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Wang, JJ,Liu, X,Milcovich, G,Chen, TY,Durack, E,Mallen, S,Ruan, YM,Weng, XX,Hudson, SP
2018
January
Beilstein Journal Of Nanotechnology
Co-reductive fabrication of carbon nanodots with high quantum yield for bioimaging of bacteria
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bioimaging carbon nanodots collaborative reduction hydrothermal NITROGEN-DOPED CARBON GRAPHENE OXIDE FLUORESCENCE ENHANCEMENT OXYGEN REDUCTION DOTS PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SULFUR PHOTOCATALYSTS FLUOROPHORES PERFORMANCE
9
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A simple and straightforward synthetic approach for carbon nanodots (C-dots) is proposed. The strategy is based on a one-step hydrothermal chemical reduction with thiourea and urea, leading to high quantum yield C-dots. The obtained C-dots are well-dispersed with a uniform size and a graphite-like structure. A synergistic reduction mechanism was investigated using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The findings show that using both thiourea and urea during the one-pot synthesis enhances the luminescence of the generated C-dots. Moreover, the prepared C-dots have a high distribution of functional groups on their surface. In this work, C-dots proved to be a suitable nanomaterial for imaging of bacteria and exhibit potential for application in bioimaging thanks to their low cytotoxicity.
10.3762/bjnano.9.16
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