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ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
Volume 1144, Issue -, Pages 26-33Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.11.032
Keywords
Carbon dots; Ratiometric fluorescence sensing; Off-on sensing method; Cu2+ ion; Aspartic acid
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- Research Councils of Razi University, Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council (INIC)
- Iran National Elite Foundation (INEF)
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In this study, novel intrinsic dual-emitting carbon dots were prepared for ratiometric determination of Cu2+ and aspartic acid (Asp). The CDs exhibited a pH-switchable emission behavior and showed high selectivity and sensitivity for Cu2+ and Asp detection. The potential application of this ratiometric nanoprobe for sensing in real samples was confirmed by acceptable detection results in river water and human serum samples.
Herein, novel intrinsic dual-emitting carbon dots (CDs) are prepared through a one-step hydrothermal treatment of glucose and 3-nitroaniline in sulfuric acid solution and utilized for ratiometric determination of Cu2+ and aspartic acid (Asp). The CDs exhibited an interesting pH-switchable emission behavior displaying an intrinsic dual-emitting peak with emission maxima at 400 and 610 nm at pH 4.0-5.0. The presence of Cu2+ intensively quenched the first emission peak at 400 nm, but it had a negligible effect on the second emission peak. The ratiometric signal displayed a high selectively for Cu2+ over other metal ions and provided a linear response over the concentration range of 0.01-1.00 mu M with a detection limit of 7.0 nM. Moreover, at pH 4.0, Asp was able to restore the quenched fluorescence of the CDs-Cu2+ system with a much more successful performance than other amino acids. This on-off-on fluorescence behavior provided a selective ratiometric fluorescence method for the determination of Asp in the concentration range of 0.2-15 mu M. The acceptable detection results for Cu2+ in a river water sample (compared to Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) method) and for Asp in human serum samples confirmed the potential application of this ratiometric nanoprobe for sensing in real samples. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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