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JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY
Volume 175, Issue -, Pages 219-225Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2017.08.035
Keywords
Carbon dots; Lycii Fructus; Fe3+ sensing; Multicolor cellular imaging
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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 Fe3+ (turn-off). The CDs exhibit captivating sensitivity and selectivity toward Fe3+ with a linear range from 0 to 30 mu M and a detection limit of 21 nM. The prepared CDs were successfully applied to the determination of Fe3+ 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.
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