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Kim J, Johnson DH, Bharucha TS, Yoo JM, Zeno WF. Graphene Quantum Dots Inhibit Lipid Peroxidation in Biological Membranes. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2024. [PMID: 39032174 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.4c00688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/22/2024]
Abstract
Excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cellular environments leads to oxidative stress, which underlies numerous diseases, including inflammatory diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. Oxidative stress can be particularly damaging to biological membranes such as those found in mitochondria, which are abundant with polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Oxidation of these biological membranes results in concomitant disruption of membrane structure and function, which ultimately leads to cellular dysfunction. Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have garnered significant interest as a therapeutic agent for numerous diseases that are linked to oxidative stress. Specifically, GQDs have demonstrated an ability to protect mitochondrial structure and function under oxidative stress conditions. However, the fundamental mechanisms by which GQDs interact with membranes in oxidative environments are poorly understood. Here, we used C11-BODIPY, a fluorescent lipid oxidation probe, to develop quantitative fluorescence assays that determine both the extent and rate of oxidation that occurs to PUFAs in biological membranes. Based on kinetics principles, we have developed a generalizable model that can be used to assess the potency of antioxidants that scavenge ROS in the presence of biological membranes. By augmenting our fluorescence assays with 1H NMR spectroscopy, the results demonstrate that GQDs scavenge nascent hydroxyl and peroxyl ROS that interact with membranes and that GQDs are potent inhibitors of ROS-induced lipid oxidation in PUFA-containing biological membranes. The antioxidant potency of GQDs is comparable to or even greater than established antioxidant molecules, such as ascorbic acid and Trolox. This work provides mechanistic insights into the mitoprotective properties of GQDs under oxidative stress conditions, as well as a quantitative framework for assessing antioxidant interactions in biological membrane systems.
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- Juhee Kim
- Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Chaperone Ventures LLC., Los Angeles, California 90005, United States
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- Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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Majdoub M, Sengottuvelu D, Nouranian S, Al-Ostaz A. Graphitic Carbon Nitride Quantum Dots (g-C 3N 4 QDs): From Chemistry to Applications. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024; 17:e202301462. [PMID: 38433108 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202301462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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Since their emergence in 2014, graphitic carbon nitride quantum dots (g-C3N4 QDs) have attracted much interest from the scientific community due to their distinctive physicochemical features, including structural, morphological, electrochemical, and optoelectronic properties. Owing to their desirable characteristics, such as non-zero band gap, ability to be chemically functionalized or doped, possessing tunable properties, outstanding dispersibility in different media, and biocompatibility, g-C3N4 QDs have shown promise for photocatalysis, energy devices, sensing, bioimaging, solar cells, optoelectronics, among other applications. As these fields are rapidly evolving, it is very strenuous to pinpoint the emerging challenges of the g-C3N4 QDs development and application during the last decade, mainly due to the lack of critical reviews of the innovations in the g-C3N4 QDs synthesis pathways and domains of application. Herein, an extensive survey is conducted on the g-C3N4 QDs synthesis, characterization, and applications. Scenarios for the future development of g-C3N4 QDs and their potential applications are highlighted and discussed in detail. The provided critical section suggests a myriad of opportunities for g-C3N4 QDs, especially for their synthesis and functionalization, where a combination of eco-friendly/single step synthesis and chemical modification may be used to prepare g-C3N4 QDs with, for example, enhanced photoluminescence and production yields.
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- Mohammed Majdoub
- Center for Graphene Research and Innovation, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, United States
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- Center for Graphene Research and Innovation, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, United States
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- Center for Graphene Research and Innovation, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, United States
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- Center for Graphene Research and Innovation, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, United States
- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, United States
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Fois L, Stagi L, Carboni D, Alboushi M, Khaleel A, Anedda R, Innocenzi P. The Formation of Carbon Dots from D-Glucose Studied by Infrared Spectroscopy. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202400158. [PMID: 38619533 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2024] [Revised: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Carbon dots (C-dots) obtained from D-glucose have attracted great interest because of their properties and as a model for understanding the synthesis process and the origin of photoluminescence in carbon-based nanostructures. Synthesising C-dots under hydrothermal conditions has become one of the most common methods for their preparation. Understanding the details of this process is quite difficult. To tackle this challenge, we have adopted a multi-technique approach in our present work. We have correlated different spectroscopic analyses, such as infrared, Raman, fluorescence, NMR, and UV-Vis, to connect the emissions with specific chemical groups. In particular, in situ infrared analysis as a function of temperature has allowed following the formation of C=C, C=O, and COOH species and the rise of specific emissions. Only weak emissions due to n-π* transitions are detected upon post-synthesis thermal annealing.
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- Livia Fois
- Laboratory of Materials Science and Nanotechnology (LMNT), Department of Biomedical Sciences, CR-INSTM, University of Sassari, 07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Laboratory of Materials Science and Nanotechnology (LMNT), Department of Biomedical Sciences, CR-INSTM, University of Sassari, 07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Laboratory of Materials Science and Nanotechnology (LMNT), Department of Biomedical Sciences, CR-INSTM, University of Sassari, 07100, Sassari, Italy
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- College of Science, Department of Chemistry, United Arab Emirates University., Al Ain., United Arab Emirates
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- College of Science, Department of Chemistry, United Arab Emirates University., Al Ain., United Arab Emirates
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- Porto Conte Ricerche, Strada Provinciale 55, Porto Conte Capo Caccia, km. 8,400., 07041, Alghero (SS, Italy
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- Laboratory of Materials Science and Nanotechnology (LMNT), Department of Biomedical Sciences, CR-INSTM, University of Sassari, 07100, Sassari, Italy
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Wang R, Zhang S, Zhang J, Wang J, Bian H, Jin L, Zhang Y. State-of-the-art of lignin-derived carbon nanodots: Preparation, properties, and applications. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 273:132897. [PMID: 38848826 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.132897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Revised: 05/09/2024] [Accepted: 06/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024]
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Lignin-derived carbon nanodots (LCNs) are nanometer-scale carbon spheres fabricated from naturally abundant lignin. Owing to rich and highly heritable graphene like π-π conjugated structure of lignin, to fabricate LCNs from it not only endows LCNs with on-demand tunable size and optical features, but also further broadens the green and chemical engineering of carbon nanodots. Recently, they have become increasingly popular in sensing, bioimaging, catalysis, anti-counterfeiting, energy storage/conversion, and others. Despite the enormous research efforts put into the ongoing development of lignin value-added utilization, few commercial LCNs are available. To have a deeper understanding of this issue, critical impacts on the preparation, properties, and applications of state-of-the-art LCNs are carefully reviewed and discussed. A concise analysis of their unique advantages, limitations for specific applications, and current challenges and outlook is conducted. We hope that this review will stimulate further advances in the functional material-oriented production of lignin.
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- Ruibin Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chem. Eng., University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China; International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials and Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chem. Eng., University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chem. Eng., University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chem. Eng., University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials and Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chem. Eng., University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chem. Eng., University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.
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Lin Y, Tang Y, Yi O, Zhu J, Su Z, Li G, Zhou H, Liu L, Liu B, Cai X. Graphene oxide quantum dots-loaded sinomenine hydrochloride nanocomplexes for effective treatment of rheumatoid arthritis via inducing macrophage repolarization and arresting abnormal proliferation of fibroblast-like synoviocytes. J Nanobiotechnology 2024; 22:383. [PMID: 38951875 PMCID: PMC11218134 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-024-02645-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 06/16/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024] Open
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The characteristic features of the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) microenvironment are synovial inflammation and hyperplasia. Therefore, there is a growing interest in developing a suitable therapeutic strategy for RA that targets the synovial macrophages and fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs). In this study, we used graphene oxide quantum dots (GOQDs) for loading anti-arthritic sinomenine hydrochloride (SIN). By combining with hyaluronic acid (HA)-inserted hybrid membrane (RFM), we successfully constructed a new nanodrug system named HA@RFM@GP@SIN NPs for target therapy of inflammatory articular lesions. Mechanistic studies showed that this nanomedicine system was effective against RA by facilitating the transition of M1 to M2 macrophages and inhibiting the abnormal proliferation of FLSs in vitro. In vivo therapeutic potential investigation demonstrated its effects on macrophage polarization and synovial hyperplasia, ultimately preventing cartilage destruction and bone erosion in the preclinical models of adjuvant-induced arthritis and collagen-induced arthritis in rats. Metabolomics indicated that the anti-arthritic effects of HA@RFM@GP@SIN NPs were mainly associated with the regulation of steroid hormone biosynthesis, ovarian steroidogenesis, tryptophan metabolism, and tyrosine metabolism. More notably, transcriptomic analyses revealed that HA@RFM@GP@SIN NPs suppressed the cell cycle pathway while inducing the cell apoptosis pathway. Furthermore, protein validation revealed that HA@RFM@GP@SIN NPs disrupted the excessive growth of RAFLS by interfering with the PI3K/Akt/SGK/FoxO signaling cascade, resulting in a decline in cyclin B1 expression and the arrest of the G2 phase. Additionally, considering the favorable biocompatibility and biosafety, these multifunctional nanoparticles offer a promising therapeutic approach for patients with RA.
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- Ye Lin
- Institute of Innovation and Applied Research in Chinese Medicine, Department of Rheumatology of First Hospital, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China
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- Institute of Innovation and Applied Research in Chinese Medicine, Department of Rheumatology of First Hospital, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China
- College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China
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- Institute of Innovation and Applied Research in Chinese Medicine, Department of Rheumatology of First Hospital, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China
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- Institute of Innovation and Applied Research in Chinese Medicine, Department of Rheumatology of First Hospital, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China
- College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China
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- Institute of Innovation and Applied Research in Chinese Medicine, Department of Rheumatology of First Hospital, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China
- College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China
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- Institute of Innovation and Applied Research in Chinese Medicine, Department of Rheumatology of First Hospital, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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- College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China.
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- Institute of Innovation and Applied Research in Chinese Medicine, Department of Rheumatology of First Hospital, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China.
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Mousavi SM, Kalashgrani MY, Javanmardi N, Riazi M, Akmal MH, Rahmanian V, Gholami A, Chiang WH. Recent breakthroughs in graphene quantum dot-enhanced sonodynamic and photodynamic therapy. J Mater Chem B 2024. [PMID: 38946657 DOI: 10.1039/d4tb00767k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
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Water-soluble graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have recently exhibited considerable potential for diverse biomedical applications owing to their exceptional optical and chemical properties. However, the pronounced heterogeneity in the composition, size, and morphology of GQDs poses challenges for a comprehensive understanding of the intricate correlation between their structural attributes and functional properties. This variability also introduces complexities in scaling the production processes and addressing safety considerations. Light and sound have firmly established their role in clinical applications as pivotal energy sources for minimally invasive therapeutic interventions. Given the limited penetration depth of light, photodynamic therapy (PDT) predominantly targets superficial conditions such as dermatological disorders, head and neck malignancies, ocular ailments, and early-stage esophageal cancer. Conversely, ultrasound-based sonodynamic therapy (SDT) capitalizes on its superior ability to propagate and focus ultrasound within biological tissues, enabling a diverse range of therapeutic applications, including the management of gliomas, breast cancer, hematological tumors, and modulation of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Considering the advancements in theranostic and precision therapies, reevaluating these conventional energy sources and their associated sensitizers is imperative. This review introduces three prevalent treatment modalities that harness light and sound stimuli: PDT, SDT, and a synergistic approach that integrates PDT and SDT. This study delineated the therapeutic dynamics and contemporary designs of sensitizers tailored to these modalities. By exploring the historical context of the field and elucidating the latest design strategies, this review underscores the pivotal role of GQDs in propelling the evolution of PDT and SDT. This aspires to stimulate researchers to develop "multimodal" therapies integrating both light and sound stimuli.
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- Seyyed Mojtaba Mousavi
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Drummondville, Quebec, J2C 0R5, Canada.
- Centre national intégré du manufacturier intelligent (CNIMI), Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Drummondville, QC, Canada
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan.
- Sustainable Electrochemical Energy Development (SEED) Center, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei City 10607, Taiwan
- Advanced Manufacturing Research Center, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei City 10607, Taiwan
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Zheng Z, Liu K, Zhou Y, Xu K, Debliquy M, Zhang C. Room-Temperature Sensing Mechanism of GQDs/BiSbO 4 Nanorod Clusters: Experimental and Density Functional Theory Study. ACS Sens 2024; 9:3346-3356. [PMID: 38898684 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.4c00670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Creating high-performance gas sensors for heptanal detection at room temperature demands the development of sensing materials that incorporate distinct spatial configurations, functional components, and active surfaces. In this study, we employed a straightforward method combining hydrothermal strategy with ultrasonic processing to produce mesoporous graphene quantum dots/bismuth antimonate (GQDs/BiSbO4) with nanorod cluster forms. The BiSbO4 was incorporated with appropriate contents of GQDs resulting in significantly improved attributes such as heightened sensitivity (59.6@30 ppm), a lower threshold for detection (356 ppb), and quicker period for response (40 s). A synergistic mechanism that leverages the inherent advantages of BiSbO4 was proposed, while its distinctive mesoporous hollow cubic structure, the presence of oxygen vacancies, and the catalytic enhancement provided by GQDs lead to a marked improvement in heptanal detection. This work introduces a straightforward and effective method for crafting sophisticated micro-nanostructures that optimize spatial design, functionality, and active mesoporous surfaces, showing great promise for heptanal sensing applications.
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- Zichen Zheng
- College of Mechanical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province 225127, P. R. China
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- College of Mechanical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province 225127, P. R. China
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- College of Mechanical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province 225127, P. R. China
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- College of Mechanical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province 225127, P. R. China
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- Service de Science des Matériaux, Faculté Polytechnique, Université de Mons, Mons 7000, Belgium
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- College of Mechanical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province 225127, P. R. China
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Zhou Q, Wang X, Tang K, Chen Y, Wang R, Lei H, Yang Z, Zhang Z. Developing portable and controllable fluorescence capillary imprinted sensor for visual detection Crohn's disease biomarkers. Talanta 2024; 278:126402. [PMID: 38924985 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.126402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2024] [Revised: 05/25/2024] [Accepted: 06/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Simultaneous detection of multiple biomarker levels is essential to improve the accuracy of early diagnosis. Introducing capillary will simplify procedure, less time, and reduce reagent consumption for point-of-care testing of biomarkers. Here, we developed a portable and controllable smartphone-integrated fluorescence capillary imprinted sensing platform for the accuracy visual detection of Crohn's disease biomarkers (lysozyme, Fe3+) using single-excitation/double-signal detection. A novel controllable capillary coating strategy was developed by static gas-driven coating method for synthesis uniform fluorescence capillary imprinted sensor (Si-CD/g-CdTe@MIP capillary sensor). When Fe3+ and lysozyme were added, the fluorescence intensity of Si-CD/g-CdTe@MIP capillary sensor was quenched at 426 nm and enhanced at 546 nm, respectively. This Si-CD/g-CdTe@MIP capillary sensor has high sensitivity and selectivity for quantification lysozyme and Fe3+ simultaneously with the detection limit of 0.098 nM and 0.20 nM, respectively. In addition, the smartphone-integrated Si-CD/g-CdTe@MIP capillary sensor was applied for the intelligent detection of lysozyme and Fe3+, in which the detection limit was calculated as 0.32 nM and 0.65 nM. The smartphone-integrated visual Si-CD/g-CdTe@MIP capillary sensor realized ultrasensitive microanalysis (18 μL/time) of biomarkers in health man and Crohn 's patients, providing a novel strategy for early diagnosis of Crohn 's disease.
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- Qin Zhou
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jishou University, Jishou, 416000, PR China; Ley Laboratory of Medicinal Resources Chemistry and Pharmacology in Wuling Mountainous of Hunan Province College, Jishou University, Jishou, 416000, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jishou University, Jishou, 416000, PR China; Ley Laboratory of Medicinal Resources Chemistry and Pharmacology in Wuling Mountainous of Hunan Province College, Jishou University, Jishou, 416000, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jishou University, Jishou, 416000, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jishou University, Jishou, 416000, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jishou University, Jishou, 416000, PR China; Ley Laboratory of Medicinal Resources Chemistry and Pharmacology in Wuling Mountainous of Hunan Province College, Jishou University, Jishou, 416000, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jishou University, Jishou, 416000, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jishou University, Jishou, 416000, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jishou University, Jishou, 416000, PR China; Ley Laboratory of Medicinal Resources Chemistry and Pharmacology in Wuling Mountainous of Hunan Province College, Jishou University, Jishou, 416000, PR China.
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Cabral RLB, Galvão ERVP, Fechine PBA, Galvão FMF, do Nascimento JHO. A minireview on the utilization of petroleum coke as a precursor for carbon-based nanomaterials (CNMs): perspectives and potential applications. RSC Adv 2024; 14:19953-19968. [PMID: 38903671 PMCID: PMC11189030 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra01196a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 06/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024] Open
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The remarkable properties of carbon-based nanomaterials (CNMs) have stimulated a significant increase in studies on different 0D, 1D and 2D nanostructures, which have promising applications in various fields of science and technology. However, the use of graphite as a raw material, which is essential for their production, limits the scalability of these nanostructures. In this context, petroleum coke (PC), a by-product of the coking process in petrochemical industry with a high carbon content (>80 wt%), is emerging as an attractive and low-cost option for the synthesis of carbonaceous nanostructures. This brief review presents recent research related to the use of PC as a precursor for CNMs, such as graphene and its oxidized (GO) and reduced (RGO) variants, among other carbon-based nanostructures. The work highlights the performance of these materials in specific areas of application. In addition, this review describes and analyzes strategies for transforming low-cost, environmentally friendly waste into advanced technological innovations with greater added value, in line with the UN's 2030 Agenda.
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- Rivaldo Leonn Bezerra Cabral
- Postgraduate Program in Chemical Engineering, Center of Technology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte CEP 59072970 Natal RN Brazil
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- Advanced Materials Chemistry Group (GQMat), Department of Analytical Chemistry and Physical Chemistry, Federal University of Ceará - UFC Campus do Pici, CP 12100 CEP 60451-970 Fortaleza CE Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Chemical Engineering, Center of Technology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte CEP 59072970 Natal RN Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Chemical Engineering, Center of Technology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte CEP 59072970 Natal RN Brazil
- Postgraduate Program in Textile Engineering, Center of Technology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte Natal RN Brazil
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Parambil AM, Rajan S, Huang PC, Shashikumar U, Tsai PC, Rajamani P, Lin YC, Ponnusamy VK. Carbon and graphene quantum dots based architectonics for efficient aqueous decontamination by adsorption chromatography technique - Current state and prospects. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 251:118541. [PMID: 38417656 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024]
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Aquatic ecosystems and potable water are being exploited and depleted due to urbanization and the encouragement of extensive industrialization, which induces the scarcity of pure water. However, current decontamination methods are limited and inefficient. Various innovative remediation strategies with novel nanomaterials have recently been demonstrated for wastewater treatment. Carbon dots (C-dots) and graphene quantum dots (GQ-dots) are the most recent frontiers in carbon nanomaterial-based adsorption studies. C-dots are extremely small (1-10 nm) quasi-spherical carbon nanoparticles (mostly sp3 hybridized carbon), whereas GQ-dots are fragments of graphene (1-20 nm) composed of primarily sp2 hybridized carbon. This article highlights the function of C-dots and GQ-dots with their specifications and characteristics for the efficient removal of organic and inorganic contaminants in water via adsorption chromatography. The alteration of adsorption attributes with the hybrid blending of these dots has been critically analyzed. Moreover, various top-down and bottom-up approaches for synthesizing C-dots and GQ-dots, which ultimately affect their morphology and structure, are described in detail. Finally, we review the research deficit in the adsorption of diverse pollutants, fabrication challenges, low molecular weight, self-agglomeration, and the future of the dots by providing research prospects and selectivity and sensitivity perspectives, the importance of post-adsorption optimization strategies and the path toward scalability at the tail of the article.
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- Ajith Manayil Parambil
- School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, 110067; Research Center for Precision Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU), Kaohsiung City, 807, Taiwan
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- School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, 110067
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, 350, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU), Kaohsiung City, 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU), Kaohsiung City, 807, Taiwan; Department of Computational Biology, Institute of Bioinformatics, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 602105, India
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- School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, 110067.
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Center for Emerging Contaminants Research, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
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- Research Center for Precision Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU), Kaohsiung City, 807, Taiwan; Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU), Kaohsiung City, 807, Taiwan; Center for Emerging Contaminants Research, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital (KMUH), Kaohsiung City, 807, Taiwan; Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU), Kaohsiung City, 804, Taiwan.
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Yao Q, Wang Z, Gaponenko NV, Shi J, Da Z, Zhang C, Wang J, Wang M. Metal oxide hybridization enhances room temperature phosphorescence of carbon dots-SiO 2 matrix for information encryption and anti-counterfeiting. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:11310-11317. [PMID: 38804052 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr01380h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Room temperature phosphorescent (RTP) carbon dot (CD) materials have been widely used in various fields, but it is difficult to achieve a long lifetime, high stability and easy synthesis. In particular, realizing the phosphorescence emission of CDs using a metal oxide (MO) matrix is a challenge. Here, solid gels are synthesized via in situ hydrolysis, and then RTP CDs are synthesized based on a SiO2 matrix (CDs@SiO2) and hybridized with a MO matrix (CDs@SiO2-MO) by high-temperature calcination. Among the materials synthesized, Al2O3 matrix RTP CDs (CDs@SiO2-Al2O3) have a long phosphorescence lifetime of 689 ms and can exhibit yellow-green light visible to the naked eye for 9 s after the UV light (365 nm) is turned off. Compared with the green phosphorescence of CDs@SiO2, the yellow-green phosphorescence lifetime of CDs@SiO2-Al2O3 is enhanced by 420 ms. In addition, CDs@SiO2-Al2O3 maintains good stability of phosphorescence emission in water, strongly oxidizing solutions and organic solvents. As a result, CDs@SiO2-Al2O3 can be applied to the field of information encryption and security anti-counterfeiting, and this work provides a new, easy and efficient synthesis method for MO as an RTP CD matrix.
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- Qing Yao
- Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education International Center for Dielectric Research & Shannxi Engineering Research Center of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049 Xi'an, China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology (FIST) and Micro- and Nano-technology Research Center of State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049, Xi'an, China.
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- Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, P. Browki 6, 220013 Minsk, Belarus
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- Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education International Center for Dielectric Research & Shannxi Engineering Research Center of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049 Xi'an, China
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- Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education International Center for Dielectric Research & Shannxi Engineering Research Center of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049 Xi'an, China
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- Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education International Center for Dielectric Research & Shannxi Engineering Research Center of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049 Xi'an, China
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- Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education International Center for Dielectric Research & Shannxi Engineering Research Center of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049 Xi'an, China
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- Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education International Center for Dielectric Research & Shannxi Engineering Research Center of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049 Xi'an, China
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Ke Z, Azam M, Ali S, Zubair M, Cao Y, Khan AA, Hassan A, Xue W. Role of Functional Groups in Tuning Luminescence Signature of Solution-Processed Graphene Quantum Dots: Experimental and Theoretical Insights. Molecules 2024; 29:2790. [PMID: 38930855 PMCID: PMC11206256 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29122790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2024] [Revised: 05/30/2024] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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Zero-dimensional graphene quantum dots (GQDs) present unique optoelectronic properties in the large-spectrum range from UV to visible. However, the origin of luminescence in GQDs is still a debatable question. Therefore, the present work investigates the features of trap-mediated and edge-state-functionalized group-associated luminescence enhancement of GQDs. The attached functional groups' involvement in the upsurge of photoluminescence has been discussed theoretically as well as experimentally. In addition, the role of the aromatic ring, the functional group attached, and their positions of attachment to the aromatic ring to tune the emission wavelength and Raman modes have been elucidated theoretically as well as experimentally. We found that in the case of the -OH group attached outside of the aromatic ring, the long-range π hybridization dominates, which suggests that the emission from this model can be dictated by long-range π hybridization. In particular, we found that oxygen-containing functional groups attached outside of the aromatic ring are the main source of the luminescence signature in GQDs. Furthermore, density functional theory (DFT) indicates that the -OH functional group attached outside of the aromatic ring perfectly matched with our experimental results, as the experimental bandgap (2.407 eV) is comparable with the theoretical simulated bandgap (2.399 eV) of the -OH group attached outside of the aromatic ring.
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- Zhicheng Ke
- China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base for Laser Processing Robotics, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Electronic Films and Integrated Devices, School of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- College of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research, Materials Synthesis and Processing (IEK-1), 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base for Laser Processing Robotics, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
- Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base for Laser Processing Robotics, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Processing Robotics, College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base for Laser Processing Robotics, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
- Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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Elamkulavan HJ, Purayil NP, Subramaniam S, Keloth C. Impact of Tamm plasmon structures on fluorescence and optical nonlinearity of graphene quantum dots. Sci Rep 2024; 14:13255. [PMID: 38858420 PMCID: PMC11164873 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-62694-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024] Open
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Graphene Quantum Dots (GQDs) are crucial in biomedicine for sensitive biosensing and high-resolution bioimaging and in photonics for their nonlinear optical properties. Integrating GQDs with photonic structures enhances optical properties by optimizing light-matter interactions and enabling precise control over their emission wavelengths. In this work, we explore a facile synthesis method for GQDs by pulsed laser irradiation in chlorobenzene and highlight the transformative potential of Tamm Plasmon Cavity (TPC) structures for tuning and amplifying the photoluminescence and nonlinear optical properties of GQDs. The characterization of GQDs revealed their exceptional properties, including efficient optical limiting and stable photoluminescence. The study demonstrated that the TPC structure significantly amplifies nonlinear optical effects due to the high light-matter interaction, indicating the potential for advanced optical systems, including optical limiters and nonlinear optical devices. Furthermore, introducing GQDs into the TPC structure leads to a significant enhancement and tuning of fluorescence emission. The Purcell effect, in combination with the confined electromagnetic fields within the TPC, increases the spontaneous emission rate of GQDs and subsequently enhances the fluorescence intensity. This enhanced and tunable fluorescence has exciting implications for high-sensitivity applications such as biosensing and single-molecule detection.
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- Hasana Jahan Elamkulavan
- Laser and Nonlinear Optics Laboratory, Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, 673601, India
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- Laser and Nonlinear Optics Laboratory, Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, 673601, India
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- Laser and Nonlinear Optics Laboratory, Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, 673601, India
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- Laser and Nonlinear Optics Laboratory, Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, 673601, India.
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K Algethami F, Abdelhamid HN. Heteroatoms-doped carbon dots as dual probes for heavy metal detection. Talanta 2024; 273:125893. [PMID: 38508123 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.125893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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The utilization of l-cysteine in hydrothermal synthesis allows for the manufacture of carbon dots (CDs) that are doped with heteroatoms including oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur (N, S, O-doped CDs). CDs have a particle size ranging from 1 to 3 nm, with an average particle size of 2.5 nm. N, S, and O-doped CDs display a blue fluorescence emission at a wavelength of 425 nm. It shows a reliance on the specific excitation wavelength between 320 and 500 nm. It has a selective quenching effect specifically with copper (Cu2+) ions when exposed to interactions with heavy metal ions, as compared to other metal ions. The assay has a limit of detection (LOD) of 2 μM and exhibits a linear correlation within the concentration range of 10-33.3 μM. The fluorescence mechanism was elucidated by employing various analytical techniques, such as transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution TEM , UV-Vis spectroscopy, zeta potential analysis, and conductometry. An analysis of the data reveals that Cu2+ ions exhibit a strong attraction to the external surface of N, S, and O-doped CDs, leading to the formation of aggregates. N, S, and O-doped CDs can be also used as probes for electrochemical investigations utilizing cyclic voltammetry (CV), linear sweep voltammetry (LSV), chronoamperometry (CA), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) to produce Nyquist and Bode plots. The electrochemical results offer substantiation for the interaction between Cu2+ ions and N, S, and O-doped CDs. Zero-dimensional carbon nanomaterials, i.e. CDs, can improve the detection of heavy metals using optical and electrochemical methods.
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- Faisal K Algethami
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, 11432, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, 71575, Egypt; Egyptian-Russian University, Badr City, Cairo, 11829, Egypt.
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Bazazi S, Hashemi E, Mohammadjavadi M, Saeb MR, Liu Y, Huang Y, Xiao H, Seidi F. Metal-organic framework (MOF)/C-dots and covalent organic framework (COF)/C-dots hybrid nanocomposites: Fabrications and applications in sensing, medical, environmental, and energy sectors. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 328:103178. [PMID: 38735101 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2024.103178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 03/31/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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Developing new hybrid materials is critical for addressing the current needs of the world in various fields, such as energy, sensing, health, hygiene, and others. C-dots are a member of the carbon nanomaterial family with numerous applications. Aggregation is one of the barriers to the performance of C-dots, which causes luminescence quenching, surface area decreases, etc. To improve the performance of C-dots, numerous matrices including metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), covalent-organic frameworks (COFs), and polymers have been composited with C-dots. The porous crystalline structures, which are constituents of metal nodes and organic linkers (MOFs) or covalently attached organic units (COFs) provide privileged features such as high specific surface area, tunable structures, and pore diameters, modifiable surface, high thermal, mechanical, and chemical stabilities. Also, the MOFs and COFs protect the C-dots from the environment. Therefore, MOF/C-dots and COF/C-dots composites combine their features while retaining topological properties and improving performances. In this review, we first compare MOFs with COFs as matrices for C-dots. Then, the recent progress in developing hybrid MOFs/C-dots and COFs/C-dots composites has been discussed and their applications in various fields have been explained briefly.
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- Sina Bazazi
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources and International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Guilan, PO Box 41335-1914, Rasht, Iran
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources and International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdańsk, J. Hallera 107, 80-416 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources and International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources and International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 5A3, Canada.
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources and International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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Trpkov D, Sredojević D, Pajović J, Tošić D, Božanić DK, Djoković V. Hybrid nanostructures of nitrogen-doped carbon dots and aromatic amino acids: Synthesis, interactions at interfaces and optical properties. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2024; 238:113878. [PMID: 38565007 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2024.113878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2024] [Revised: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Nitrogen-doped carbon dots (NCD) were synthesized using a simple and fast hydrothermal route, employing citric acid and urea as precursors. The resulting NCDs were non-covalently functionalized (conjugated) with aromatic amino acids, namely phenylalanine (Phe) and tryptophan (Trp). Atomic force microscopy revealed that the NCDs exhibit a disk-like morphology with an average diameter of approximately 60 nm and an average height of about 0.5 nm. Following conjugation, the particle height increased to around 3 nm. UV-vis spectroscopy analysis indicated successful conjugation of the amino acids to the NCD nanostructures. Additionally, DFT numerical calculations based on three differently N-doped clusters were performed to elucidate the nature of the non-covalent interactions between NCDs and the corresponding amino acids. Photoluminescent spectra demonstrated a stable and strong fluorescence signal for both hybrids in the UV region. The most significant changes were observed in the case of Trp-conjugation. In contrast to phenylalanine, the non-covalent bonding of tryptophan to NCDs strongly influenced the visible emission (around 500 nm) originating from surface states of the dots.
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- Djordje Trpkov
- Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, P.O. Box 522, Belgrade 11001, Serbia
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- Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, P.O. Box 522, Belgrade 11001, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Physics, P.O. Box 368, Belgrade 11001, Serbia
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- Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, P.O. Box 522, Belgrade 11001, Serbia
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- Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, P.O. Box 522, Belgrade 11001, Serbia
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- Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, P.O. Box 522, Belgrade 11001, Serbia.
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Rasheed PA, Ankitha M, Pillai VK, Alwarappan S. Graphene quantum dots for biosensing and bioimaging. RSC Adv 2024; 14:16001-16023. [PMID: 38765479 PMCID: PMC11099990 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra01431f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024] Open
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Graphene Quantum Dots (GQDs) are low dimensional carbon based materials with interesting physical, chemical and biological properties that enable their applications in numerous fields. GQDs possess unique electronic structures that impart special functional attributes such as tunable optical/electrical properties in addition to heteroatom-doping and more importantly a propensity for surface functionalization for applications in biosensing and bioimaging. Herein, we review the recent advancements in the top-down and bottom-up approaches for the synthesis of GQDs. Following this, we present a detailed review of the various surface properties of GQDs and their applications in bioimaging and biosensing. GQDs have been used for fluorescence imaging for visualizing tumours and monitoring the therapeutic responses in addition to magnetic resonance imaging applications. Similarly, the photoluminescence based biosensing applications of GQDs for the detection of hydrogen peroxide, micro RNA, DNA, horse radish peroxidase, heavy metal ions, negatively charged ions, cardiac troponin, etc. are discussed in this review. Finally, we conclude the review with a discussion on future prospects.
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- P Abdul Rasheed
- Department of Biological Sciences and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad Palakkad Kerala 678 557 India
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad Palakkad Kerala 678 557 India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad Palakkad Kerala 678 557 India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Rami Reddy Nagar Mangalam Tirupati AP 517507 India
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- Electrodics & Electrocatalysis Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute Karaikudi 630003 Tamilnadu India
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Deng S, Zhang E, Zhao Y, Guo H, Luo L, Yi S, Zheng B, Mu X, Yuan K, Deng X, Rong H, Ma Y, Bian W, Shen H. Graphene oxide quantum dots (GOQDs) induce behavioral disorders via the disturbance of kynurenine pathway in zebrafish larvae. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2024; 279:109865. [PMID: 38403007 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2024.109865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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The emergence of graphene quantum dots (GQDs) expands the use of graphene derivatives in nanomedicine for its direct therapeutic applications in treating neurodegeneration, inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, and among others. Nevertheless, the biosafety assessment of GQDs remains deficient mostly because of the diverse surface characteristics of the nanoparticles. Our prior work demonstrated that GQDs can induce strong thigmotactic effects in zebrafish larvae over a wide range of concentrations, yet the underlying metabolic mechanisms remain largely unknown. In this study, we conducted a further exploration about graphene oxide quantum dots (GOQDs) for its potential neurotoxic effect on the behaviors of zebrafish larvae by combining neurotransmitter-targeted metabolomics with locomotion analysis. After continuous exposure to a concentration gradient of GOQDs (12.5 - 25 - 50 - 100 - 200 μg/mL) for 7 days, the thigmotactic activities of zebrafish larvae were observed across all exposure concentrations relative to the control group, while the basal locomotor activities, including distance moved and average velocity, were significantly changed by low concentrations of GOQDs. Targeted metabolomics was performed using zebrafish larvae at 7 days post-fertilization (dpf) that were exposed to 12.5 and 200 μg/mL, both of which were found to perturb the kynurenine pathway by regulating the levels of kynurenine, 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid (3-HAA), and quinolinic acid (QA). Furthermore, the thigmotaxis of larval fish induced by GOQDs during exposure could be counteracted by supplementing Ro-61-8048, an agonist acting on kynurenine 3-monooxygenase (KMO). In conclusion, our study establishes the involvement of the kynurenine pathway in GOQDs-induced thigmotaxis, which is independent of the transcriptional modulation of glutamate receptor families.
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- Shun Deng
- Sichuan Provincial Orthopedic Hospital, Chengdu 610041, China.
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- School of Sports Medicine and Physical Therapy, Beijing Sport University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Scientific Research Center, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- School of Sports Medicine and Physical Therapy, Beijing Sport University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, Chongqing 400714, China
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- Sichuan Provincial Orthopedic Hospital, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Sichuan Provincial Orthopedic Hospital, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Sichuan Provincial Orthopedic Hospital, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Sichuan Provincial Orthopedic Hospital, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Sichuan Provincial Orthopedic Hospital, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Sichuan Provincial Orthopedic Hospital, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, Chongqing 400714, China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, Chongqing 400714, China
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- Sichuan Provincial Orthopedic Hospital, Chengdu 610041, China.
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Peng S, Liu C, Tan J, Zhang P, Zou J, Wang Y, Ma Y, Zhang X, Nan CW, Li BW. Direct Ink Writing of Low-Concentration MXene/Aramid Nanofiber Inks for Tunable Electromagnetic Shielding and Infrared Anticounterfeiting Applications. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024. [PMID: 38693723 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c02755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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MXene inks offer a promising avenue for the scalable production and customization of printing electronics. However, simultaneously achieving a low solid content and printability of MXene inks, as well as mechanical flexibility and environmental stability of printed objects, remains a challenge. In this study, we overcame these challenges by employing high-viscosity aramid nanofibers (ANFs) to optimize the rheology of low-concentration MXene inks. The abundant entangled networks and hydrogen bonds formed between MXene and ANF significantly increase the viscosity and yield stress up to 103 Pa·s and 200 Pa, respectively. This optimization allows the use of MXene/ANF (MA) inks at low concentrations in direct ink writing and other high-viscosity processing techniques. The printable MXene/ANF inks with a high conductivity of 883.5 S/cm were used to print shields with customized structures, achieving a tunable electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness (EMI SE) in the 0.2-48.2 dB range. Furthermore, the MA inks exhibited adjustable infrared (IR) emissivity by changing the ANF ratio combined with printing design, demonstrating the application for infrared anticounterfeiting. Notably, the printed MXene/ANF objects possess outstanding mechanical flexibility and environmental stability, which are attributed to the reinforcement and protection of ANF. Therefore, these findings have significant practical implications as versatile MXene/ANF inks can be used for customizable, scalable, and cost-effective production of flexible printed electronics.
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- Shaohui Peng
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Center of Smart Materials and Devices, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
- International School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Center of Smart Materials and Devices, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
- International School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Center of Smart Materials and Devices, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
- International School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Center of Smart Materials and Devices, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Center of Smart Materials and Devices, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
- International School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Center of Smart Materials and Devices, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Center of Smart Materials and Devices, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Center of Smart Materials and Devices, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
- International School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Center of Smart Materials and Devices, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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Li Y, Chen L, Yang S, Wei G, Ren X, Xu A, Wang H, He P, Dong H, Wang G, Ye C, Ding G. Symmetry-Triggered Tunable Phosphorescence Lifetime of Graphene Quantum Dots in a Solid State. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2313639. [PMID: 38353607 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202313639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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Studying the phosphorescent mechanisms of carbon nanostructures synthesized by the "bottom-up" approach is key to understanding the structure modulation and the interfacial properties of carbon nanostructures. In this work, the relationships among symmetry of precursors in the "bottom-up" synthesis, structures of products, and phosphorescence lifetimes of graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are studied. The symmetry matching of precursors in the formation of a D6h graphene-like framework is considered the key factor in controlling the separability of sp2 domains in GQDs. As the separability of sp2 domains in GQDs increases, the phosphorescence lifetimes (14.8-125.5 ms) of GQDs in the solid state can be tuned. Machine learning is used to define the degree of disorder (S) of the GQD structure, which quantitatively describes the different space groups of precursors. The negative correlation between S and the oscillator strength of GQDs is uncovered. Therefore, S can be recognized as reflective of oscillator strength in the GQD structure. Finally, based on the correlations found between the structures and phosphorescence lifetimes of GQDs, GQDs with an ultralong phosphorescence lifetime (28.5 s) are obtained. Moreover, GQDs with visible phosphorescence emission (435-618 nm) are synthesized.
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- Yongqiang Li
- State Key Laboratory of Materials for Integrated Circuits, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
- College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials for Integrated Circuits, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
- College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials for Integrated Circuits, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
- College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Science and Material Design, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials for Integrated Circuits, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials for Integrated Circuits, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials for Integrated Circuits, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
- College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials for Integrated Circuits, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
- College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials for Integrated Circuits, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
- College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Department of Microelectronic Science and Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Science and Material Design, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials for Integrated Circuits, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
- College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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Scott JM, Dale SG, McBroom J, Gould T, Li Q. Size Isn't Everything: Geometric Tuning in Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Its Implications for Carbon Nanodots. J Phys Chem A 2024; 128:2003-2014. [PMID: 38470339 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c07416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Recent developments in light-emitting carbon nanodots and molecular organic semiconductors have seen renewed interest in the properties of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as a family. The networks of delocalized π electrons in sp2-hybridized carbon grant PAHs light-emissive properties right across the visible spectrum. However, the mechanistic understanding of their emission energy has been limited due to the ground state-focused methods of determination. This computational chemistry work, therefore, seeks to validate existing rules and elucidate new features and characteristics of PAHs that influence their emissions. Predictions based on (time-dependent) density functional theory account for the full 3-dimensional electronic structure of ground and excited states and reveal that twisting and near-degeneracies strongly influence emission spectra and may therefore be used to tune the color of PAHs and, hence, carbon nanodots. We particularly note that the influence of twisting goes beyond torsional destabilization of the ground-state and geometric relaxation of the excited state, with a third contribution associated with the electric transition dipole. Symmetries and peri-condensation may also have an effect, but this could not be statistically confirmed. In pursuing this goal, we demonstrate that with minimal changes to molecular size, the entire visible spectrum may be spanned by geometric modification alone; we have also provided a first estimate of emission energy for 35 molecules currently lacking published emission spectra as well as clear guidelines for when more sophisticated computational techniques are required to predict the properties of PAHs accurately.
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- James M Scott
- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia
- School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia
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- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia
- The Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials (I-FIM), National University of Singapore, 4 Science Drive 2, Singapore 117544, Singapore
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- School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia
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- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia
- School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia
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- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia
- School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia
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Cho H, Bae G, Hong BH. Engineering functionalization and properties of graphene quantum dots (GQDs) with controllable synthesis for energy and display applications. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:3347-3378. [PMID: 38288500 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr05842e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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Graphene quantum dots (GQDs), a new type of 0D nanomaterial, are composed of a graphene lattice with sp2 bonding carbon core and characterized by their abundant edges and wide surface area. This unique structure imparts excellent electrical properties and exceptional physicochemical adsorption capabilities to GQDs. Additionally, the reduction in dimensionality of graphene leads to an open band gap in GQDs, resulting in their unique optical properties. The functional groups and dopants in GQDs are key factors that allow the modulation of these characteristics. So, controlling the functionalization level of GQDs is crucial for understanding their characteristics and further application. This review provides an overview of the properties and structure of GQDs and summarizes recent developments in research that focus on their controllable synthesis, involving functional groups and doping. Additionally, we provide a comprehensive and focused explanation of how GQDs have been advantageously applied in recent years, particularly in the fields of energy storage devices and displays.
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- Hyeonwoo Cho
- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
- Graphene Research Center, Advanced Institute of Convergence Technology, Suwon 16229, Republic of Korea
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Pei W, Wang Z, Xia W, Huang Z, Wang P, Liu Y, Zhou S, Tu Y, Zhao J. Rational Design of Full-Color Fluorescent C 3N Quantum Dots. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:1161-1171. [PMID: 38270087 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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Carbon-based quantum dots (QDs) exhibit unique photoluminescence due to size-dependent quantum confinement, giving rise to fascinating full-color emission properties. Accurate emission calculations using time-dependent density functional theory are a time-costing and expensive process. Herein, we employed an artificial neural network (ANN) combined with statistical learning to establish the relationship between geometrical/electronic structures of ground states and emission wavelength for C3N QDs. The emission energy of these QDs can be doubly modulated by size and edge effects, which are governed by the number of C4N2 rings and the CH group, respectively. Moreover, these two structural characteristics also determine the phonon vibration mode of C3N QDs to harmonize the emission intensity and lifetime of hot electrons in the electron-hole recombination process, as indicated by nonadiabatic molecular dynamics simulation. These computational results provide a general approach to atomically precise design the full-color fluorescent carbon-based QDs with targeted functions and high performance.
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- Wei Pei
- College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu 225009, China
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- College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu 225009, China
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- College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu 225009, China
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- College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu 225009, China
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- College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu 225009, China
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- School of Physics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
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- College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu 225009, China
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- School of Physics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
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Stroyuk O, Raievska O, Zahn DRT, Brabec CJ. Exploring Highly Efficient Broadband Self-Trapped-Exciton Luminophors: from 0D to 3D Materials. CHEM REC 2024; 24:e202300241. [PMID: 37728189 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202300241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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The review summarizes our recent reports on brightly-emitting materials with varied dimensionality (3D, 2D, 0D) synthesized using "green" chemistry and exhibiting highly efficient photoluminescence (PL) originating from self-trapped exciton (STE) states. The discussion starts with 0D emitters, in particular, ternary indium-based colloidal quantum dots, continues with 2D materials, focusing on single-layer polyheptazine carbon nitride, and further evolves to 3D luminophores, the latter exemplified by lead-free double halide perovskites. The review shows the broadband STE PL to be an inherent feature of many materials produced in mild conditions by "green" chemistry, outlining PL features general for these STE emitters and differences in their photophysical properties. The review is concluded with an outlook on the challenges in the field of STE PL emission and the most promising venues for future research.
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- Oleksandr Stroyuk
- Helmholtz-Institut Erlangen Nürnberg für Erneuerbare Energien (HI ERN), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Institut Erlangen Nürnberg für Erneuerbare Energien (HI ERN), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Semiconductor Physics, Chemnitz University of Technology, 09107, Chemnitz, Germany
- Center for Materials, Architectures, and Integration of Nanomembranes (MAIN), Chemnitz University of Technology, 09107, Chemnitz, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Institut Erlangen Nürnberg für Erneuerbare Energien (HI ERN), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
- Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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Wang Y, Li S, Ma X, Pang C, Wu Y, Wang M, Li B, Liu S. Fluorescent Probes Based on Ag NPs@N/GQDs and Molecularly Imprinted Polymer for Sensitive Detection of Noradrenaline in Bananas. J Fluoresc 2024:10.1007/s10895-023-03565-w. [PMID: 38193952 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-023-03565-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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Fluorescence intensity and selective recognition ability are crucial factors in determining the analytical techniques for fluorescent probes. In this study, a core-shell fluorescent material, composed of silver nanoparticles@nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots (Ag NPs@N/GQDs), was synthesised using mango leaves as the raw material through a thermal cracking method, resulting in strong fluorescence luminescence intensity. By employing noradrenaline as a template molecule and using a surface molecular imprinting technique, a molecularly imprinted membrane (MIP) was formed on the surface of the fluorescent material, that was subsequently eluted to obtain a highly specific, fluorescent probe capable of recognising noradrenaline. The probe captured various concentrations of noradrenaline using the MIP, which decreased the fluorescence intensity. Then a method for detecting trace amounts of noradrenaline was established. This method exhibited a linear range from 0.5 -700 pM with a detection limit of 0.154 pM. The proposed method was implemented in banana samples. Satisfactory recoveries were confirmed at four different concentrations. The method presented a relative standard deviation (RSD) of less than 5.0%.
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- Yaru Wang
- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
- Analysis and Test Center, Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety for Tropical Fruits and Vegetables, Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control of Subtropical Fruits and Vegetables, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, 571101, China
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Fruits and Vegetables Quality and Safety for State Market Regulation, Hainan Institute for Food Control, Haikou, 570314, China
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- Analysis and Test Center, Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety for Tropical Fruits and Vegetables, Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control of Subtropical Fruits and Vegetables, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, 571101, China.
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Fruits and Vegetables Quality and Safety for State Market Regulation, Hainan Institute for Food Control, Haikou, 570314, China.
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- Analysis and Test Center, Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety for Tropical Fruits and Vegetables, Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control of Subtropical Fruits and Vegetables, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, 571101, China
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- Analysis and Test Center, Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety for Tropical Fruits and Vegetables, Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control of Subtropical Fruits and Vegetables, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, 571101, China
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- Analysis and Test Center, Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety for Tropical Fruits and Vegetables, Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control of Subtropical Fruits and Vegetables, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, 571101, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China.
- Analysis and Test Center, Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety for Tropical Fruits and Vegetables, Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control of Subtropical Fruits and Vegetables, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, 571101, China.
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Fruits and Vegetables Quality and Safety for State Market Regulation, Hainan Institute for Food Control, Haikou, 570314, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Fruits and Vegetables Quality and Safety for State Market Regulation, Hainan Institute for Food Control, Haikou, 570314, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China.
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Nili-Ahmadabadi A, Abdpour S, Omidifar N, Hashemi SA, Mousavi SM, Ahmadabadi MN. Therapeutic potentials of N-acetylcysteine immobilized polyrhodanine nanoparticles toward acetaminophen-induced acute hepatotoxicity in rat. Chem Biol Drug Des 2024; 103:e14430. [PMID: 38230777 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.14430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a recommended drug for treating acetaminophen (APAP) intoxication. Due to NAC's low bioavailability, this study aimed to use polyrhodanine (PR) nanoparticles (NPs) as a drug carrier to improve the effectiveness of NAC. After preparation and characterization of NAC loaded on PR, 30 rats were randomly divided into five groups of six. The first group (control) received normal saline. Groups 2-5 were treated with normal saline, PR, NAC, and NAC loaded on PR, respectively. The treatments were started 4 h after oral administration of APAP (2000 mg kg-1 ). After 48 h, the animals were anesthetized, and liver function indices and oxidative stress were measured in tissue and serum samples. The APAP administration can increase aminotransferases and alkaline phosphatase enzymes in serum, decreasing the total antioxidant capacity and thiol groups and increasing lipid peroxidation in liver tissue. Administration of PR-NAC could effectively improve the level of serum-hepatic enzymes, total antioxidant capacity and thiol groups, lipid peroxidation, and pathological changes in liver tissue in animals poisoned with APAP. PR-NAC has a significant therapeutic effect on preventing acute hepatotoxicity caused by APAP, and its effectiveness can be associated with an improvement in the oxidant/antioxidant balance of liver tissue.
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- Amir Nili-Ahmadabadi
- Medicinal Plants and Natural Products Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Medicinal Plants and Natural Products Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Health Policy Research Center, Health Institute, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Allahbakhsh A, Gadegaard N, Ruiz CM, Shavandi A. Graphene-Based Engineered Living Materials. SMALL METHODS 2024; 8:e2300930. [PMID: 37806771 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202300930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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With the rise of engineered living materials (ELMs) as innovative, sustainable and smart systems for diverse engineering and biological applications, global interest in advancing ELMs is on the rise. Graphene-based nanostructures can serve as effective tools to fabricate ELMs. By using graphene-based materials as building units and microorganisms as the designers of the end materials, next-generation ELMs can be engineered with the structural properties of graphene-based materials and the inherent properties of the microorganisms. However, some challenges need to be addressed to fully take advantage of graphene-based nanostructures for the design of next-generation ELMs. This work covers the latest advances in the fabrication and application of graphene-based ELMs. Fabrication strategies of graphene-based ELMs are first categorized, followed by a systematic investigation of the advantages and disadvantages within each category. Next, the potential applications of graphene-based ELMs are covered. Moreover, the challenges associated with fabrication of next-generation graphene-based ELMs are identified and discussed. Based on a comprehensive overview of the literature, the primary challenge limiting the integration of graphene-based nanostructures in ELMs is nanotoxicity arising from synthetic and structural parameters. Finally, we present possible design principles to potentially address these challenges.
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- Ahmad Allahbakhsh
- 3BIO-BioMatter, École polytechnique de Bruxelles, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, 1050, Belgium
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- Division of Biomedical Engineering, James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Université de Toulon, IM2NP, UMR 7334, Marseille, F-13397, France
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- 3BIO-BioMatter, École polytechnique de Bruxelles, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, 1050, Belgium
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Lu Y, Chen L, Wu Z, Zhou P, Dai J, Li J, Wen Q, Fan Y, Zeng F, Chen Y, Fu S. Self-driven bioactive hybrids co-deliver doxorubicin and indocyanine green nanoparticles for chemo/photothermal therapy of breast cancer. Biomed Pharmacother 2023; 169:115846. [PMID: 37944443 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
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Breast cancer is characterized by insidious onset, rapid progression, easy recurrence, and metastasis. Conventional monotherapies are usually ineffective due to insufficient drug delivery. Therefore, the combination of multimodal therapy with tumor microenvironment (TME)-responsive nanoplatforms is increasingly being considered for the targeted treatment of breast cancer. We synthesized bioactive hybrid nanoparticles for synergistic chemotherapy and photothermal therapy. Briefly, doxorubicin (DOX) and indocyanine green (ICG)-loaded nanoparticles (DI) of average particle size 113.58 ± 2.14 nm were synthesized, and their surface were modified with polydopamine (PDA) and attached to the anaerobic probiotic Bifidobacterium infantis (Bif). The bioactive Bif@DIP hybrid showed good photothermal conversion efficiency of about 38.04%. In addition, the self-driving ability of Bif allowed targeted delivery of the PDA-coated DI nanoparticles (DIP) to the hypoxic regions of the tumor. The low pH and high GSH levels in the TME stimulated the controlled release of DOX and ICG from the Bif@DIP hybrid, which then triggered apoptosis of tumor cells and induced immunogenic cell death (ICD), resulting in effective and sustained anti-tumor effect with minimum systemic toxicity. Thus, the self-driven Bif@DIP hybrid is a promising nanodrug for the targeted chemotherapy and photothermal therapy against solid cancers.
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- Yun Lu
- Department of Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, the Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, PR China
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, PR China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, PR China; Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, PR China; Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, PR China.
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Liang F, Li X, Zhang Y, Wu Y, Bai K, Agusti R, Soleimani A, Wang W, Yi S. Recent Progress on Green New Phase Extraction and Preparation of Polyphenols in Edible Oil. Molecules 2023; 28:8150. [PMID: 38138638 PMCID: PMC10745615 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28248150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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With the proposal of replacing toxic solvents with non-toxic solvents in the concept of green chemistry, the development and utilization of new green extraction techniques have become a research hotspot. Phenolic compounds in edible oils have good antioxidant activity, but due to their low content and complex matrix, it is difficult to achieve a high extraction rate in a green and efficient way. This paper reviews the current research status of novel extraction materials in solid-phase extraction, including carbon nanotubes, graphene and metal-organic frameworks, as well as the application of green chemical materials in liquid-phase extraction, including deep eutectic solvents, ionic liquids, supercritical fluids and supramolecular solvents. The aim is to provide a more specific reference for realizing the green and efficient extraction of polyphenolic compounds from edible oils, as well as another possibility for the future research trend of green extraction technology.
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- Feng Liang
- College of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China; (F.L.); (Y.W.); (K.B.)
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- Institute of Agro-Product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China; (X.L.); (Y.Z.)
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- Institute of Agro-Product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China; (X.L.); (Y.Z.)
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- College of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China; (F.L.); (Y.W.); (K.B.)
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- College of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China; (F.L.); (Y.W.); (K.B.)
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- Institute of Agriculture and Food Research and Technology, Reus, El Morell Road, 43120 Constantí, Spain;
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- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zanjan, Zanjan 45371-38791, Iran;
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- College of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China; (F.L.); (Y.W.); (K.B.)
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Bohai University, Jinzhou 121013, China
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Shariati L, Esmaeili Y, Rahimmanesh I, Babolmorad S, Ziaei G, Hasan A, Boshtam M, Makvandi P. Advances in nanobased platforms for cardiovascular diseases: Early diagnosis, imaging, treatment, and tissue engineering. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 238:116933. [PMID: 37652218 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) present a significant threat to health, with traditional therapeutics based treatment being hindered by inefficiencies, limited biological effects, and resistance to conventional drug. Addressing these challenges requires advanced approaches for early disease diagnosis and therapy. Nanotechnology and nanomedicine have emerged as promising avenues for personalized CVD diagnosis and treatment through theranostic agents. Nanoparticles serve as nanodevices or nanocarriers, efficiently transporting drugs to injury sites. These nanocarriers offer the potential for precise drug and gene delivery, overcoming issues like bioavailability and solubility. By attaching specific target molecules to nanoparticle surfaces, controlled drug release to targeted areas becomes feasible. In the field of cardiology, nanoplatforms have gained popularity due to their attributes, such as passive or active targeting of cardiac tissues, enhanced sensitivity and specificity, and easy penetration into heart and artery tissues due to their small size. However, concerns persist about the immunogenicity and cytotoxicity of nanomaterials, necessitating careful consideration. Nanoparticles also hold promise for CVD diagnosis and imaging, enabling straightforward diagnostic procedures and real-time tracking during therapy. Nanotechnology has revolutionized cardiovascular imaging, yielding multimodal and multifunctional vehicles that outperform traditional methods. The paper provides an overview of nanomaterial delivery routes, targeting techniques, and recent advances in treating, diagnosing, and engineering tissues for CVDs. It also discusses the future potential of nanomaterials in CVDs, including theranostics, aiming to enhance cardiovascular treatment in clinical practice. Ultimately, refining nanocarriers and delivery methods has the potential to enhance treatment effectiveness, minimize side effects, and improve patients' well-being and outcomes.
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- Laleh Shariati
- Department of Biomaterials, Nanotechnology, and Tissue Engineering, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran; Applied Physiology Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Biosensor Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Applied Physiology Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Qatar University, Doha, 2713, Qatar; Biomedical Research Center, Qatar University, Doha, 2713, Qatar
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- Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
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- The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou, 324000, Zhejiang, China; School of Engineering, Institute for Bioengineering, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3JL, UK.
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Luo Y, Li J, Gu Z, Huang Y. Graphene quantum dots blocking the channel egresses of cytochrome P450 enzyme (CYP3A4) reveals potential toxicity. Sci Rep 2023; 13:21091. [PMID: 38036640 PMCID: PMC10689800 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48618-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have garnered significant attention, particularly in the biomedical domain. However, extensive research reveals a dichotomy concerning the potential toxicity of GQDs, presenting contrasting outcomes. Therefore, a comprehensive understanding of GQD biosafety necessitates a detailed supplementation of their toxicity profile. In this study, employing a molecular dynamics (MD) simulation approach, we systematically investigate the potential toxicity of GQDs on the CYP3A4 enzyme. We construct two distinct simulation systems, wherein a CYP3A4 protein is enveloped by either GQDs or GOQDs (graphene oxide quantum dots). Our results elucidate that GQDs come into direct contact with the bottleneck residues of Channels 2a and 2b of CYP3A4. Furthermore, GQDs entirely cover the exits of Channels 2a and 2b, implying a significant hindrance posed by GQDs to these channels and consequently leading to toxicity towards CYP3A4. In-depth analysis reveals that the adsorption of GQDs to the exits of Channels 2a and 2b is driven by a synergistic interplay of hydrophobic and van der Waals (vdW) interactions. In contrast, GOQDs only partially obstruct Channel 1 of CYP3A4, indicating a weaker influence on CYP3A4 compared to GQDs. Our findings underscore the potential deleterious impact of GQDs on the CYP3A4 enzyme, providing crucial molecular insights into GQD toxicology.
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- Yuqi Luo
- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, No. 187, Guanlan Road, Longhua District, Shenzhen, 518110, Guangdong Province, China.
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, No. 187, Guanlan Road, Longhua District, Shenzhen, 518110, Guangdong Province, China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu, 225009, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, No. 187, Guanlan Road, Longhua District, Shenzhen, 518110, Guangdong Province, China.
- Department of Gastroenterology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510180, Guangdong Province, China.
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Mandal T, Mishra SR, Singh V. Comprehensive advances in the synthesis, fluorescence mechanism and multifunctional applications of red-emitting carbon nanomaterials. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2023; 5:5717-5765. [PMID: 37881704 PMCID: PMC10597556 DOI: 10.1039/d3na00447c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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Red emitting fluorescent carbon nanomaterials have drawn significant scientific interest in recent years due to their high quantum yield, water-dispersibility, photostability, biocompatibility, ease of surface functionalization, low cost and eco-friendliness. The red emissive characteristics of fluorescent carbon nanomaterials generally depend on the carbon source, reaction time, synthetic approach/methodology, surface functional groups, average size, and other reaction environments, which directly or indirectly help to achieve red emission. The importance of several factors to achieve red fluorescent carbon nanomaterials is highlighted in this review. Numerous plausible theories have been explained in detail to understand the origin of red fluorescence and tunable emission in these carbon-based nanostructures. The above advantages and fluorescence in the red region make them a potential candidate for multifunctional applications in various current fields. Therefore, this review focused on the recent advances in the synthesis approach, mechanism of fluorescence, and electronic and optical properties of red-emitting fluorescent carbon nanomaterials. This review also explains the several innovative applications of red-emitting fluorescent carbon nanomaterials such as biomedicine, light-emitting devices, sensing, photocatalysis, energy, anticounterfeiting, fluorescent silk, artificial photosynthesis, etc. It is hoped that by choosing appropriate methods, the present review can inspire and guide future research on the design of red emissive fluorescent carbon nanomaterials for potential advancements in multifunctional applications.
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- Tuhin Mandal
- Environment Emission and CRM Section, CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Dhanbad Jharkhand 828108 India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad 201 002 India
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- Environment Emission and CRM Section, CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Dhanbad Jharkhand 828108 India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad 201 002 India
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- Environment Emission and CRM Section, CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Dhanbad Jharkhand 828108 India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad 201 002 India
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Wang K, Mao W, Song X, Chen M, Feng W, Peng B, Chen Y. Reactive X (where X = O, N, S, C, Cl, Br, and I) species nanomedicine. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:6957-7035. [PMID: 37743750 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00435f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Reactive oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, carbonyl, chlorine, bromine, and iodine species (RXS, where X = O, N, S, C, Cl, Br, and I) have important roles in various normal physiological processes and act as essential regulators of cell metabolism; their inherent biological activities govern cell signaling, immune balance, and tissue homeostasis. However, an imbalance between RXS production and consumption will induce the occurrence and development of various diseases. Due to the considerable progress of nanomedicine, a variety of nanosystems that can regulate RXS has been rationally designed and engineered for restoring RXS balance to halt the pathological processes of different diseases. The invention of radical-regulating nanomaterials creates the possibility of intriguing projects for disease treatment and promotes advances in nanomedicine. In this comprehensive review, we summarize, discuss, and highlight very-recent advances in RXS-based nanomedicine for versatile disease treatments. This review particularly focuses on the types and pathological effects of these reactive species and explores the biological effects of RXS-based nanomaterials, accompanied by a discussion and the outlook of the challenges faced and future clinical translations of RXS nanomedicines.
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- Keyi Wang
- Department of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, P. R. China.
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- Department of Urology, Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
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- Materdicine Lab, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China.
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- Department of Urology, Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
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- Materdicine Lab, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China.
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, P. R. China.
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- Materdicine Lab, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China.
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Yin B, Zhang Q, Yan J, Huang Y, Li C, Chen J, Wen C, Wong SHD, Yang M. Nanomanipulation of Ligand Nanogeometry Modulates Integrin/Clathrin-Mediated Adhesion and Endocytosis of Stem Cells. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:9160-9169. [PMID: 37494286 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c01757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
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Nanosubstrate engineering can be a biomechanical approach for modulating stem cell differentiation in tissue engineering. However, the study of the effect of clathrin-mediated processes on manipulating this behavior is unexplored. Herein, we develop integrin-binding nanosubstrates with confined nanogeometries that regulate clathrin-mediated adhesion- or endocytosis-active signaling pathways for modulating stem fates. Isotropically presenting ligands on the nanoscale enhances the expression of clathrin in cells, thereby facilitating uptake of dexamethasone-loaded nanoparticles (NPs) to boost osteogenesis of stem cells. In contrast, anisotropic ligand nanogeometry suppresses this clathrin-mediated NP entry by strengthening the association between clathrin and adhesion spots to reinforce mechanotransduced signaling, which can be abrogated by the pharmacological inhibition of clathrin. Meanwhile, inhibiting focal adhesion formation hinders cell spreading and enables a higher endocytosis efficiency. Our findings reveal the crucial roles of clathrin in both endocytosis and mechanotransduction of stem cells and provide the parameter of ligand nanogeometry for the rational design of biomaterials for tissue engineering.
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- Bohan Yin
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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Shi L, Li J, Xiang Q, Tan Y, Zhang H, Liu S, Guo X, Zhang W, Yang D, Ma Y. A dual-ratio fluorescent probe with a single excitation triple-signal to synchronously detect PTK7 and miRNA-21 for breast cancer early diagnosis. Biosens Bioelectron 2023; 237:115529. [PMID: 37480788 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2023.115529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/24/2023]
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The measurement of tumor biomarker levels is of great significance for early diagnosis of breast cancer. The combination diagnosis of multiple tumor biomarkers will significantly improve the accuracy of early diagnosis. Here, we successfully developed a dual-ratio fluorescent sensing platform for the detection of breast cancer biomarkers (PTK7, miRNA-21) using single excitation triple-signal detection. Introducing three types of fluorescence nanomaterials with narrow emission peaks and long Stokes shift as signal markers, the three peaks (430 nm, 530 nm and 640 nm) of which do not interfere with each other in fluorescence spectra under a single excitation (360 nm). The sensing platform linked aptamer (apt) modified green fluorescence quantum dots (gQDs-apt1) and aptamer modified red fluorescence quantum dots (rQDs-apt2) to Fe3O4-cDNA1 and Fe3O4-cDNA2, respectively, via base complementary pairing with aptamer molecules. When PTK7/miRNA-21 is present in the system, gQDs-apt1/rQDs-apt2 bound to the Fe3O4 MNPs surface will be released to recover fluorescence. Upon DNase I digestion of free apt1 and apt2, the target molecules will be released to bind to gQDs-apt1/rQDs-apt2 for signal amplification. After magnetic separation, PTK7 and miRNA-21 can be quantified using the fluorescence intensity ratio of gQDs with bCDs and rQDs with bCDs at a single excitation of 360 nm wavelength. This method has high sensitivity, good selectivity, and can quantify both PTK7 and miRNA-21 simultaneously with an LOD of 0.426 ng mL-1 and 0.072 nM, respectively. Additionally, the sensing platform was used for serum detection of health man and breast cancer patients with satisfactory results.
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- Lujia Shi
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, PR China
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210000, PR China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, PR China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, PR China; Jiangsu Yuanlong Hospital Management Co. LTD, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221000, PR China.
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Kim M, Ma KY, Kim H, Lee Y, Park JH, Shin HS. 2D Materials in the Display Industry: Status and Prospects. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2205520. [PMID: 36539122 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202205520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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With advances in flexible electronics, innovative foldable, rollable, and stretchable displays have been developed to maintain their performance under various deformations. These flexible devices can develop more innovative designs than conventional devices due to their light weight, high space efficiency, and practical convenience. However, developing flexible devices requires material innovation because the devices must be flexible and exhibit desirable electrical insulating/semiconducting/metallic properties. Recently, emerging 2D materials such as graphene, hexagonal boron nitride, and transition metal dichalcogenides have attracted considerable research attention because of their outstanding electrical, optical, and mechanical properties, which are ideal for flexible electronics. The recent progress and challenges of 2D material growth and display applications are reviewed and perspectives for exploring 2D materials for display applications are discussed.
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- Minsu Kim
- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
- Low-Dimensional Carbon Materials Center, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
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Davodabadi F, Mirinejad S, Fathi-Karkan S, Majidpour M, Ajalli N, Sheervalilou R, Sargazi S, Rozmus D, Rahdar A, Diez-Pascual AM. Aptamer-functionalized quantum dots as theranostic nanotools against cancer and bacterial infections: A comprehensive overview of recent trends. Biotechnol Prog 2023; 39:e3366. [PMID: 37222166 DOI: 10.1002/btpr.3366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Aptamers (Apts) are synthetic nucleic acid ligands that can be engineered to target various molecules, including amino acids, proteins, and pharmaceuticals. Through a series of adsorption, recovery, and amplification steps, Apts are extracted from combinatorial libraries of synthesized nucleic acids. Using aptasensors in bioanalysis and biomedicine can be improved by combining them with nanomaterials. Moreover, Apt-associated nanomaterials, including liposomes, polymeric, dendrimers, carbon nanomaterials, silica, nanorods, magnetic NPs, and quantum dots (QDs), have been widely used as promising nanotools in biomedicine. Following surface modifications and conjugation with appropriate functional groups, these nanomaterials can be successfully used in aptasensing. Advanced biological assays can use Apts immobilized on QD surfaces through physical interaction and chemical bonding. Accordingly, modern QD aptasensing platforms rely on interactions between QDs, Apts, and targets to detect them. QD-Apt conjugates can be used to directly detect prostate, ovarian, colorectal, and lung cancers or simultaneously detect biomarkers associated with these malignancies. Tenascin-C, mucin 1, prostate-specific antigen, prostate-specific membrane antigen, nucleolin, growth factors, and exosomes are among the cancer biomarkers that can be sensitively detected using such bioconjugates. Furthermore, Apt-conjugated QDs have shown great potential for controlling bacterial infections such as Bacillus thuringiensis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Acinetobacter baumannii, Campylobacter jejuni, Staphylococcus aureus, and Salmonella typhimurium. This comprehensive review discusses recent advancements in the design of QD-Apt bioconjugates and their applications in cancer and bacterial theranostics.
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- Fatemeh Davodabadi
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Science, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute of Cellular and Molecular Sciences in Infectious Diseases, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
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- Department of Advanced Sciences and Technologies in Medicine, School of Medicine, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
- Natural Products and Medicinal Plants Research Center, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute of Cellular and Molecular Sciences in Infectious Diseases, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute of Cellular and Molecular Sciences in Infectious Diseases, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Physics, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran
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- Universidad de Alcalá, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Quimica Analitica, Quimica Fisica e Ingenieria Quimica, Madrid, Spain
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Wang J, Li P, Wang C, Liu N, Xing D. Molecularly or atomically precise nanostructures for bio-applications: how far have we come? MATERIALS HORIZONS 2023; 10:3304-3324. [PMID: 37365977 DOI: 10.1039/d3mh00574g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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A huge variety of nanostructures are promising for biomedical applications, but only a few have been practically applied. Among the various reasons, the limited structural preciseness is a critical one, as it increases the difficulty in product quality control, accurate dosing, and ensuring the repeatability of material performance. Constructing nanoparticles with molecule-like preciseness is becoming a new research field. In this review, we focus on the artificial nanomaterials that can currently be molecularly or atomically precise, including DNA nanostructures, some metallic nanoclusters, dendrimer nanoparticles and carbon nanostructures, describing their syntheses, bio-applications and limitations, in view of up-to-date studies. A perspective on their potential for clinical translation is also given. This review is expected to provide a particular rationale for the future design of nanomedicines.
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- Jie Wang
- The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.
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- School of Rehabilitation Sciences and Engineering, University of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.
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Liu X, Sun B. One-Pot Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Quantum Dots and Their Applications in Bioimaging and Detecting Copper Ions in Living Cells. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:27333-27343. [PMID: 37546585 PMCID: PMC10399175 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c02705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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Two natural carbon sources, glutamic acid and tyrosine, were used to fabricate strong green emission nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots (N-GQDs) with the one-pot pyrolysis method. The morphology of the prepared GQDs has been characterized by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, showing a well-displayed crystalline structure with a lattice spacing of 0.262 nm. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy were used to analyze the surface functional groups and elemental composition, suggesting that the N-GQDs have active carboxylic and amino functional groups. Meanwhile, photoluminescence and ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy were used to evaluate the optical properties of GQDs; the prepared N-GQDs show an excitation-dependent fluorescence behavior with a maximum excitation/emission wavelength at 460/522 nm, respectively. N-GQDs showed good photostability and the fluorescence intensity quenched about 10% after irradiating 2800 s in the experiment of time kinetic analysis. The MTT assay was utilized to assess the viability of N-GQDs; good biocompatibility with a relatively high quantum yield of 12% demonstrated the potential for serving as bioimaging agents. Besides, the selectivity study on metal ions indicates that the N-GQDs could be used in Cu2+ detection. The linear range is from 0.1 to 10 μM with a limit of detection of 0.06 μM. Overall, these proposed N-GQDs with one-pot synthesis showed their promising potential in cell imaging and Cu2+ monitoring applications involved in the biological environment.
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Song S, Kim H, Kang C, Bae J. Terahertz Optical Properties and Carrier Behaviors of Graphene Oxide Quantum Dot and Reduced Graphene Oxide Quantum Dot via Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:1948. [PMID: 37446464 DOI: 10.3390/nano13131948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) with a band gap have been widely applied in many fields owing to their unique optical properties. To better utilize the optical advantages of GQDs, it is important to understand their optical characteristics. Our study demonstrates the optical properties and carrier behaviors of synthesized graphene oxide quantum dot (GOQD) and reduced graphene oxide quantum dot (rGOQD) pellets via Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS). The complex permittivity and optical conductivity are obtained in the terahertz region, indicating that the optical conductivity of the GOQD is higher than that of the rGOQD. Although rGOQD has a higher carrier density, approximately 1.5-times than that of GOQD, the lower charge carrier mobility of the rGOQD, which is obtained using Drude-Lorentz oscillator model fitting contributes to a decrease in optical conductivity. This lower mobility can be attributed to the more significant number of defect states within the rGOQD compared to GOQD. To the best of our knowledge, our study initially demonstrates the optical property and carrier behaviors of GOQD and rGOQD in the THz region. Moreover, this study provides important information on factors influencing carrier behavior to various fields in which carrier behavior plays an important role.
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- Seunghyun Song
- Department of Physics, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnamdaero, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam 13120, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
- Advanced Photonics Research Institute, Gwangju Institue of Science and Technology, 123 Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Photonics Research Institute, Gwangju Institue of Science and Technology, 123 Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnamdaero, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam 13120, Republic of Korea
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Kalluri A, Dharmadhikari B, Debnath D, Patra P, Kumar CV. Advances in Structural Modifications and Properties of Graphene Quantum Dots for Biomedical Applications. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:21358-21376. [PMID: 37360447 PMCID: PMC10286289 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c08183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are carbon-based, zero-dimensional nanomaterials and unique due to their astonishing optical, electronic, chemical, and biological properties. Chemical, photochemical, and biochemical properties of GQDs are intensely being explored for bioimaging, biosensing, and drug delivery. The synthesis of GQDs by top-down and bottom-up approaches, their chemical functionalization, bandgap engineering, and biomedical applications are reviewed here. Current challenges and future perspectives of GQDs are also presented.
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- Ankarao Kalluri
- Department
of Material Science, Department of Chemistry, and Department of Molecular and Cell
Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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- Department
of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Technology, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota 56001, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Department of
Mechanical Engineering, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Department of
Mechanical Engineering, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604, USA
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- Department
of Material Science, Department of Chemistry, and Department of Molecular and Cell
Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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Yang Y, Wang B, Zhang X, Li H, Yue S, Zhang Y, Yang Y, Liu M, Ye C, Huang P, Zhou X. Activatable Graphene Quantum-Dot-Based Nanotransformers for Long-Period Tumor Imaging and Repeated Photodynamic Therapy. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2211337. [PMID: 37025038 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202211337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2022] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is considered as an emerging therapeutic modality against cancer with high spatiotemporal selectivity because the utilized photosensitizers (PSs) are only active and toxic upon light irradiation. To maximize its effectiveness, PDT is usually applied repetitively for ablating various tumors. However, the total overdose of PSs from repeated administrations causes severe side effects. Herein, acidity-activated graphene quantum dots-based nanotransformers (GQD NT) are developed as PS vehicles for long-period tumor imaging and repeated PDT. Under the guidance of Arg-Gly-Asp peptide, GQD NT targets to tumor tissues actively, and then loosens and enlarges in tumor acidity, thus promising long tumor retention. Afterwards, GQD NT transforms into small pieces for better penetration in tumor. Upon laser irradiation, GQD NT generates mild hyperthermia that enhances cell membrane permeability and further promotes the PSs uptake. Most intriguingly, the as-prepared GQD NT not only "turns-on" fluorescence/magnetic resonance signals, but also achieves efficient repeated PDT. Notably, the total PSs dose is reduced to 3.5 µmol kg-1 , which is 10-30 times lower than that of other reported works. Overall, this study exploits a smart vehicle to enhance accumulation, retention, and release of PSs in tumors through programmed deformation, thus overcoming the overdose obstacle in repeated PDT.
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- Yuqi Yang
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430071, China
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Wuhan, Hubei, 430073, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430071, China
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Wuhan, Hubei, 430073, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430071, China
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Wuhan, Hubei, 430073, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430071, China
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Wuhan, Hubei, 430073, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430071, China
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Wuhan, Hubei, 430073, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430071, China
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Wuhan, Hubei, 430073, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430071, China
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Wuhan, Hubei, 430073, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430071, China
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Wuhan, Hubei, 430073, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430071, China
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Wuhan, Hubei, 430073, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Liu W, Han Y, Liu M, Chen L, Xu J. Effect of defects on optical and electronic properties of graphene quantum dots: a density functional theory study. RSC Adv 2023; 13:16232-16240. [PMID: 37266493 PMCID: PMC10230513 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra02564k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
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The effects of different types of defects (vacancy, Stone-Wales defects, and heteroatom doping) and varying defect concentrations (single and double defects) on the structure, electronic, and optical properties of graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are systematically investigated using time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT). The results reveal that most defects induce noticeable structural distortions, with increasing deformation at higher defect concentrations. Compared to pristine GQD model C96 (with a maximum absorption peak at 592 nm), the absorption spectra of 6 defective C96 exhibit blue shifts ranging from 554 to 591 nm, while 12 defective C96 lead to red shifts (598-668 nm). The HOMO-LUMO gaps vary from 0.62 to 2.04 eV (2.10 eV for pristine C96). Quantitative analysis of the absorption spectra and molecular orbital energy levels demonstrate that the electronic and optical properties of defective C96 strongly depend on the types, concentrations, and locations of defects. NTO analysis illustrates that higher electron localization exists in defective C96, which is attributed to the disruption of the original π-conjugation caused by structural distortions and different orbital hybridizations. These findings offer a comprehensive insight into the impact of defects on GQDs and provide valuable guidance for exploiting the unique features of GQDs to expand new applications in various fields.
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- Wei Liu
- Department of Optical Engineering, College of Optical, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University Hangzhou Zhejiang 311300 P. R. China
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- Department of Optical Engineering, College of Optical, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University Hangzhou Zhejiang 311300 P. R. China
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- Department of Optical Engineering, College of Optical, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University Hangzhou Zhejiang 311300 P. R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University Ningbo Zhejiang 315211 P. R. China
- Department of Optical Engineering, College of Optical, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University Hangzhou Zhejiang 311300 P. R. China
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- Department of Optical Engineering, College of Optical, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University Hangzhou Zhejiang 311300 P. R. China
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Das TK, Ganguly S. Revolutionizing Food Safety with Quantum Dot-Polymer Nanocomposites: From Monitoring to Sensing Applications. Foods 2023; 12:foods12112195. [PMID: 37297441 DOI: 10.3390/foods12112195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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The present review article investigates the prospective utilisation of quantum dot-polymer nanocomposites in the context of ensuring food safety. The text pertains to the advancement of nanocomposites, encompassing their distinctive optical and electrical characteristics, and their prospective to transform the detection and perception of food safety risks. The article explores diverse methodologies for producing nanocomposites and underscores their potential utility in identifying impurities, microorganisms, and harmful substances in food. The article provides an overview of the challenges and limitations associated with the utilisation of nanocomposites in food safety applications, encompassing concerns regarding toxicity and the necessity for standardised protocols. The review article presents a comprehensive examination of the present research status in this area and underscores the potential of quantum dots-polymer nanocomposites in transforming food safety monitoring and sensing.
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- Tushar Kanti Das
- Institute of Physics-Center for Science and Education, Silesian University of Technology, Krasińskiego 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland
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- Bar-Ilan Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel
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Walton-Raaby M, Woods R, Kalyaanamoorthy S. Investigating the Theranostic Potential of Graphene Quantum Dots in Alzheimer's Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24119476. [PMID: 37298426 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24119476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, with no definitive diagnosis or known cure. The aggregation of Tau protein into neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs), which contain straight filaments (SFs) and paired helical filaments (PHFs), is a major hallmark of AD. Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are a type of nanomaterial that combat many of the small-molecule therapeutic challenges in AD and have shown promise in similar pathologies. In this study, two sizes of GQDs, GQD7 and GQD28, were docked to various forms of Tau monomers, SFs, and PHFs. From the favorable docked poses, we simulated each system for at least 300 ns and calculated the free energies of binding. We observed a clear preference for GQD28 in the PHF6 (306VQIVYK311) pathological hexapeptide region of monomeric Tau, while GQD7 targeted both the PHF6 and PHF6* (275VQIINK280) pathological hexapeptide regions. In SFs, GQD28 had a high affinity for a binding site that is available in AD but not in other common tauopathies, while GQD7 behaved promiscuously. In PHFs, GQD28 interacted strongly near the protofibril interface at the putative disaggregation site for epigallocatechin-3-gallate, and GQD7 largely interacted with PHF6. Our analyses revealed several key GQD binding sites that may be used for detecting, preventing, and disassembling the Tau aggregates in AD.
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- Max Walton-Raaby
- Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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Agwamba EC, Louis H, Olagoke PO, Gber TE, Okon GA, Fidelis CF, Adeyinka AS. Modeling of magnesium-decorated graphene quantum dot nanostructure for trapping AsH 3, PH 3 and NH 3 gases. RSC Adv 2023; 13:13624-13641. [PMID: 37152564 PMCID: PMC10155676 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra01279d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023] Open
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A magnesium-decorated graphene quantum dot (C24H12-Mg) surface has been examined theoretically using density functional theory (DFT) computations at the ωB97XD/6-311++G(2p,2d) level of theory to determine its sensing capability toward XH3 gases, where X = As, N and P, in four different phases: gas, benzene solvent, ethanol solvent and water. This research was carried out in different phases in order to predict the best possible phase for the adsorption of the toxic gases. Analysis of the electronic properties shows that in the different phases the energy gap follows the order NH3@C24H12-Mg < PH3@C24H12-Mg < AsH3@C24H12-Mg. The results obtained from the adsorption studies show that all the calculated adsorption energies are negative, indicating that the nature of the adsorption is chemisorption. The adsorption energies can be arranged in an increasing trend of NH3@C24H12-Mg < PH3@C24H12-Mg < AsH3@C24H12-Mg. The best adsorption performance was noted in the gas phase compared to the other studied counterparts. The interaction between the adsorbed gases and the surfaces shows a non-covalent interaction nature, as confirmed by the quantum theory of atoms-in-molecules (QTAIM) and non-covalent interactions (NCI) analysis. The overall results suggest that we can infer that the surface of the magnesium-decorated graphene quantum dot C24H12-Mg is more efficient for sensing the gas AsH3 than PH3 and NH3.
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- Ernest C Agwamba
- Computational and Bio-Simulation Research Group, University of Calabar Calabar Nigeria
- Department of Chemistry, Covenant University Otta Nigeria
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg Johannesburg South Africa
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- Computational and Bio-Simulation Research Group, University of Calabar Calabar Nigeria
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Calabar Calabar Nigeria
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- Computational and Bio-Simulation Research Group, University of Calabar Calabar Nigeria
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- Computational and Bio-Simulation Research Group, University of Calabar Calabar Nigeria
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Calabar Calabar Nigeria
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- Computational and Bio-Simulation Research Group, University of Calabar Calabar Nigeria
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- Computational and Bio-Simulation Research Group, University of Calabar Calabar Nigeria
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Calabar Calabar Nigeria
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg Johannesburg South Africa
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Du Y, Cao L, Li X, Zhu T, Yan R, Dong WF, Li L. Preparation and application of high-brightness red carbon quantum dots for pH and oxidized L-glutathione dual response. Analyst 2023; 148:2375-2386. [PMID: 37129055 DOI: 10.1039/d3an00383c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Carbon dots (CDs) with red fluorescence emission are highly desirable for use in bioimaging and trace- substance detection, with potential applications in biotherapy, photothermal therapy, and tumor visualization. Most CDs emit green or blue fluorescence, thus limiting their applicability. We report a novel fluorescent detection platform based on high-brightness red fluorescence emission carbon dots (R-CDs) co-doped with nitrogen and bromine, which exhibit pH and oxidized L-glutathione (GSSG) dual-responsive characteristics. The absolute quantum yield of the R-CDs was as high as 11.93%. We discovered that the R-CDs were able to detect acidic pH in live cells and zebrafish owing to protonation and deprotonation. In addition, GSSG was detected in vitro over a broad linear range (8-200 μM) using the R-CDs with excitation-independent emission. Furthermore, cell imaging and bioimaging experiments demonstrated that the R-CDs were highly cytocompatible and could be used as fluorescent probes to target lysosomes and nucleolus. These studies highlight the promising prospects of R-CDs as biosensing tools for bioimaging and trace-substance detection applications.
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- Yuwei Du
- School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Biomedical Diagnostics, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), Suzhou, 215163, China.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Biomedical Diagnostics, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), Suzhou, 215163, China.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Biomedical Diagnostics, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), Suzhou, 215163, China.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Biomedical Diagnostics, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), Suzhou, 215163, China.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Suzhou Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Suzhou, 215153, China.
- CAS Key Laboratory of Biomedical Diagnostics, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), Suzhou, 215163, China.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Biomedical Diagnostics, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), Suzhou, 215163, China.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Biomedical Diagnostics, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), Suzhou, 215163, China.
- Jinan Guokeyigong Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd, Jinan, 250104, China.
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Liu Z, Shan C, Wei G, Wen J, Jiang L, Hu G, Fang Z, Tang T, Li M. A Novel Non-Metallic Photocatalyst: Phosphorus-Doped Sulfur Quantum Dots. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28083637. [PMID: 37110871 PMCID: PMC10141183 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28083637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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In this paper, a novel phosphorus-doped sulfur quantum dots (P-SQDs) material was prepared using a simple hydrothermal method. P-SQDs have a narrow particle size distribution as well as an excellent electron transfer rate and optical properties. Compositing P-SQDs with graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) can be used for photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes under visible light. More active sites, a narrower band gap, and stronger photocurrent are obtained after introducing P-SQDs into g-C3N4, thus promoting its photocatalytic efficiency by as much as 3.9 times. The excellent photocatalytic activity and reusability of P-SQDs/g-C3N4 are prospective signs of its photocatalytic application under visible light.
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- Ziyi Liu
- College of Science & Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Structural Physics and Application, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- College of Science & Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Structural Physics and Application, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- College of Science & Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Structural Physics and Application, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- College of Science & Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Structural Physics and Application, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- College of Science & Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Structural Physics and Application, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- College of Science & Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Structural Physics and Application, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- School of Electronics Engineering, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou 545006, China
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- College of Science & Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Structural Physics and Application, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- College of Science & Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Structural Physics and Application, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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Ramalingam M, Jaisankar A, Cheng L, Krishnan S, Lan L, Hassan A, Sasmazel HT, Kaji H, Deigner HP, Pedraz JL, Kim HW, Shi Z, Marrazza G. Impact of nanotechnology on conventional and artificial intelligence-based biosensing strategies for the detection of viruses. DISCOVER NANO 2023; 18:58. [PMID: 37032711 PMCID: PMC10066940 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-023-03842-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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Recent years have witnessed the emergence of several viruses and other pathogens. Some of these infectious diseases have spread globally, resulting in pandemics. Although biosensors of various types have been utilized for virus detection, their limited sensitivity remains an issue. Therefore, the development of better diagnostic tools that facilitate the more efficient detection of viruses and other pathogens has become important. Nanotechnology has been recognized as a powerful tool for the detection of viruses, and it is expected to change the landscape of virus detection and analysis. Recently, nanomaterials have gained enormous attention for their value in improving biosensor performance owing to their high surface-to-volume ratio and quantum size effects. This article reviews the impact of nanotechnology on the design, development, and performance of sensors for the detection of viruses. Special attention has been paid to nanoscale materials, various types of nanobiosensors, the internet of medical things, and artificial intelligence-based viral diagnostic techniques.
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- Murugan Ramalingam
- grid.411292.d0000 0004 1798 8975School of Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Medical College & Affiliated Hospital, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106 China
- grid.411982.70000 0001 0705 4288Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering, Dankook University, Cheonan, 31116 Republic of Korea
- grid.411982.70000 0001 0705 4288Department of Nanobiomedical Science, Dankook University, Cheonan, 31116 Republic of Korea
- grid.411982.70000 0001 0705 4288BK21 NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, 31116 Republic of Korea
- grid.411982.70000 0001 0705 4288Mechanobiology Dental Medicine Research Center, Dankook University, Cheonan, 31116 Republic of Korea
- grid.411982.70000 0001 0705 4288UCL Eastman-Korea Dental Medicine Innovation Centre, Dankook University, Cheonan, 31116 South Korea
- grid.440424.20000 0004 0595 4604Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Atilim University, 06836 Ankara, Turkey
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- grid.412813.d0000 0001 0687 4946Centre for Biomaterials, Cellular and Molecular Theranostics, School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014 India
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- grid.411292.d0000 0004 1798 8975School of Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Medical College & Affiliated Hospital, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106 China
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- grid.412813.d0000 0001 0687 4946Centre for Biomaterials, Cellular and Molecular Theranostics, School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014 India
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- grid.411292.d0000 0004 1798 8975School of Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Medical College & Affiliated Hospital, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106 China
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- grid.412603.20000 0004 0634 1084Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Biomedical Research Center, Qatar University, 2713, Doha, Qatar
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- grid.440424.20000 0004 0595 4604Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Atilim University, 06836 Ankara, Turkey
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- grid.265073.50000 0001 1014 9130Department of Biomechanics, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, 101-0062 Japan
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- grid.21051.370000 0001 0601 6589Institute of Precision Medicine, Medical and Life Sciences Faculty, Furtwangen University, 78054 Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
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- grid.11480.3c0000000121671098NanoBioCel Group, Laboratory of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Centre in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- grid.411982.70000 0001 0705 4288Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering, Dankook University, Cheonan, 31116 Republic of Korea
- grid.411982.70000 0001 0705 4288Department of Nanobiomedical Science, Dankook University, Cheonan, 31116 Republic of Korea
- grid.411982.70000 0001 0705 4288BK21 NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, 31116 Republic of Korea
- grid.411982.70000 0001 0705 4288Mechanobiology Dental Medicine Research Center, Dankook University, Cheonan, 31116 Republic of Korea
- grid.411982.70000 0001 0705 4288UCL Eastman-Korea Dental Medicine Innovation Centre, Dankook University, Cheonan, 31116 South Korea
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- grid.411292.d0000 0004 1798 8975School of Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Medical College & Affiliated Hospital, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106 China
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- grid.8404.80000 0004 1757 2304Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff”, University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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Guan X, Li Z, Geng X, Lei Z, Karakoti A, Wu T, Kumar P, Yi J, Vinu A. Emerging Trends of Carbon-Based Quantum Dots: Nanoarchitectonics and Applications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2207181. [PMID: 36693792 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202207181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Carbon-based quantum dots (QDs) have emerged as a fascinating class of advanced materials with a unique combination of optoelectronic, biocompatible, and catalytic characteristics, apt for a plethora of applications ranging from electronic to photoelectrochemical devices. Recent research works have established carbon-based QDs for those frontline applications through improvements in materials design, processing, and device stability. This review broadly presents the recent progress in the synthesis of carbon-based QDs, including carbon QDs, graphene QDs, graphitic carbon nitride QDs and their heterostructures, as well as their salient applications. The synthesis methods of carbon-based QDs are first introduced, followed by an extensive discussion of the dependence of the device performance on the intrinsic properties and nanostructures of carbon-based QDs, aiming to present the general strategies for device designing with optimal performance. Furthermore, diverse applications of carbon-based QDs are presented, with an emphasis on the relationship between band alignment, charge transfer, and performance improvement. Among the applications discussed in this review, much focus is given to photo and electrocatalytic, energy storage and conversion, and bioapplications, which pose a grand challenge for rational materials and device designs. Finally, a summary is presented, and existing challenges and future directions are elaborated.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xinwei Guan
- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, School of Engineering, College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, School of Engineering, College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
| | - Xun Geng
- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, School of Engineering, College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
| | - Zhihao Lei
- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, School of Engineering, College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
| | - Ajay Karakoti
- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, School of Engineering, College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, School of Engineering, College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
| | - Jiabao Yi
- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, School of Engineering, College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
| | - Ajayan Vinu
- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, School of Engineering, College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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