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MoS2 based nanomaterials: Advanced antibacterial agents for future

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Rapid sensing of lead metal ions in an aqueous medium by MoS2 quantum dots fluorescence turn-off

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3-D DNA walker-mediated ultrasensitive dual-signal biosensor for HIV DNA detection

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One-Step Synthesis of Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Quantum Dots Using Only Alcohol Solvents for Indoor-Light Photocatalytic Antibacterial Activity

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Rhenium diselenide nanosheets as an excellent bi-color probe for intracellular two-photon imaging

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Planar Is Better: Monodisperse Three-Layered MoS2 Quantum Dots as Fluorescent Reporters for 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene Sensing in Environmental Water and Luggage Cases

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Chirality‐Dependent Angiogenic Activity of MoS2 Quantum Dots toward Regulatable Tissue Regeneration

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A ratiometric fluorescence-scattered light strategy based on MoS2 quantum dots/CoOOH nanoflakes system for ascorbic acid detection

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Synthesis of Au NP@MoS2 Quantum Dots Core@Shell Nanocomposites for SERS Bio-Analysis and Label-Free Bio-Imaging

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MoS2 quantum dots as fluorescent probe for methotrexate detection

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Molybdenum Disulfide Nanocomposites for Cancer Diagnosis and Therapeutics: Biosensors, Bioimaging, and Phototherapy

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One-step synthesis of water-soluble and highly fluorescent MoS2 quantum dots for detection of hydrogen peroxide and glucose

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Synthesis of tungsten oxide/ amino-functionalized sugarcane bagasse derived-carbon quantum dots (WO3/N-CQDs) composites for methylene blue removal

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Effects of Direct Solvent-Quantum Dot Interaction on the Optical Properties of Colloidal Monolayer WS2 Quantum Dots

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Hydrochromic full-color MXene quantum dots through hydrogen bonding toward ultrahigh-efficiency white light-emitting diodes

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