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Preparation of Nitrogen-Doped Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots and Detection Study of Tetracycline

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Imidazole-triggered in situ fluorescence reaction system for quantitatively determination of dopamine from multiple sources

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Preparation of Carbon Dots with High Fluorescence Quantum Yields and its Detection of Hg2+ in Simulated Wastewater

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Preparation and theoretical calculation of lactic acid-based carbon quantum dots for Fe3+ sensing application

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Tailoring Carbon Dot Properties Through Phenolic-Enriched Agro-Waste

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Cobalt metaphosphate nanoparticles encapsulated in pomelo peel-derived N,P co-doped porous biochar for enhanced electrochemical sensing of dopamine

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Waste Egg Tray Paper Pulp Derived Carbon Dots for Detection of Fe3+ Ions via Fluorescence On-Off Process

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