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BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
Volume 74, Issue -, Pages 263-269Publisher
ELSEVIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2015.06.050
Keywords
Carbon dots; Hg2+ Ions detection; Nitrogen; sulfur co-doped
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21222505, 21475124]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2014T70301]
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Nitrogen and sulfur co-doped carbon dots (N,S/C-dots) with high fluorescence quantum yields (FLQY, 25%) was successfully synthesized by a one-step microwave-assisted method. In comparison with nitrogen doped C-dots (N/C-dots) prepared using the same method, the resulting N,S/C-dots featured small particle size, uniform surface state, insensitive FL properties to excitation wavelengths and environmental conditions, negligible cytotoxicity and excellent biocompatibility. Simultaneous doping of N and S effectively promoted electron-transfer and coordination interaction between N,S/C-dots and Hg2+. Thus, when used as fluorescence probe for Hg2+ label-free detection, the resulting N,S/C-dots showed good detection sensitivity and ion selectivity. The limit of detection was 2 mu M; among 15 metal ions investigated, only Fe3+ showed interference to the Hg2+ detection. Fortunately, this interference could be effectively shielded using a chelating agent sodium hexametaphoshpate. The applicability of N,S/C-dots as fluorescence probe for Hg2+ detection in lake water and tap water was demonstrated. Finally, based on its favorable features of negligible cytotoxicity and excellent biocompatibility, the N,S/C-dots were successfully applied to probe Hg2+ in living cells, which broaden its application in biological system. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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