Extraction of Carbon Nanodots from Benzoin Resin Soot for Multifaceted Antibacterial Applications

Antimicrobial compounds have been gaining paramount importance in recent years since there has been a lot of concern over the increasing threats from microbial infections. Medicinal smoke has always been received with warmth and positivity, and being an age-old traditional process, it has been practiced down the generations. Nanomaterials have become highly promising when it comes to antimicrobial applications, and carbon nanomaterials have also gained preeminence. In the following study, carbon nanodots were extracted and characterized from benzoin resin smoke and tested for their antibacterial, anti-oral bacterial, and anti-biofilm properties. 2–15 nm-sized carbon nanodots were isolated, and their antibacterial activity was validated. Carbon coatings were made on glass using the benzoin resin-extracted carbon nanodots using a simple dip–dry technique. These coatings were confirmed to possess antibiofilm activity against pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus biofilms. With rising concerns over chemically synthesized nanomaterials, green extraction of carbon nanodots from benzoin smoke will come in handy for multiple biomedical applications.