Recent advances in green carbon dots (2015–2022): synthesis, metal ion sensing, and biological applications

Aisha Kanwal, Naheed Bibi, Sajjad Hyder, Arif Muhammad, Hao Ren, Jiangtao Liu and Zhongli Lei
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1068–1107. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.13.93

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Recent advances in green carbon dots (2015–2022): synthesis, metal ion sensing, and biological applications
Aisha Kanwal, Naheed Bibi, Sajjad Hyder, Arif Muhammad, Hao Ren, Jiangtao Liu and Zhongli Lei
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1068–1107. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.13.93

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Kanwal, A.; Bibi, N.; Hyder, S.; Muhammad, A.; Ren, H.; Liu, J.; Lei, Z. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1068–1107. doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.93

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