Engineering Carbon Nanodots for (Nano)Technological and Biomedical Applications

Project Information

e-DOTS

Grant agreement ID: 885323

DOI

10.3030/885323

EC signature date 7 September 2020

Start date 1 January 2021

End date 31 December 2025

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Total cost

€ 2 500 000,00

EU contribution

€ 2 500 000,00

Coordinated by

ASOCIACION CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION COOPERATIVA EN BIOMATERIALES- CIC biomaGUNE
Spain

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Publications

Peer reviewed articles (23)

Covalent functionalisation controlled by molecular design for the aptameric recognition of serotonin in graphene-based field-effect transistors

Author(s): Wetzl, C; Brosel-Oliu, S; Carini, M; Di Silvio, D; Illa, X; Villa, R; Guimerà Brunet, A; Prats-Alfonso, E; Prato, M; Criado, A.
Published in: Nanoscale, Issue 15, 2023, Page(s) 16650-16657, ISSN 2040-3372
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/d3nr04153k

Temperature-Dependent Luminescence of Nd³⁺-Doped Carbon Nanodots for Nanothermometry

Author(s): Cecilia Wetzl, Carlos Renero-Lecuna, Lucia Cardo, Luis M. Liz-Marzán, Maurizio Prato
Published in: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Issue 16, 2024, Page(s) 35484-35493, ISSN 1944-8244
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c07605

The Importance of the Purification Step and the Characterization of the Products in the Synthesis of Carbon Nanodots

Author(s): Bartolomei, B; Prato, M.
Published in: Small, 2023, ISSN 1613-6829
Publisher: Wiley-VCH GmbH
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202206714

Carbon-dots conductometric sensor for high performance gas sensing

Author(s): Article S. Sawalha; K. Moulae; G. Nocito; A. Silvestri; S. Petralia; M. Prato; S. Bettini; L. Valli; S. Conoci; G. Neri
Published in: Carbon Trends, Issue 5, 2021, ISSN 2667-0569
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.cartre.2021.100105

Chiral Carbon Nanodots Can Act as Molecular Catalysts in Chemical and Photochemical Reactions

Author(s): Bartolomei, B; Corti, V; Prato, M.
Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023, ISSN 1521-3773
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202305460

Shining Light on Carbon Dots: New Opportunities in Photocatalysis

Author(s): Sbacchi, M; Mamone, M; Morbiato, L; Gobbo, P; Filippini, G; Prato, M.
Published in: ChemCatChem, 2023, ISSN 1867-3899
Publisher: Wiley-VCH GmbH
DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202300667

Carbon dots conjugated to SN38 for improved colorectal anticancer therapy

Author(s): Article Mattinzoli, D; Cacioppo, M; Ikehata, M; Armelloni, S; Al, CM; Castellano, G; Barilani, M; Arcudi, F; Messa, P; Prato, M
Published in: Materials Today Bio, Issue 16, 2022, ISSN 2590-0064
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2022.100286

Broad-Spectrum Antibacterial Activity of Synthesized Carbon Nanodots from D-Glucose

Author(s): Sawalha, S; Assali, M; Raddad, M; Ghneem, T; Sawalhi, T; Almasri, M; Zarour, A; Misia, G; Prato, M; Silvestri A.
Published in: ACS Applied Bio Materials, Issue 5,10, 2022, Page(s) 4860-4872, ISSN 2576-6422
Publisher: ACS publications
DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.2c00590

A multifunctional chemical toolbox to engineer carbon dots for biomedical and energy applications

Author(s): Ðordevic, L; Arcudi, F; Cacioppo, M; Prato, M.
Published in: Nature Nanotechnology, Issue 17-2, 2022, Page(s) 112-130, ISSN 1748-3387
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41565-021-01051-7

Luminescent Carbon Nanodots Doped with Gadolinium (III): Purification Criteria, Chemical and Biological Characterization of a New Dual Fluorescence/MR Imaging Agent

Author(s): Cardo, L; Martínez-Parra, L; Cesco, M; Echeverría-Beistegui, BM; Martínez-Moro, M; Herrero-Álvarez, N; Cabrerizo, M; Carregal-Romero, S; Ramos-Cabrer, P; Ruiz-Cabello, J; Prato, M.
Published in: Small, 2023, Page(s) 2206442, ISSN 1613-6829
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202206442

Influence of the chirality of carbon nanodots on their interaction with proteins and cells

Author(s): Yan, HJ; Cacioppo, M; Megahed, S; Arcudi, F; Dordevic, L; Zhu, DC; Schulz, F; Prato, M; Parak, WJ; Feliu, N
Published in: Nature Communications, Issue 12-1, 2021, Page(s) 7208, ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27406-1

Synthetic Strategies for the Selective Functionalization of Carbon Nanodots Allow Optically Communicating Suprastructures

Author(s): Bartolomei, B.; Sbacchi, M.; Rosso, C.; Gunay-Gurer, A.; Zdrazil, L.; Cadranel, A.; Kralj, S.; Guldi, D.; Prato, M.
Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023, Page(s) e202316915, ISSN 1521-3773
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202316915

Microwave-assisted one-step synthesis of water-soluble manganese-carbon nanodot clusters

Author(s): Gomez-Blanco, N; Prato, M.
Published in: Communications Chemistry, Issue 6-1, 2023, ISSN 2399-3669
Publisher: Nature Research
DOI: 10.1038/s42004-023-00983-6

Phenol‐Rich Carbon Dots as Metal‐Free Nano‐Photocatalysts for [3 + 2] Cycloaddition Reactions

Author(s): Martina Mamone, Giuseppe Gentile, Maurizio Prato, Giacomo Filippini
Published in: ChemSusChem, Issue 18, 2025, Page(s) e202500521, ISSN 1864-5631
Publisher: Wiley - V C H Verlag GmbbH & Co.
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202500521

Lighting up the Electrochemiluminescence of Carbon Dots through Pre- and Post-Synthetic Design

Author(s): Arcudi, F; Ðorđević, L; Rebeccani, S; Cacioppo, M; Zanut, A; Valenti, G; Paolucci, F; Prato, M.
Published in: Advanced Science, Issue 8 - 13, 2021, Page(s) 2100125, ISSN 2198-3844
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/advs.202100125

Multifunctional graphene quantum dots: A therapeutic strategy for neurodegenerative diseases by regulating calcium influx, crossing the blood-brain barrier and inhibiting Aβ-protein aggregation

Author(s): I. Jénnifer Gómez, Petra Křížková, Anna Dolečková, Lucía Cardo, Cecilia Wetzl, Naděžda Pizúrová, Maurizio Prato, Jiřina Medalová, Lenka Zajíčková
Published in: Applied Materials Today, Issue 36, 2024, Page(s) 102072, ISSN 2352-9407
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmt.2024.102072

Tailoring the Chemical Structure of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Dots for Nano-Aminocatalysis in Aqueous Media

Author(s): Gentile, G; Mamone, M; Rosso, C; Amato, F; Lanfrit, C; Filippini, G; Prato, M
Published in: ChemSusChem, 2023, ISSN 1864-564X
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202202399

Snapshots into carbon dots formation through a combined spectroscopic approach

Author(s): Rigodanza, F; Burian, M; Arcudi, F; Đorđević, L; Amenitsch, H; Prato, M.
Published in: Nature Communications, Issue 12-1, 2021, Page(s) 2640, ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22902-w

Transfer of Axial Chirality to the Nanoscale Endows Carbon Nanodots with Circularly Polarized Luminescence

Author(s): Prato, M; Di Noja, S; Amato, F; Zinna, F; Di Bari, L; Ragazzon, G.
Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2022, ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202202397

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Reveals Molecular Species in Carbon Nanodot Samples Disclosing Flaws

Author(s): Prato, M; Bartolomei, B; Bogo, A; Amato, F; Ragazzon, G.
Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2022, ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202200038

Nitrogen-Rich Carbon Dots as Effective Catalysts in the 1,4-Reduction of α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes via Ion Pair Asymmetric Nano-Organocatalysis

Author(s): Alessio Carioscia, Emanuele Cocco, Maria Edith Casacchia, Giuseppe Gentile, Martina Mamone, Giuliana Giorgianni, Elena Incerto, Maurizio Prato, Fabio Pesciaioli, Giacomo Filippini, Armando Carlone
Published in: ACS Catalysis, Issue 14, 2024, Page(s) 13429-13438, ISSN 2155-5435
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.4c03532

Structure Matters: Tailored Graphitization of Carbon Dots Enhances Photocatalytic Performance

Author(s): Laura Morbiato, Lucia Cardo, Elisa Sturabotti, Pierangelo Gobbo, Giacomo Filippini, Maurizio Prato
Published in: ACS Nano, Issue 19, 2025, Page(s) 4887-4900, ISSN 1936-0851
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c16538

Amine-Rich Carbon Dots as Novel Nano-Aminocatalytic Platforms in Organic Synthesis

Author(s): Article Corti, V; Bartolomei, B; Mamone, M; Gentile, G; Prato, M; Filippini, G
Published in: European Journal of Organic Chemistry, Issue 41, 2022, ISSN 1099-0690
Publisher: Wiley-VCH GmbH
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202200879