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Magnetofluorescent Carbon Dots Derived from Crab Shell for Targeted Dual-Modality Bioimaging and Drug Delivery

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Facile and Green Synthesis of Multicolor Fluorescence Carbon Dots from Curcumin: In Vitro and in Vivo Bioimaging and Other Applications

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Extremely high inhibition activity of photoluminescent carbon nanodots toward cancer cells

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Facile Access to White Fluorescent Carbon Dots toward Light-Emitting Devices

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Plant leaf-derived graphene quantum dots and applications for white LEDs

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Recent advances in carbon fibers derived from biobased precursors

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