Development of multicolor carbon nanoparticles for cell imaging

Synthesis of cellulose-derived carbon dots using acidic ionic liquid as a catalyst and its application for detection of Hg2+

“…[30,31]. Secondly, these products reacted with each other under the catalysis of SO 3 H-IL to produce soluble polymers which further developed into CDs after the consecutive processes of polymerization, aromatization, and ultimately generation and growth of carbogenic nuclei [32,33]. For comparison, the experiments without adding SO 3 H-IL were carried out.…”

Highly efficient Förster resonance energy transfer between carbon nanoparticles and europium–tetracycline complex

“…Disperse spherical nanoparticles were observed for the synthesis carried out at 150°C (CNPs 150 ) and 180°C (CNPs 180 ) with diameters 35 ± 11 nm and 27 ± 6 nm respectively, whereas no nanoparticles could be observed for the synthesis at 120°C. While typical sizes for C-dots used to range from 1 to 10 nm, CNPs with larger sizes (up to 100 nm) and excellent PL properties have been also reported [14,15]. In the case of the as-prepared CNPs, the large size is likely due to the formation, during the thermal treatment, of a composite of C-dots from citric acid and glutathione (orange-brownish gel).…”

One-pot fabrication of hollow cross-linked fluorescent carbon nitride nanoparticles and their application in the detection of mercuric ions

“…The C 1s spectrum can be deconvoluted into four peaks at 284.82, 285.46, 288.21 and 289.70 eV (Fig. 3B), indicating the presence of four types of carbon bonds: sp 2 C ¼ C or sp 3 (Fig. 3C) [21].…”

“…Fluorescent nanoparticles have greatly attracted attention recently because of their promising applications in many fields such as bioimaging, biosensing, optoelectronic devices and photocatalysis [1][2][3]. This kind of material includes carbon dots, nanodiamonds, carbon nanotubes, fluorescent graphene, semiconductor quantum dots, etc.…”