Table 1 QDs based optical detection of various antibiotics.

From: Optical tuning of polymer functionalized zinc oxide quantum dots as a selective probe for the detection of antibiotics

QDs

Antibiotic

Optical method

References

Carbon QDs (CDs)

Gentamicin and Kanamycin

Colorimetric and fluorescence

53

Graphene QDs

Gentamicin

Fluorescence

54

ZnS QDs

Moxifloxacin

Fluorescence

55

CDs

Moxifloxacin

Fluorescence

56

CDs

Tetracycline

Fluorescence

57

CDs

Tetracycline

Fluorescence

58

Eu doped CDs

Tetracycline

Fluorescence

59

CDs

Ciprofloxacin

Fluorescence

60