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Table 7 Role of CDs in bio-sensing application

From: Small molecules derived carbon dots: synthesis and applications in sensing, catalysis, imaging, and biomedicine

S. No.

Precursor molecule

Color

Application (bio-sensing)

Refs. No.

1.

l-Glutamic acid

Blue, green and red

H2O2

[17]

2.

SiCl4, hydroquinone

Blue

Fe3+, H2O2, and melamine

[29]

3.

BBr3, hydroquinone

Blue

H2O2 and glucose

[15]

4.

Dopamine and (3-aminopropyl) triethoxysilane, glycerol

Blue

Ag+

[127]

5.

Oxalic acid (OA) and urea

Blue

Fe3+ and Ag+

[128]

6.

Fullerenes (C60)

Blue

Fe3+

[130]

7.

Lactose and NaOH

Blue

Folic acid

[129]

8.

Galactose and m-aminophenyl boronic acid

Blue

Galactose

[131]

9.

Citric acid, aminoguanidine

Blue

Nitric oxide (NO)

[132]

10.

Citric acid and melamine

Blue

Glutathione

[134]