Synthesis, Application and Prospects of Carbon Dots as A Medicine Food Homology

Against the background of the vigorous development of materials science and the deep cross-infiltration in many fields, a new medicine food homology, carbon dots (herein combined and abbreviated as MFH-CDs), has sprung up, showing great potential. This review used ChatGPT 4.0 to collect background i...

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Main Authors: Siqi Huang, Huili Ren, Hongyue Chen, Nuan Wen, Libo Du, Chaoyu Song, Yuguang Lv
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Chaoyu Song
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description Against the background of the vigorous development of materials science and the deep cross-infiltration in many fields, a new medicine food homology, carbon dots (herein combined and abbreviated as MFH-CDs), has sprung up, showing great potential. This review used ChatGPT 4.0 to collect background information related to carbon dots, focusing on the common rich medicinal and food resources such as <i>Lycium barbarum</i>, Chinese yam, honeysuckle, and <i>Ganoderma lucidum</i>. These carbon dots are synthesized by hydrothermal synthesis, microwave radiation, and pyrolysis, which have the advantages of small particle size, high quantum yield, and low cytotoxicity. Recent studies have found that MFH-CDs have great application potential in biosensors, biological imaging, and drug delivery. In this paper, the characteristics of preparing carbon dots from different medicinal and edible resources and their applications in biology in recent years are reviewed, which provides in-depth guidance for the research and application of carbon dots from medicinal and edible biomass, helps it shine in multidisciplinary fields, and opens a brand-new journey from traditional medicinal and edible culture to cutting-edge technology application.
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spelling doaj-art-c8b1685f89814d1396834ceb7f5cde5d2025-08-20T02:21:52ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912025-06-01151290610.3390/nano15120906Synthesis, Application and Prospects of Carbon Dots as A Medicine Food HomologySiqi Huang0Huili Ren1Hongyue Chen2Nuan Wen3Libo Du4Chaoyu Song5Yuguang Lv6School of Pharmacy, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154002, ChinaSchool of Pharmacy, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154002, ChinaSchool of Pharmacy, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154002, ChinaThe First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154002, ChinaCenter for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100000, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200000, ChinaSchool of Pharmacy, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154002, ChinaAgainst the background of the vigorous development of materials science and the deep cross-infiltration in many fields, a new medicine food homology, carbon dots (herein combined and abbreviated as MFH-CDs), has sprung up, showing great potential. This review used ChatGPT 4.0 to collect background information related to carbon dots, focusing on the common rich medicinal and food resources such as <i>Lycium barbarum</i>, Chinese yam, honeysuckle, and <i>Ganoderma lucidum</i>. These carbon dots are synthesized by hydrothermal synthesis, microwave radiation, and pyrolysis, which have the advantages of small particle size, high quantum yield, and low cytotoxicity. Recent studies have found that MFH-CDs have great application potential in biosensors, biological imaging, and drug delivery. In this paper, the characteristics of preparing carbon dots from different medicinal and edible resources and their applications in biology in recent years are reviewed, which provides in-depth guidance for the research and application of carbon dots from medicinal and edible biomass, helps it shine in multidisciplinary fields, and opens a brand-new journey from traditional medicinal and edible culture to cutting-edge technology application.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/12/906carbon dotsmedicine food homologydetection of pollutantsbiomedical sciencebiological imagingbiological sensing
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Synthesis, Application and Prospects of Carbon Dots as A Medicine Food Homology
Nanomaterials
carbon dots
medicine food homology
detection of pollutants
biomedical science
biological imaging
biological sensing
title Synthesis, Application and Prospects of Carbon Dots as A Medicine Food Homology
title_full Synthesis, Application and Prospects of Carbon Dots as A Medicine Food Homology
title_fullStr Synthesis, Application and Prospects of Carbon Dots as A Medicine Food Homology
title_full_unstemmed Synthesis, Application and Prospects of Carbon Dots as A Medicine Food Homology
title_short Synthesis, Application and Prospects of Carbon Dots as A Medicine Food Homology
title_sort synthesis application and prospects of carbon dots as a medicine food homology
topic carbon dots
medicine food homology
detection of pollutants
biomedical science
biological imaging
biological sensing
url https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/12/906
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