped Carbon Dots

Stephanie Tan Yen May, Gangaraju Gedda, Myung-Geol Pang, Dinesh Kumar Mishra, Liew Kai Bin and Vijayaraj Kumar Palanirajan

BioNanoSci., 2026, 16
DOI: 10.1007/s12668-026-02482-z

Biomass derived carbon quantum dots as potential tools for sustainable environmental remediation and eco-friendly food packaging

Geethanjali Bijoy and D. Sangeetha

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024, 12, 113727
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2024.113727

Synthesis of carbon quantum dots from apricot shell for printing application

Khurshed A Shah and Mubashir Faizan

Adv. Nat. Sci: Nanosci. Nanotechnol., 2026, 17, 015017
DOI: 10.1088/2043-6262/ae4980

The carbon quantum dots: Preparation, antibacterial mechanisms, and application in food packaging

Hongkun Xue, Jiacheng Yang, Hao Yu, Rong Dong, Xiaojun Liao and Jiaqi Tan

Current Research in Food Science, 2026, 12, 101316
DOI: 10.1016/j.crfs.2026.101316

Fluorometric detection of CIP and bioimaging employing a fluorescent nanoprobe with blue emission using carbon quantum dots from papaya seeds (Carica papaya)

Moganesh Govindhan, Sureshkumar Selvaraj and Kalpana Sukumar

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025, 13, 117289
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2025.117289

Green‐Synthesized Cu‐CQDs on Electrospun PVDF Nanofibers for Smartphone‐Readable Fluorescent Sensing of Histidine

Shiva Rashidi, Mohsen Jahanshahi and Hamid Emadi

ChemistrySelect, 2026, 11
DOI: 10.1002/slct.202504980

Development of Innovative Fluorescence Detection Technique Using Nano Carbon Quantum Dots (NCQD) for Rapid Quantification of Most Probable Number (MPN) in Water

Raj Ujjwal, AbhrajyotiTarafdar, Neha Kamal, Isha Burman and Alok Sinha

Int J Environ Res, 2025, 19
DOI: 10.1007/s41742-024-00708-0

Green synthesis of biomass carbon nanodots and their multifunctional applications

Junlin Luo, Yuecong Ma, Wennian Chen and Jiuyin Pang

Bioresource Technology, 2026, 448, 134292
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2026.134292

Synthesis of carbon quantum dots (CQD) from Archidendron bubalinum pods and its compatibility for voltammetric detection of cadmium ion

Dian Ayu Setyorini, Muhamad Allan Serunting, Wa Ode Sri Rizki, Nandang Mufti, Vienna Saraswaty, Muhammad Aziz, Risa Suryana, Wilman Septina, Zulhadjri and Henry Setiyanto

Vacuum, 2025, 233, 114023
DOI: 10.1016/j.vacuum.2025.114023

Carbon Dots for Nucleic Acid-Based Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Focus on Oxidative DNA Damage

Barbara Pascucci, Maria Moccia, Mariarosaria D’Errico, Fabrizio Vetica, Michele Saviano, Francesca Leonelli and Annalisa Masi

IJMS, 2025, 26, 8077
DOI: 10.3390/ijms26168077

Review on Tailored Carbon Dots for High‐Performance Heavy Metal Ion Sensing in Aquatic Systems

Sonia Kumari and Navjot Sandhu

Luminescence, 2026, 41
DOI: 10.1002/bio.70438

Engineering carbon quantum materials for next-generation energy and electronics

Muhammad Hussnain Akmal, Masoomeh Yari Kalashgrani, Seyyed Mojtaba Mousavi and Wei-Hung Chiang

Nanotechnology, 2025, 36, 452001
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ae16af

Unlocking the potential of green-engineered carbon quantum dots for sustainable packaging biomedical applications and water purification

Yasaman Esmaeili, Farzad Toiserkani, Zeinab Qazanfarzadeh, Mehran Ghasemlou, Minoo Naebe, Colin J. Barrow, Wendy Timms and Shima Jafarzadeh

Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2025, 338, 103414
DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2025.103414

Selective sequential extraction of copper from soil using GSCQD/ZnFe₂O₄ nanocomposite in continuous flow system

Fredrick K. Saah and Garima Nagpal

Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects, 2025, 44, 101580
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoso.2025.101580

Crafting carbon quantum dots from acetone: dual purpose Fe3+ ion and pH sensing platform

Leo F. B. D’Souza, Ratan W. Jadhav, Sheshanath V. Bhosale and Sandesh T. Bugde

emergent mater., 2025, 8, 2635
DOI: 10.1007/s42247-024-00792-0

Bio-inspired linseed derived carbon quantum dots as a fluorescent probe for the fluorimetric determination of imeglimin in biological fluids and dosage forms

Aya Barseem, Reem H. Obaydo and Samar H. Elagamy

Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, 2026, 51, 100946
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbsr.2025.100946

Transforming a traditional ethnic beverage into highly emissive CDs as a sensitive nanosensor for the anti-malignant hyperthermia drug dantrolene sodium in pharmaceuticals and plasma. An economic and sustainable approach

Samar Salem, Rania El-Shaheny and Nora A. Abdallah

Talanta Open, 2025, 12, 100549
DOI: 10.1016/j.talo.2025.100549

Fullerenes and their derivatives as functional materials for the detection of diverse analytes: Recent update

Maksym Serhiyovych LINTARUK and Iryna Pavlivna HORBENYUK

Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 2026, 54, 100661
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjac.2025.100661

Poria cocos-derived carbon dots for parallel detection of Cr6+/Fe3+ in complex environments with superior sensitivity

Yuanping Luo, Song Yuan, Minjie Zhu, Zongwen Zhang, Beijun Cheng, Wenjun Xu and Zhili Peng

Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2025, 327, 125346
DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2024.125346

Progress and obstacles in employing carbon quantum dots for sustainable wastewater treatment

Ramsha Khan, Saurabh Shukla, Manish Kumar, Damià Barceló, Antonio Zuorro and Preeti Chaturvedi Bhargava

Environmental Research, 2024, 261, 119671
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.119671

Eco-friendly synthesis of Carbon Quantum Dots (CQDs) from hazelnut husk for sensitive Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) detection

Hatice Yuncu, Hayrunnisa Nadaroglu and Ebru Bozkurt

Toxicology Reports, 2024, 13, 101824
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2024.101824

Recent advances in environmental sample preparation: Nanomaterials, automation, and sustainable strategies

Federico Belén, Julián Gutiérrez and Valeria Springer

Advances in Sample Preparation, 2025, 14, 100171
DOI: 10.1016/j.sampre.2025.100171

Eco-friendly synthesis of carbon quantum dots derived from γ-cyclodextrin for metal ion sensing and antibacterial applications

Kannan Vellaisamy, Esakkimuthu Shanmugasundaram, Sowmiapratha Pandikannan, Ayerathal Velmurugan, Sujitha Muthuchamy, Vaseeharan Baskaralingam, Ashokkumar Sibiya and Stalin Thambusamy

Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2025, 346, 131392
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2025.131392

Carbon quantum dots for battery applications: Synthesis, challenges and future prospects

Meenakshi Gusain, Divjot Kour, Monika Sindhu and Akshara Bassi

Next Research, 2025, 2, 100788
DOI: 10.1016/j.nexres.2025.100788

Precursor-Dependent Heteroatom Diversity in Luminescent Carbon Quantum Dots: Their Impact on Physicochemical Properties and Free Radical Scavenging and Antibacterial Activities

Pollab Mohan Konwar, Suman Devi, Satish Kumar Pandey, Khomdram Sandhyarani Devi, Ayekpam Bimolini Devi and Meitram Niraj Luwang

Langmuir, 2025, 41, 24281
DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c02171

Green color luminescent carbon dots for stability flexible composite sheet and mercury ion detection application

Jae Yong Jung, Jin Young Park, Sung Jun Park and Hyun Kyoung Yang

Materials Today Chemistry, 2025, 44, 102555
DOI: 10.1016/j.mtchem.2025.102555

Biomass derived nitrogen-doped water soluble carbon dots from Prosopis juliflora for Fe3+ sensing

Kaviyapriya Kirubanithy, Amutha Santhanam, Paulraj Arunkumar and Mohammad Mansoob Khan

Microchemical Journal, 2025, 212, 113286
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2025.113286

FeNi‐LDH Coated With Orange‐Peel Carbon Aerogel for Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Yang Teng, Peng‐Cheng Ji and Hai‐Lang Jia

ChemSusChem, 2025, 18
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202401276

Synthesis of Carbon Quantum Dots using Basella alba L. Fruits: Characterization and Fluorescent-based Detection of Fe (III) Ions

Sai Vishnu Balaji, Vasanth Magesh, Subash Jacob, Subhenjit Hazra, Sandeep Arya and Ashok K. Sundramoorthy

MNS, 2025, 17, 133
DOI: 10.2174/0118764029343917241021043804

Functional attributes and bio-prospects of fruit peel waste

Himanshu Himanshu, Nishant Kumar and Ishu Khangwal

Foods and Raw Materials, 2024, 84
DOI: 10.21603/2308-4057-2026-1-660

A Systematic Review of the Applications of Carbon Dots for the Treatment of Diabetes

Hadiqa Shahid, Tehreem Sohail, Aneeqa Noor and Saima Zafar

Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 2025, 114, 107497
DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2025.107497

Carbon quantum dots as multifunctional nanomaterials for sustainable optoelectronic biosensing and green photonics

Bappy Sen and Hemen Sarma

Commun Mater, 2026, 7
DOI: 10.1038/s43246-025-01056-y

Comparative study of in situ and ex situ incorporation of carbon quantum dots into cellulose acetate nanofibers: effects on pollutant dye removal

Marcos Alan Cota Leal, Andrés Gabriel Hernández-Vázquez, Ricardo Valdez Castro and Amelia Olivas Sarabia

J Nanopart Res, 2025, 27
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-025-06447-3

Dopant-Free, Phyto-Assisted Lanthanum Oxide Nanomaterial for Sustainable Electrochemical Detection of Heavy Metal Lead (Pb2+)

Dhanalakshmi C. and Lakshmi Priya G.

J Inorg Organomet Polym, 2026, 36, 1452
DOI: 10.1007/s10904-025-03906-1