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Green synthesis of carbon dots originated from Lycii Fructus for effective fluorescent sensing of ferric ion and multicolor cell imaging.

Authors :
Sun, Xiaohan
He, Jiang
Yang, Shenghong
Zheng, Mingda
Wang, Yingying
Ma, Shuang
Zheng, Haipeng
Source :
Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology B: Biology. Oct2017, Vol. 175, p219-225. 7p.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Green, economical and effective method was developed for synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots (CDs), using one-pot hydrothermal treatment of Lycii Fructus. Optical and structural properties of the CDs have been extensively studied by UV–visible and fluorescence spectroscopic, x-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and high resolution TEM (HRTEM). Surface functionality and composition of CDs has been illustrated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) spectra and elemental analysis. The fabricated CDs possess stable fluorescent properties. The fluorescent quantum yield of the CDs can reach 17.2%. The prepared CDs emitted a broad fluorescence between 415 and 545 nm and their fluorescence was tuned by changing excitation wavelength. Meanwhile, the fluorescence intensity of the CDs could be significantly quenched by Fe 3 + (turn-off). The CDs exhibit captivating sensitivity and selectivity toward Fe 3 + with a linear range from 0 to 30 μM and a detection limit of 21 nM. The prepared CDs were successfully applied to the determination of Fe 3 + in the urine samples, the water samples from the from the Yellow River and living HeLa (Henrietta Lacks) cells. Moreover, the low-toxicity and excellent biocompatibility of the CDs were evaluated through MTT assay on HeLa cells. The CDs were also employed as fluorescent probes for multicolor imaging of HeLa cells successfully. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10111344
Volume :
175
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology B: Biology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
125233026
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2017.08.035