journal article·2026-07

Sustainable synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots from a single biomass precursor for hazardous metal ion detection and anti-counterfeiting

Raji Atchudan, Bavya Devi Karuppasamy, Suguna Perumal, Ashok K. Sundramoorthy, Srinivasan Ramalingam, Devaraj Manoj, Seung Woo Lee

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