Bright blue emissions N-doped carbon dots from a single precursor and their application in the trace detection of Fe3+ and F−

2021 ◽  
Vol 515 ◽  
pp. 120087
Author(s):  
Zeyu Zhang ◽  
Xiaoyong Chen ◽  
Jiale Wang
The Analyst ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 145 (16) ◽  
pp. 5450-5457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Li ◽  
Lihong Shi ◽  
Jing Jia ◽  
Dan Chang ◽  
Chuan Dong ◽  
...  

The bright blue fluorescent N-doped carbon dots (N-CDs) was successfully fabricated by one-step hydrothermal treatment of astragalus and was exploited for cellular imaging and patterning.


RSC Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (69) ◽  
pp. 40222-40227
Author(s):  
Yongping Wang ◽  
Qiaoli Yue ◽  
Yingying Hu ◽  
Chen Liu ◽  
Lixia Tao ◽  
...  

N-doped carbon dots (NCDs) exhibit bright blue emissions and have been used as viable fluorescent probes in the turn-off fluorometric assay for vanillin detection.


The Analyst ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 145 (24) ◽  
pp. 8030-8037
Author(s):  
Dan Chang ◽  
Lin Li ◽  
Lihong Shi ◽  
Yongxing Yang

A multifunctional sensing platform based on bright blue-fluorescent nitrogen-doped carbon dots (N-CDs) has been ingeniously designed for the sensitive determination of Hg2+ and pH.


NANO ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 1750123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Huang ◽  
Zhengjun Cheng

Herein, we have reported the synthesis of boron-, sulfur-, and nitrogen-co-doped carbon dots (B/S/N-CDs) by one-step hydrothermal method using D-([Formula: see text])-maltose monohydrate, boracic acid, and thiocarbamide as the precursors. The prepared B/S/N-CDs possess good water dispersibility, excellent pH stabilities, and resistance to photobleaching. Furthermore, the transmission electron microscope image indicates that the B/S/N-CDs are homogeneously spherical and show good dispersion. Noticeably, the B/S/N-CDs show bright blue photoluminescence with a quantum yield of 8.9% in aqueous solution and can be used as a potent photoluminescent probe for selective and sensitive detection of sunset yellow (SY). Compared with other food colors, SY can dramatically quench the fluorescence of B/S/N-CDs. Meanwhile, the fluorescence intensity displays a good linear response with SY concentration in the range of 0–70[Formula: see text][Formula: see text]M ([Formula: see text]) and the detection limit is as low as 4.65[Formula: see text]nM. The B/S/N-CDs can also be applied for the detection of SY in mineral water and business drink with satisfactory recovery. Our study has demonstrated that the B/S/N-CDs may have wide application values in medical detection, environmental monitoring, and related researches.


Author(s):  
Khalilalrahman Dehvari ◽  
Sheng-Hui Chiu ◽  
Jin-Sheng Lin ◽  
Wubshet Mekonnen Girm ◽  
Yong-Chien Ling ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-55
Author(s):  
Xuebing Li ◽  
Haifen Yang ◽  
Ning Wang ◽  
Tijian Sun ◽  
Wei Bian ◽  
...  

Background: Morin has many pharmacological functions including antioxidant, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial effects. It is commonly used in the treatment of antiviral infection, gastropathy, coronary heart disease and hepatitis B in clinic. However, researches have shown that morin is likely to show prooxidative effects on the cells when the amount of treatment is at high dose, leading to the decrease of intracellular ATP levels and the increase of necrosis process. Therefore, it is necessary to determine the concentration of morin in biologic samples. Method: Novel water-soluble and green nitrogen and sulfur co-doped carbon dots (NSCDs) were prepared by a microwave heating process with citric acid and L-cysteine. The fluorescence spectra were collected at an excitation wavelength of 350 nm when solutions of NSCDs were mixed with various concentrations of morin. Results: The as-prepared NSCDs were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The fluorescence intensity of NSCDs decreased significantly with the increase of morin concentration. The fluorescence intensity of NSCDs displayed a linear response to morin in the concentration 0.10-30 μM with a low detection limit of 56 nM. The proposed fluorescent probe was applied to analysis of morin in human body fluids with recoveries of 98.0-102%. Conclusion: NSCDs were prepared by a microwave heating process. The present analytical method is sensitive to morin. The quenching process between NSCDs and morin is attributed to the static quenching. In addition, the cellular toxicity on HeLa cells indicated that the as-prepared NSCDs fluorescent probe does not show obvious cytotoxicity in cell imaging. Our proposed method possibly opens up a rapid and nontoxic way for preparing heteroatom doped carbon dots with a broad application prospect.


2019 ◽  
Vol 411 (8) ◽  
pp. 1647-1657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pengli Zuo ◽  
Jianhua Liu ◽  
Hongna Guo ◽  
Chenghong Wang ◽  
Hongqian Liu ◽  
...  

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arumugam Saravanan ◽  
Moorthy Maruthapandi ◽  
Poushali Das ◽  
John H. T. Luong ◽  
Aharon Gedanken

Carbon dots (CDs) were obtained from medicinal turmeric leaves (Curcuma longa) by a facile one-step hydrothermal method and evaluated for their bactericidal activities against two gram-negative; Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and two gram-positive counterparts; Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis. The CDs exhibited spherical shapes with a mean size of 2.6 nm. The fluorescence spectra of CDs revealed intense fluorescence at λex/em = 362/429 nm with a bright blue color in an aqueous solution. The CDs showed strong photostability under various environmental conditions (pH, salt, and UV-radiation). The complete bactericidal potency of CDs was 0.25 mg/mL for E.coli and S. aureus after 8 h of exposure, while for K. pneumoniae, and S. epidermidis, the CDs at 0.5 mg/mL good antibacterial effect within 8 h and complete eradication after 24 h of exposure is observed. The release of reactive oxygen species played a crucial role in the death of the bacterial cell. The present study provides a strategy for the preparation of CDs from a medicinal plant and their potential antibacterial activities against four common contagious pathogens.


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