Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 21, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/molecules21121653
Keywords
carbon nanodots; carbon quantum dots; graphene quantum dots; peroxidases; enzyme mimetics; photoluminescence; biosensors; tetramethylbenzidine; carbon nitride dots
Funding
- Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB), New Delhi, Government of India [YSS/2015/002036]
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'Nanozymes', a term coined by Scrimin, Pasquato, and co-workers to describe nanomaterials with enzyme-like characteristics, represent an exciting and emerging research area in the field of artificial enzymes. Indubitably, the last decade has witnessed substantial advancements in the design of a variety of functional nanoscale materials, including metal oxides and carbon-based nanomaterials, which mimic the structures and functions of naturally occurring enzymes. Among these, carbon nanodots (C-dots) or carbon quantum dots (CQDs) offer huge potential due to their unique properties as compared to natural enzymes and/or classical artificial enzymes. In this mini review, we discuss the peroxidase-like catalytic activities of C-dots and their applications in biosensing. The scope intends to cover not only the C-dots but also graphene quantum dots (GQDs), doped C-dots/GQDs, carbon nitride dots, and C-dots/GQDs nanocomposites. Nevertheless, this mini review is designed to be illustrative, not comprehensive.
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