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 The dominant role of surface functionalization in carbon dots’ photo-activated antibacterial activity

Dina I Abu Rabe1 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE), North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC27707, USA
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Mohamad M Al Awak1 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE), North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC27707, USA
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Fan Yang2 Department of Chemistry and Laboratory for Emerging Materials and Technology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC29634, USA
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Peter A Okonjo1 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE), North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC27707, USA
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Xiuli Dong1 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE), North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC27707, USA
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Lindsay R Teisl2 Department of Chemistry and Laboratory for Emerging Materials and Technology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC29634, USA
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Ping Wang2 Department of Chemistry and Laboratory for Emerging Materials and Technology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC29634, USA
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Yongan Tang3 Department of Mathematics and Physics, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC27707, USA
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Nengyu Pan2 Department of Chemistry and Laboratory for Emerging Materials and Technology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC29634, USA
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Ya-Ping Sun2 Department of Chemistry and Laboratory for Emerging Materials and Technology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC29634, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Liju Yang1 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE), North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC27707, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 2655-2665 | Published online: 23 Apr 2019

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