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Paper-based lateral flow assays: Prediction of methanol content in alcoholic beverages

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Boosting DSSC Performance: Co‐Sensitization With Morinda citrifolia‐Derived Carbon Dots for Enhanced Light Harvesting

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Experimental and theoretical approaches to unveil the interaction mechanisms of carbon dots with 4-nitrophenol

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One-step hydrothermal preparation of highly stable N doped oxidized carbon dots for toxic organic pollutants sensing and bioimaging

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A review on the synthesis, properties, and applications of biomass derived carbon dots

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Exploitations of Schiff’s test and iodoform test for an effective quality assessment of alcohol-based hand sanitizers

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Photoluminescent Multicolor Carbon Dots for UV Detection and Dynamic Anticounterfeiting

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Efficient degradation of 4-nitrophenol and colorimetric detection of Fe (III) by biogenic silver nanoparticles of Papiliotrema laurentii

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Selective fluorescence-based sensing of short-chain alcohols in food samples using an eco-friendly synthesis of egg white protein–malic acid stabilized copper nanoclusters

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Potential Development of N-Doped Carbon Dots and Metal-Oxide Carbon Dot Composites for Chemical and Biosensing

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Prompt in situ synthesis of sulphur doped carbon dots from jaggery for parallel determination of iron, chromium and manganese in environmental samples

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Photoluminescent Recognition of Strong Alcoholic Beverages with Carbon Nanoparticles

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Carbon dots derived from an aminonaphthalene sulfonic acid as sensitive activated fluorescent probes for chemosensing and imaging applications

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Simple one step synthesis of dual-emissive heteroatom doped carbon dots for acetone sensing in commercial products and Cr (VI) reduction

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Dual-Emissive Waste Oil Based S-Doped Carbon Dots for Acetone Detection and Cr (Vi) Detection/Reduction/Removal

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Dual-emissive waste oil based S-doped carbon dots for acetone detection and Cr(VI) detection/reduction/removal

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One‐Step Synthesis of White‐Light‐Emitting Carbon Dots for White LEDs with a High Color Rendering Index of 97

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Review of performance improvement strategies for doped graphene quantum dots for fluorescence-based sensing

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Multifunctional antibacterial enhanced amoxicillin carbon nanodots for the detection of Hg (II) and methanol in edible alcohol

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