SYNTHESIS, ANTIMICROBIAL AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES OF SULFUR QUANTUM DOTS: A REVIEW
AbstractDay by day it is challenging to prepare a chemical reagent against antimicrobial resistant pathogenic for pharmaceutical and food sector. There are several types of quantum dots are invented among them Sulfur Quantum Dots (SQDs) a new type of luminescent quantum dots which is prepared from unused sublimed sulfur can be replaced for these purposes. SQDs are highly water soluble, low toxicity and have an antimicrobial and antioxidant activity. There are several uses of this quantum dots, but in this review the synthesis method and their comparison, antibacterial and antifungal activity and antioxidant activity are described from its invention to present state. SQDs with packaging film exhibited effective antimicrobial effects especially against foodborne microorganisms caused by the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). SQDs could be a potential agent for food packaging, disinfectant for fabric and increase the shelf life of food.
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IJPSR
Suman Sarker *, Indira Mondal, Raptan Sonjit Kumar and Susmita Paul
School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China.
sumansarker07@gmail.com
30 November 2023
24 May 2024
28 May 2024
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.15(6).1602-15
01 June 2024
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