A novel fluorescent carbon nanoparticles for detection of dipicolinic acid.

In this work, we developed a simple route to synthesize green fluorescence carbon nanoparticles (FCPs) at room temperature with dopamine and p-phenylenediamine as raw materials. The FCPs exhibited a salient fluorescence emission peak at 525 nm and well stability in the intricate surroundings. Only Cu2+ ions could significantly inhibited the fluorescence of FCPs and could be successfully detected in the concentration scope of 0–200 µmol·L−1 based on the fluorescence quenching of FCPs. The Cu2+ ion-quenched fluorescence of FCPs system can be further recovered by the addition of dipicolinic acid (DPA) and could be utilized for DPA detection within the dynamic scope of 10–150 µmol·L−1. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]