A comparison of carbon dot and CdTe quantum dot toxicity in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>
Shawninder Chahal, Jun‐Ray Macairan, Hoai-Nam N. Bui, Anthony D. M. Smith, Hans C. E. Larsson, Rafik Naccache, Nathalie Tufenkji
Abstract
This work directly compares the toxicity of carbon dots with CdTe quantum dots in Drosophila melanogaster and reveals that the carbon dots are less toxic than the CdTe quantum dots.
Topics & Concepts
Quantum dotCadmium telluride photovoltaicsDrosophila melanogasterCarbon fibersPhysicsMaterials scienceOptoelectronicsNanotechnologyChemistryGeneBiochemistryComposite materialComposite numberCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesGraphene and Nanomaterials Applications