Nicolás SantosPaula A. SantanaIgor Osorio-RomanCarlos Jara-GutiérrezJoan VillenaManuel Ahumada2026-02-242026-02-24202510.1039/d5ra00062ahttps://cris-uv-2.scimago.es/handle/123456789/8491<jats:p>Carbon dots prepared at different carbonization temperatures showed an increase in their optical properties, along with a decrease in cytotoxicity towards bacterial strains and both tumor and non-tumor cell lines as the temperature increased.</jats:p>Effect of temperature on the carbonization process of cationic carbon dots: a physicochemical and <i>in vitro</i> studyjournal-article