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LUMINESCENCE
Volume 34, Issue 4, Pages 394-401Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/bio.3631
Keywords
cadmium selenide; chemiluminescence; europium; nanoparticles; quantum dots
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Nanoparticles of cadmium selenide (CdSe) doped with europium, were synthesized as stabilizing agents using thioglycolic acid ligand. This method is based on the enhancing effect of CdSe quantum dots (QDs) doped with europium on chemiluminescence (CL) emission. This emission was generated by mixing CdSe QDs with manganese (II), iron (II) and chrome (II) sulfates as catalysts in the presence of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). The structural characteristics and morphology of these nanoparticles were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, ultraviolet-visible absorption spectroscopy, X-ray pattern and dynamic light scattering methods. The CdSe QDs doped with europium were used as the sensitizer in a luminol-hydrogen peroxide CL system. The sensitized CdSe QDs were analyzed for antibacterial activity against Gram-positive or Gram-negative bacteria. The results showed that the CdSe QDs are effective against all the studied bacteria, effectiveness was especially higher for Bacillus subtilis.
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