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Aug 2026
Strained alkyne functionalization of carbon dots enables selective photodynamic killing of Gram-positive bacteria
These findings establish strained-alkyne surface engineering as a powerful and modular strategy for imparting photodynamic functionality to carbon nanomaterials, advancing next-generation antimicrobial and antibiofilm technologies.
Cristina Santi, A. Eley, Yuiko Takebayashi et al.
· Nanoscale · 0 citations