Carbon Dots in Antibacterial, Antiviral, Antifungal, and Antiparasitic Agents Publisher



Parham S^{1, 2} ; Parham SS³ ; Nur H^{4, 5} Show Affiliations
Source: Carbon Dots in Biology: Synthesis, Properties, Biological and Pharmaceutical Applications Published:2023

Abstract

One of the main causes of death across the world is infections by microorganisms, including bacterial, fungal, viral, or parasitic agents. Further development of pathogens into multidrug-resistant (MDR) agents leads to serious challenges in the treatment of the above-mentioned diseases, leading to an increase in mortality rates, as well as medical costs. Several studies have recently focused on examining safe antimicrobials with strong antimicrobial effects. Carbon dots (C-dots) are highly biocompatible and less toxic, making them promising candidates due to their favourable antimicrobial characteristics. Another promising strategy to deal with the problem of MDR pathogens is photodynamic inactivation of bacteria using photosensitizers, with C-dots as one of their effective members in detecting and inactivating various bacteria species. Hence, C-dots can be applied as efficient alternatives. This chapter aims to investigate the characteristics of C-dots as antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, and antiparasitic agents. © 2023 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston.