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Wang L, Liu L, Chen R, Jiao Y, Zhao K, Liu Y, Zhu G. Carbonized polymer dots-based molecular imprinting: An adsorbent with enhanced selectivity for highly efficient recognition and removal of ceftiofur sodium from complex samples. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 473:134637. [PMID: 38772112 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 05/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/23/2024]
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Highly selective removal of residual cephalosporin antibiotics from complex systems is crucial for human health and ecological environment protection. Herein, a newly molecularly imprinted polymer adsorbent (CPDs-NH2@MIP) with enhanced selectivity for ceftiofur sodium (CTFS) was developed by using the special carbonized polymer dots (CPDs-NH2) as functional monomer. The CPDs-NH2 has a nano-spherical structure and functionalized groups (CC, -NH2) via the incomplete carbonization polymerization of citric acid, acrylamide and ethylenediamine, which can accurately interact with CTFS by overcoming steric hindrance, resulting in more precisely imprinted sites and reducing non-imprinted regions in MIP. The presented CPDs-NH2@MIP exhibited excellent adsorption capacity for CTFS (68.62 mg g-1), achieving equilibrium within 10 min, and highly selectivity in mixed solution containing five coexisting substances, with an imprinted factor (5.61). Compared with commercial adsorbents and MIPs prepared with traditional chain functional monomers, the CPDs-NH2@MIP showed significant advantage in selective recognition and separation of target. Analysis of microstructure and mechanism proved that usage of the spherical functional monomer generated precise imprinting sites and dense structure in CPDs-NH2@MIP, which effectively enhanced the selectivity in complex system combined with hydrogen bonding interaction. The idea of designing and using spherical functional monomer will promote the practicality of molecularly imprinted polymer adsorbents.
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- Li Wang
- School of Environment, Henan Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Control, Key Laboratory for Yellow River and Huai River Water Environmental Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, PR China; School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Anyang Institute of Technology, Anyang 455000, China
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- School of Environment, Henan Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Control, Key Laboratory for Yellow River and Huai River Water Environmental Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, PR China
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- School of Environment, Henan Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Control, Key Laboratory for Yellow River and Huai River Water Environmental Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, PR China
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- School of Environment, Henan Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Control, Key Laboratory for Yellow River and Huai River Water Environmental Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, PR China
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- School of Environment, Henan Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Control, Key Laboratory for Yellow River and Huai River Water Environmental Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, PR China
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- School of Environment, Henan Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Control, Key Laboratory for Yellow River and Huai River Water Environmental Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, PR China
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- School of Environment, Henan Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Control, Key Laboratory for Yellow River and Huai River Water Environmental Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, PR China.
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Liu Y, Di Stasio F, Bi C, Zhang J, Xia Z, Shi Z, Manna L. Near-Infrared Light Emitting Metal Halides: Materials, Mechanisms, and Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2312482. [PMID: 38380797 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202312482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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Near-Infrared (NIR) light emitting metal halides are emerging as a new generation of optical materials owing to their appealing features, which include low-cost synthesis, solution processability, and adjustable optical properties. NIR-emitting perovskite-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have reached an external quantum efficiency (EQE) of over 20% and a device stability of over 10,000 h. Such results have sparked an interest in exploring new NIR metal halide emitters. In this review, several different types of NIR-emitting metal halides, including lead/tin bromide/iodide perovskites, lanthanide ions doped/based metal halides, double perovskites, low dimensional hybrid and Bi3+/Sb3+/Cr3+ doped metal halides, are summarized, and their recent advancement is assessed. The characteristics and mechanisms of narrow-band or broadband NIR luminescence in all these materials are discussed in detail. Also, the various applications of NIR-emitting metal halides are highlighted and an outlook for the field is provided.
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- Ying Liu
- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Photonic Nanomaterials, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova, 16163, Italy
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- Qingdao Innovation and Development Base, Harbin Engineering University, Sansha Str. 1777, Qingdao, 266500, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Optoelectronics, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Nanochemistry, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova, 16163, Italy
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Shi W, Guan L, Ren X, Zhang J, Luo T, Liu C, Lan Y, Chen Z, Chen X, Li X. Effect of aggregation configuration of molecular fluorophore CZA on photoluminescence properties of carbon dots. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 659:213-224. [PMID: 38176231 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.12.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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The effect of aggregation configuration of molecular fluorophore citrazinic acid (CZA) on the photoluminescence (PL) properties of carbon dots (CDs) has been investigated using first-principles method. The structural stability of all aggregates has been analyzed, and the results show that the most stable structures are J-type CZA aggregates with head-to-tail configurations and the CZA/CD aggregates are bonded by replacing H atoms on the CD edges with de-OH from the pyridine ring of CZA. The luminescent properties of CZA/CD aggregates are mainly affected by the binding modes and binding sites. When the sites belong to electron-donating groups, electron-withdrawing groups or sp2 domain, the PL spectra of CDs are shifted and the luminescent intensities are significantly enhanced. The results suggest that covalently bonded CZA/CD aggregates are responsible for the high fluorescence quantum yield of CD. Moreover, the distance between the centers of the two pyridine rings in H-type CZA dimers less than 3.5 Å is prone to π-π stacking, leading to fluorescence quenching of aggregates. The present work is helpful in understanding the effect of molecular fluorophores on the PL properties of CDs and provides theoretical guidance for the controllable synthesis of CDs.
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- Weicai Shi
- Key Laboratory of High-precision Computation and Application of Quantum Field Theory of Hebei Province, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of High-precision Computation and Application of Quantum Field Theory of Hebei Province, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of High-precision Computation and Application of Quantum Field Theory of Hebei Province, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of High-precision Computation and Application of Quantum Field Theory of Hebei Province, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of High-precision Computation and Application of Quantum Field Theory of Hebei Province, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of High-precision Computation and Application of Quantum Field Theory of Hebei Province, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, PR China
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- Department of Radiochemistry, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of High-precision Computation and Application of Quantum Field Theory of Hebei Province, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, PR China
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- Division of Energy, Matter, and Systems, School of Science and Engineering, University of Missouri - Kansas City, KS, MO 64110, United States.
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- Key Laboratory of High-precision Computation and Application of Quantum Field Theory of Hebei Province, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, PR China.
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Yang Y, Kong L, Ding Y, Xia L, Cao S, Song P. High SERS performance of functionalized carbon dots in the detection of dye contaminants. J Adv Res 2024:S2090-1232(24)00066-3. [PMID: 38341031 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2024.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Revised: 01/27/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION The long-term overuse of malachite green (MG) has potential carcinogenic, teratogenic, and mutagenic effects. The functional nanocomposite is novel and challenging to construct and implement through surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) strategy to reveal the contributions in application. OBJECTIVES The novel Ag-CDs (carbon dots)-PBA (phenyl boric acid) nanocomposite was constructed by a facile route to detect toxic MG molecule with high SERS sensitivity and good uniformity. METHODS The enhanced substrate used for the detection of MG has been successfully constructed using PBA modulated Ag-CDs on a structured surface with rich binding sites. RESULTS The fabricated Ag-CDs-PBA substrate can be used to analyze various probe molecules exhibiting high sensitivity, good signal reproducibility, and excellent stability. The mechanism between components has been proved by calculations originating from the plasmonic Ag and active electronic transmission among the bridging CDs and PBA via the close spatial π-π effect. In addition, the accelerated separation of electron-hole pairs was triggered to further improve the SERS activity of the hybrid via a bidirectional charge transfer (CT) process. Significantly, the Ag-CDs-PBA system shows distinctive selectivity, in which PBA can hinder the interference of other species without specific hydroxyl groups. CONCLUSION Based on this deeper insight on plasmon-mediated mechanism, the SERS substrate was successfully practiced for quantitative determination in real water and fish samples. The strategy developed promises to be a new sensor technology and has great potential for environmental and food safety applications.
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- Yanqiu Yang
- Department of Physics, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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- Department of Physics, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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- Department of Physics, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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- College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China; Yingkou Institute of Technology, Yingkou 115014, China
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- Department of Physics, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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- Department of Physics, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China.
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Zhou W, Sun Z, Fan J, Huang W, Zhang J, Song H, Zhou L, Huang J, Wu ZC, Zhang X. Novel solution and solid-state emissive long-wavelength carbon dots for water sensing and white LED applications. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2024; 304:123328. [PMID: 37688879 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.123328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
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Carbon dots (CDs) are among the most popular nanomaterials due to their remarkable fluorescent and electronic properties, as well as their good biocompatibility and low cytotoxicity. Currently, CDs with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) are relatively rare and have become a significant research hotspot. This is because most conventional CDs suffer from severe quenching in a solid state. Herein, novel CDs with both solution and solid-state emissions were obtained using a facile one-step hydrothermal synthesis. Specifically, the CDs exhibit yellow solvent-dependent fluorescence in solution state (λem = 580 nm) and red AIE emission in solid state (λem = 640 nm). CDs powder is utilized as a red phosphor for light-emitting diode (LED). The resulting fabricated white LEDs (WLEDs) demonstrate good performance metrics, including a Color Rendering Index (CRI) of 89.5, Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) of 3876 K, and commission Internationale d'Éclairage (CIE) coordinates of (0.350, 0.331). Furthermore, the solvent-dependent phenomenon observed in AIE-CDs can be exploited to apply their solution as a highly sensitive fluorescence sensor for quantitatively detecting amounts of water in various organic solvents. The method offers both high accuracy and sensitivity, with R2 values varying from 0.853 to 0.994 and a low detection limit ranging from 0.296 to 3.23 % across a wide linear range. This inherent versatility makes the CDs suitable for a wide range of applications, including sensing and LED devices.
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- Weiying Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism Research and Evaluation of the State Drug Administration, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China; Department of Pharmacy, Xiamen Third Hospital, Xiamen, 361100, China
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- GoHoff Pharmaceuticals Co.Ltd, Guangzhou, 510700, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism Research and Evaluation of the State Drug Administration, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism Research and Evaluation of the State Drug Administration, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism Research and Evaluation of the State Drug Administration, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Biochemical Analysis, Shandong Province, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Biochemical Analysis, Shandong Province, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism Research and Evaluation of the State Drug Administration, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
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Liu Y, Liang F, Sun J, Sun R, Liu C, Deng C, Seidi F. Synthesis Strategies, Optical Mechanisms, and Applications of Dual-Emissive Carbon Dots. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:2869. [PMID: 37947715 PMCID: PMC10650469 DOI: 10.3390/nano13212869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 10/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Tuning the optical properties of carbon dots (CDs) and figuring out the mechanisms underneath the emissive phenomena have been one of the most cutting-edge topics in the development of carbon-based nanomaterials. Dual-emissive CDs possess the intrinsic dual-emission character upon single-wavelength excitation, which significantly benefits their multi-purpose applications. Explosive exploitations of dual-emissive CDs have been reported during the past five years. Nevertheless, there is a lack of a systematic summary of the rising star nanomaterial. In this review, we summarize the synthesis strategies and optical mechanisms of the dual-emissive CDs. The applications in the areas of biosensing, bioimaging, as well as photoelectronic devices are also outlined. The last section presents the main challenges and perspectives in further promoting the development of dual-emissive CDs. By covering the most vital publications, we anticipate that the review is of referential significance for researchers in the synthesis, characterization, and application of dual-emissive CDs.
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- Yuqian Liu
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources and Joint International Research Lab of Lignocellulosic Functional Materials, College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; (F.L.); (J.S.); (R.S.); (C.L.); (C.D.); (F.S.)
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Zhao WB, Liu KK, Wang Y, Li FK, Guo R, Song SY, Shan CX. Antibacterial Carbon Dots: Mechanisms, Design, and Applications. Adv Healthc Mater 2023; 12:e2300324. [PMID: 37178318 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202300324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 04/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The increase in antibiotic resistance promotes the situation of developing new antibiotics at the forefront, while the development of non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals is equally significant. In the post-antibiotic era, nanomaterials with high antibacterial efficiency and no drug resistance make them attractive candidates for antibacterial materials. Carbon dots (CDs), as a kind of carbon-based zero-dimensional nanomaterial, are attracting much attention for their multifunctional properties. The abundant surface states, tunable photoexcited states, and excellent photo-electron transfer properties make sterilization of CDs feasible and are gradually emerging in the antibacterial field. This review provides comprehensive insights into the recent development of CDs in the antibacterial field. The topics include mechanisms, design, and optimization processes, and their potential practical applications are also highlighted, such as treatment of bacterial infections, against bacterial biofilms, antibacterial surfaces, food preservation, and bacteria imaging and detection. Meanwhile, the challenges and outlook of CDs in the antibacterial field are discussed and proposed.
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- Wen-Bo Zhao
- Henan Key Laboratory of Diamond Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Key Laboratory of Material Physics, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Diamond Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Key Laboratory of Material Physics, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Diamond Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Key Laboratory of Material Physics, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Diamond Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Key Laboratory of Material Physics, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Diamond Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Key Laboratory of Material Physics, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Diamond Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Key Laboratory of Material Physics, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Diamond Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Key Laboratory of Material Physics, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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Jiang L, Cai H, Zhou W, Li Z, Zhang L, Bi H. RNA-Targeting Carbon Dots for Live-Cell Imaging of Granule Dynamics. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2210776. [PMID: 36645339 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202210776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2022] [Revised: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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It is significant to monitor the different RNA granules dynamics and phase separation process inside cells under various stresses, for example, oxidative stress. The current small-molecule RNA probes work well only in fixed cells and usually encounter problems such as insufficient stability and biocompatibility, and thus a specific RNA-targeting fluorescent nanoprobe that can be used in the living cells is urgently desired. Here, the de novo design and microwave-assisted synthesis of a novel RNA-targeting, red-emissive carbon dots (named as M-CDs) are reported by choosing neutral red and levofloxacin as precursors. The as-synthesized M-CDs is water-soluble with a high fluorescence quantum yield of 22.83% and can selectively bind to RNA resulting in an enhanced red fluorescence. More interestingly, such an RNA-targeting, red-emissive M-CDs can be fast internalized into cells within 5 s and thus used for real-time imaging the dynamic process of intracellular stress granules under oxidative stress, revealing some characteristics of granules that have not been identified by previously reported RNA and protein biomarkers. This research paves a new pathway for visualizing bulk RNA dynamics and studying phase-separation behaviors in living cells by rational design of the fluorescent carbon dots in terms of structure and functionality.
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- Lei Jiang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, 111 Jiulong Road, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University, 111 Jiulong Road, Hefei, 23060, P. R. China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Membrane-less Organelles & Cellular Dynamics, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Huangshan Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230027, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University, 111 Jiulong Road, Hefei, 23060, P. R. China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Membrane-less Organelles & Cellular Dynamics, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Huangshan Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230027, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University, 111 Jiulong Road, Hefei, 23060, P. R. China
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Wu Y, Chen X, Wu W. Multiple Stimuli-Response Polychromatic Carbon Dots for Advanced Information Encryption and Safety. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2206709. [PMID: 36642825 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202206709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Optical information encryption and safety have aroused great attention since they are closely correlated to data protection and information safety. The development of multiple stimuli-response optical materials for constructing large-capacity information encryption and safety is very important for practical applications. Carbon dots (CDs) have many gratifying merits, such as polychromatic emission, diverse luminous categories, and stable physicochemical properties, and are considered as one of the most ideal candidates for information protection. Herein, carbon core, functional groups, solvents, and other crucial factors are reviewed for outputting polychromatic emission of multiple luminous categories. In particular, substrate engineering strategies have been emphasized for their critical role in yielding excellent optical features of multiple luminous categories. High-capacity information encryption and safety strategies are reviewed by relying on the rich optical properties of CDs, such as polychromatic emission, multiple luminous categories of fluorescence, afterglow, and upconversion, as well as external-stimuli-assisted optical changes. Some perspectives for preparing excellent CDs and further developing information security strategies are proposed. This review provides a good reference for the manipulation of polychromatic CDs and the development of next-generation information encryption and safety.
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- Youfusheng Wu
- Laboratory of Printable Functional Materials and Printed Electronics, Research Center for Graphic Communication, Printing and Packaging, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Printable Functional Materials and Printed Electronics, Research Center for Graphic Communication, Printing and Packaging, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Printable Functional Materials and Printed Electronics, Research Center for Graphic Communication, Printing and Packaging, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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Energy transfer mediated rapid and visual discrimination of tetracyclines and quercetin in food by using N, Cu Co-doped carbon dots. Anal Chim Acta 2023; 1239:340706. [PMID: 36628714 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.340706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The appearance of multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli makes the combination of tetracyclines (TCs) and quercetin (QCT) more common to fight stubborn bacterial infections so that the effective detections of TCs and QCT are essential and necessary. Here, a novel fluorescence probe for differentiating TCs and QCT is developed based on the nitrogen and copper co-doped carbon dots (N, Cu-CDs). The N, Cu-CDs are prepared from ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) and anhydrous copper chloride as precursors through hydrothermal process and exhibit bright blue fluorescence with excellent optical stability. With the presence of four tetracyclines (DOX, TC, CTC and OTC), the fluorescence intensity of N, Cu-CDs is quenched directly due to the internal filtration effect (IFE), and the detection limit obtained through single-signal fluorescence sensing is as low as 23.8 nM for DOX, 37.2 nM for TC, 43.8 nM for OTC and 28.8 nM for CTC. More remarkably, three dimensional ratiometric fluorescence probe for detecting QCT is proposed based on the appearance of another emission at (410 nm, 490 nm) due to electron transform (ET) process. This new method shows a good linear relationship in the range of 10-100 μM with a low detection limit of 59.3 nM. Furthermore, a dual-channel fluorescence sensing platform based on microfluidics paper-based analytical devices (μPADs) is developed for simultaneously visual discrimination of TCs (DOX is chosen as the typical detecting model for TCs) and QCT. This investigation provides a new way for the development of CDs as multifunction fluorescence probes.
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Pete AM, Ingle PU, Raut RW, Shende SS, Rai M, Minkina TM, Rajput VD, Kalinitchenko VP, Gade AK. Biogenic Synthesis of Fluorescent Carbon Dots (CDs) and Their Application in Bioimaging of Agricultural Crops. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:209. [PMID: 36616122 PMCID: PMC9824522 DOI: 10.3390/nano13010209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Fluorescent nanoparticles have a transformative potential for advanced sensors and devices for point-of-need diagnostics and bioimaging, bypassing the technical burden of meeting the assay performance requirements. Carbon dots (CDs) are rapidly emerging carbon-based nanomaterials. Regardless of their fate, they will find increasing applications. In this study, a simple approach for synthesizing CDs from fruit peels was developed. The CDs were fabricated from Annona squamosa (L.) peels using a carbonization technique through microwave-assisted hydrothermal digestion at temperatures around 200 °C. Synthesized CDs were detected using a UV transilluminator for the preliminary confirmation of the presence of fluorescence. UV-Vis spectrophotometry (absorbance at 505 nm) analysis, zeta potential measurement (-20.8 mV), nanoparticles tracking analysis (NTA) (average size: 15.4 nm and mode size: 9.26 nm), photoluminescence, and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) analysis were used to identify the capping functional groups on the CDs. The total quantum yield exhibited was 8.93%, and the field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) showed the size range up to 40 nm. The germinating mung bean (Vigna radiata (L.)) seeds were incubated with biogenically synthesized CDs to check the absorption of CDs by them. The fluorescence was observed under a UV-transilluminator in the growing parts of seeds, indicating the absorption of CDs during the germination, development, and growth. These fluorescent CDs could be used as a bioimaging agent. This novel method of synthesizing CDs was found to be eco-friendly, rapid, and cost-effective.
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- Akshay M. Pete
- Nanobiotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati 444602, Maharashtra, India
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- Nanobiotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati 444602, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Botany, The Institute of Science, 15, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai 400032, Maharashtra, India
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- Nanobiotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati 444602, Maharashtra, India
- Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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- Nanobiotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati 444602, Maharashtra, India
- Department of Microbiology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 87-100 Torun, Poland
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- Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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- Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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- Nanobiotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati 444602, Maharashtra, India
- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai 400019, Maharashtra, India
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Shi L, Lu S. Precise carbon dots synthesis: building bridges between organic chemistry and inorganic chemistry. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2022; 67:2369-2371. [PMID: 36566051 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2022.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Linlin Shi
- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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Shabbir H, Wojtaszek K, Rutkowski B, Csapó E, Bednarski M, Adamiec A, Głuch-Lutwin M, Mordyl B, Druciarek J, Kotańska M, Ozga P, Wojnicki M. Milk-Derived Carbon Quantum Dots: Study of Biological and Chemical Properties Provides Evidence of Toxicity. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27248728. [PMID: 36557861 PMCID: PMC9783298 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27248728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Revised: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Carbon dots (CDs) are carbon-based zero-dimensional nanomaterials that can be prepared from a number of organic precursors. In this research, they are prepared using fat-free UHT cow milk through the hydrothermal method. FTIR analysis shows C=O and C-H bond presence, as well as nitrogen-based bond like C-N, C=N and -NH2 presence in CDs, while the absorption spectra show the absorption band at 280 ± 3 nm. Next, the Biuret test was performed, with the results showing no presence of unreacted proteins in CDs. It can be said that all proteins are converted in CDs. Photo luminance spectra shows the emission of CDs is 420 nm and a toxicity study of CDs was performed. The Presto Blue method was used to test the toxicity of CDs for murine hippocampal cells. CDs at a concentration of 4 mg/mL were hazardous independent of synthesis time, while the toxicity was higher for lower synthesis times of 1 and 2 h. When the concentration is reduced in 1 and 2 h synthesized CDs, the cytotoxic effect also decreases significantly, ensuring a survival rate of 60-80%. However, when the synthesis time of CDs is increased, the cytotoxic effect decreases to a lesser extent. The CDs with the highest synthesis time of 8 h do not show a cytotoxic effect above 60%. The cytotoxicity study shows that CDs may have a concentration and time-dependent cytotoxic effect, reducing the number of viable cells by 40%.
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- Hasan Shabbir
- Faculty of Non–Ferrous Metals, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza Ave. 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Non–Ferrous Metals, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza Ave. 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Metals Engineering and Industrial Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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- MTA-SZTE “Lendület” Momentum Noble Metal Nanostructures Research Group, University of Szeged, Rerrich B. Sqr. 1, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacological Screening, Medical College, Jagiellonian University, Medyczna 9, 30-688 Cracow, Poland
- Correspondence: (M.B.); (M.W.)
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- Department of Pharmacological Screening, Medical College, Jagiellonian University, Medyczna 9, 30-688 Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacobiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 30-688 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacobiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 30-688 Kraków, Poland
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- Technical Secondary School of Chemical and Environmental Protection No. 3, Krupnicza 44, 31-123 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacological Screening, Medical College, Jagiellonian University, Medyczna 9, 30-688 Cracow, Poland
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- Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences, 25 Reymonta Street, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Non–Ferrous Metals, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza Ave. 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
- Correspondence: (M.B.); (M.W.)
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Wang B, Waterhouse GI, Lu S. Carbon dots: mysterious past, vibrant present, and expansive future. TRENDS IN CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trechm.2022.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Wu S, Wang X, Bai J, Zhu Y, Yu X, Qin F, He P, Ren L. Influence of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Quantum Dots on the Electrocatalytic Performance of the CoP Nanoflower Catalyst for OER. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:11210-11218. [PMID: 36084196 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c01225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Cobalt phosphides modified by nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots (CoP-NCQDs) were successfully constructed by a facile and low-cost hydrothermal treatment, which is expected to replace traditional noble-metal oxygen evolution reaction electrode materials. Detailed experiments and findings show that nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots (NCQDs) have a significant impact on the morphology of the CoP catalyst, and nitrogen doping can regulate the surface-active sites to obtain the catalyst with abundant structural defects. Simultaneously, nitrogen doping can regulate the content of pyridinic N and pyrrolic N, which exerts positive effects on the formation of the bond structure and electron conduction between NCQDs and CoP.
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- Shuang Wu
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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Trapani D, Macaluso R, Crupi I, Mosca M. Color Conversion Light-Emitting Diodes Based on Carbon Dots: A Review. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 15:ma15155450. [PMID: 35955386 PMCID: PMC9369759 DOI: 10.3390/ma15155450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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This paper reviews the state-of-the-art technologies, characterizations, materials (precursors and encapsulants), and challenges concerning multicolor and white light-emitting diodes (LEDs) based on carbon dots (CDs) as color converters. Herein, CDs are exploited to achieve emission in LEDs at wavelengths longer than the pump wavelength. White LEDs are typically obtained by pumping broad band visible-emitting CDs by an UV LED, or yellow-green-emitting CDs by a blue LED. The most important methods used to produce CDs, top-down and bottom-up, are described in detail, together with the process that allows one to embed the synthetized CDs on the surface of the pumping LEDs. Experimental results show that CDs are very promising ecofriendly candidates with the potential to replace phosphors in traditional color conversion LEDs. The future for these devices is bright, but several goals must still be achieved to reach full maturity.
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Photoluminescence mechanisms of red-emissive carbon dots derived from non-conjugated molecules. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2022; 67:1450-1457. [PMID: 36546188 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2022.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 05/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Red-emissive carbon dots (R-CDs) have been widely studied because of their potential application in tissue imaging and optoelectronic devices. At present, most R-CDs are synthesized by using aromatic precursors, but the synthesis of R-CDs from non-aromatic precursors is challenging, and the emission mechanism remains unclear. Herein, different R-CDs were rationally synthesized using citric acid (CA), a prototype non-aromatic precursor, with the assistance of ammonia. Their structural evolution and optical mechanism were investigated. The addition of NH3·H2O played a key role in the synthesis of CA-based R-CDs, which shifted the emission wavelength of CA-based CDs from 423 to 667 nm. Mass spectrometry (MS) analysis indicated that the amino groups served as N dopants and promoted the formation of localized conjugated domains through an intermolecular amide ring, thereby inducing a significant emission redshift. The red-emissive mechanism of CDs was further confirmed by control experiments using other CA-like molecules (e.g., aconitic acid, tartaric acid, aspartic acid, malic acid, and maleic acid) as precursors. MS, nuclear magnetic resonance characterization, and computational modeling revealed that the main carbon chain length of CA-like precursors tailored the cyclization mode, leading to hexatomic, pentatomic, unstable three/four-membered ring systems or cyclization failure. Among these systems, the hexatomic ring led to the largest emission redshift (244 nm, known for CA-based CDs). This work determined the origin of red emission in CA-based CDs, which would guide research on the controlled synthesis of R-CDs from other non-aromatic precursors.
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Han Y, Huang X, Liu J, Ni J, Bai Y, Zhao B, Han S, Zhang C. Seeking eye protection from biomass: Carbon dot-based optical blocking films with adjustable levels of blue light blocking. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 617:44-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.02.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Revised: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Pei H, Yang Q, Yu J, Song H, Zhao S, Waterhouse GIN, Guo J, Lu S. Self-Supporting Carbon Nanofibers with Ni-Single-Atoms and Uniformly Dispersed Ni-Nanoparticles as Scalable Multifunctional Hosts for High Energy Density Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2202037. [PMID: 35678547 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202202037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The energy density of lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) is currently hampered by modest sulfur loadings and high electrolyte/sulfur ratios (E/S). These limitations can potentially be overcome using easy-to-infiltrate sulfur hosts with high catalytic materials. However, catalytic materials in such hosts are very susceptible to agglomeration due to the lack of efficient confinement in easy-to-infiltrate structures. Herein, using carbon dots as an aggregation limiting agent, the successful fabrication of self-supporting carbon nanofibers (CNF) containing Ni-single-atoms (NiSA ) and uniformly dispersed Ni-nanoparticles (NiNP ) of small sizes as multifunctional sulfur hosts is reported. The NiSA sites coordinated by such NiNP offer outstanding catalytic activity for sulfur reactions and CNF is an easy-to-infiltrate sulfur host with a large-scale preparation method. Accordingly, such hosts that can be prepared on a large scale enable sulfur cathodes to exhibit high sulfur utilization (66.5 mAh cm-2 at ≈0.02 C) and cyclic stability (≈86.1% capacity retention after 100 cycles at ≈0.12 C) whilst operating at a high sulfur loading (50 mg cm-2 ) and low E/S (5 µL mg-1 ). This work provides a blueprint toward practical LSBs with high energy densities.
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- Huayu Pei
- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- State Center for International Cooperation on Designer Low-carbon & Environmental Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- State Center for International Cooperation on Designer Low-carbon & Environmental Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- State Center for International Cooperation on Designer Low-carbon & Environmental Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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Wang B, Wei Z, Sui L, Yu J, Zhang B, Wang X, Feng S, Song H, Yong X, Tian Y, Yang B, Lu S. Electron-phonon coupling-assisted universal red luminescence of o-phenylenediamine-based carbon dots. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2022; 11:172. [PMID: 35668065 PMCID: PMC9170735 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-022-00865-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Due to the complex core-shell structure and variety of surface functional groups, the photoluminescence (PL) mechanism of carbon dots (CDs) remain unclear. o-Phenylenediamine (oPD), as one of the most common precursors for preparing red emissive CDs, has been extensively studied. Interestingly, most of the red emission CDs based on oPD have similar PL emission characteristics. Herein, we prepared six different oPD-based CDs and found that they had almost the same PL emission and absorption spectra after purification. Structural and spectral characterization indicated that they had similar carbon core structures but different surface polymer shells. Furthermore, single-molecule PL spectroscopy confirmed that the multi-modal emission of those CDs originated from the transitions of different vibrational energy levels of the same PL center in the carbon core. In addition, the phenomenon of "spectral splitting" of single-particle CDs was observed at low temperature, which confirmed these oPD-based CDs were unique materials with properties of both organic molecules and quantum dots. Finally, theoretical calculations revealed their potential polymerization mode and carbon core structure. Moreover, we proposed the PL mechanism of red-emitting CDs based on oPD precursors; that is, the carbon core regulates the PL emission, and the polymer shell regulates the PL intensity. Our work resolves the controversy on the PL mechanism of oPD-based red CDs. These findings provide a general guide for the mechanism exploration and structural analysis of other types of CDs.
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- Boyang Wang
- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 450000, Zhengzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Vehicle Emissions Control, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Lab of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 116023, Dalian, China
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- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 450000, Zhengzhou, China
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- Nanochemistry Department, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), via Morego 30, 16163, Genova, Italy
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- School of Physics, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, 210093, Nanjing, China
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- School of Physics, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, 210093, Nanjing, China
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- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 450000, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S3 7HF, UK
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- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Vehicle Emissions Control, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, China.
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- State Key Lab of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 130012, Changchun, China
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- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 450000, Zhengzhou, China.
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Chen J, Fu W, Xiong J, Zhang W, Jiang FL, Zheng L, Liu Y, Jiang P. Reversible Zn 2+-induced 3D self-assembled aerogel of carboxyl modified copper indium diselenide quantum dots: mechanism and application for inkjet printing anti-counterfeiting. SOFT MATTER 2022; 18:3762-3770. [PMID: 35506885 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm00168c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Three-dimensional (3D) self-assembled quantum dot (QD) aerogels have attracted attention due to the combined properties of both QDs and porous materials. However, the difficulty and complexity of structural composition control limit the practical application of 3D self-assembled QDs. Hence, convenient, available and multifunction QD aerogels need to be explored to promote broader practical applications. Herein, we propose a universal and facile self-assembly method of copper indium selenium (CISe) QD aerogels based on coordination interaction between Zn2+ and carboxyl. Both experiments and Monte Carlo simulations indicate that QDs are aggregated into oligomers by Zn2+, and then the oligomers are gradually interconnected to each other to form a 3D network as the concentration of Zn2+ increases. Moreover, Zn2+-induced 3D self-assembled aerogel could be depolymerized by EDTA reversibly. In combination with CISe QDs, Zn-CISe aerogel has been successfully applied in green pollution-free environment-friendly anti-counterfeiting and encryption systems.
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- Jilei Chen
- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery (MOE), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences & School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery (MOE), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences & School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery (MOE), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences & School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Process, School of Textile and School of Chemistry, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery (MOE), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences & School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China.
- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Process, School of Textile and School of Chemistry, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, P. R. China.
- Institute of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology & Hubei Province Key Laboratory for Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery (MOE), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences & School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China.
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Liu Y, Kang X, Xu Y, Li Y, Wang S, Wang C, Hu W, Wang R, Liu J. Modulating the Carbonization Degree of Carbon Dots for Multicolor Afterglow Emission. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:22363-22371. [PMID: 35507422 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c01804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Organic afterglow materials based on carbon dots (CDs) have aroused extensive attention for their potential applications in sensing, photoelectric devices, and anticounterfeiting. Effective methods to control the CD structure and modulate the energy levels are critical but still challenging. Here, we demonstrate a method to modulate the afterglow emission of CDs@SiO2 composites by controlling the carbonization degree of CDs with variable calcining temperatures. The CDs@SiO2-Raw prepared with a hydrothermal bottom-up synthesis method shows a more polymerized structure of CDs with low carbonization degree, which emits long-lived thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) with the lifetime of 252 ms. After calcination at 550 °C, CDs@SiO2-550 exhibits a larger conjugated π-domain structure with higher carbonization degree, thus inducing room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) emission with a lifetime of 451 ms. The transformation of the carbonization degree of CD structures leads to changes in energy levels and ΔEST, which affect their afterglow luminescence behaviors. This work proposes a new concept to modulate the afterglow emission of CDs@SiO2 composites and forecasts potential applications of CD-based afterglow materials.
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- Yancong Liu
- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Harbin Engineering University, 145 Nantong Street, Harbin 150001, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang 471934, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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Zhao Y, Xie Y, Liu Y, Tang X, Cui S. Comprehensive exploration of long-wave emission carbon dots for brain tumor visualization. J Mater Chem B 2022; 10:3512-3523. [PMID: 35416232 DOI: 10.1039/d2tb00322h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Carbon dot (CD)-based tumor imaging has been proven to be a reliable nanodiagnostic technique. Although abundant types of CDs have been developed, it is still a major challenge to synthesize long-wavelength CDs with high quality and superior repetition due to the complicated synthetic process. Here, stable long-wavelength red-light emission carbon dots (R-CDs) have been synthesized using appropriate carbon sources via a solvothermal method, which enables effective visualization of deep brain glioblastoma (GBM) by a liposome-formulated delivery system. The luminescence phenomenon and structural growth characteristics of R-CDs have been fully investigated and it has been found that R-CDs exhibit different optical behaviors in different pH and solvent environments. In vitro and in vivo models have proved their excellent cell targeting capacity, bioluminescence imaging potential, and biosafety for GBM visualization. Considering their stability and biocompatibility, the in-depth tissue imagining and other extensive applications of R-CDs are strongly recommended.
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- Yifan Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China. .,Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Department of Neuro-Psychiatric Institute, the Affiliated Brain Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.
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- Department of Neuro-Psychiatric Institute, the Affiliated Brain Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.
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- Department of Neuro-Psychiatric Institute, the Affiliated Brain Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China. .,Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.,Institute of Electronic and Photonic Materials of Light Industry, Research Institute of Electric Light Source Materials, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China
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Wang B, Cai H, Waterhouse GIN, Qu X, Yang B, Lu S. Carbon Dots in Bioimaging, Biosensing and Therapeutics: A Comprehensive Review. SMALL SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/smsc.202200012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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- Boyang Wang
- Green Catalysis Center College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450000 China
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- Green Catalysis Center College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450000 China
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- Erythrocyte Biology Laboratory School of Life Sciences Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- State Key Lab of Supramolecular Structure and Materials College of Chemistry Jilin University Changchun 130012 China
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- Green Catalysis Center College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450000 China
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Malavika JP, Shobana C, Sundarraj S, Ganeshbabu M, Kumar P, Selvan RK. Green synthesis of multifunctional carbon quantum dots: An approach in cancer theranostics. BIOMATERIALS ADVANCES 2022; 136:212756. [PMID: 35929302 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioadv.2022.212756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2021] [Revised: 03/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) have gained significant growing attention in the recent past due to their peculiar characteristics including smaller size, high surface area, photoluminescence, chemical stability, facile synthesis and functionalization possibilities. They are carbon nanostructures having less than 10 nm size with fluorescent properties. In recent years, the scientific community is curiously adopting biomass precursors for the preparation of CQDs over the chemical compounds. These biomass sources are sustainable, eco-friendly, inexpensive, widely available and convert waste into valuable materials. Hence in our work the fundamental understating of diverse fabrication methodologies of CQDs, and the types of raw materials employed in recent times, are all examined and correlated comprehensively. Their unique combination of remarkable properties, together with the ease with which they can be fabricated, makes CQDs as promising materials for applications in diverse biomedical fields, in particular for bio-imaging, targeted drug delivery and phototherapy for cancer treatment. The mechanism for luminescence is of considerable significance for leading the synthesis of CQDs with tunable fluorescence emission. Therefore, it is aimed to explore and provide an updated review on (i) the recent progress on the different synthesis methods of biomass-derived CQDs, (ii) the contribution of surface states or functional groups on the luminescence origin and (iii) its potential application for cancer theranostics, concentrating on their fluorescence properties. Finally, we explored the challenges in modification for the synthesis of CQDs from biomass derivatives and the future scope of CQDs in phototherapy for cancer theranostics.
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- Jalaja Prasad Malavika
- Department of Zoology, Kongunadu Arts and Science College (Autonomous), G. N. Mills, Coimbatore 641 029, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Zoology, Kongunadu Arts and Science College (Autonomous), G. N. Mills, Coimbatore 641 029, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Department of Zoology, Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College (Autonomous), Sivakasi - 626 124, Virudhunagar District, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Department of Physics, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641 046, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630 003, Tamil Nadu, India
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Pyrolysis of single carbon sources in SBA-15: A recyclable solid phase synthesis to obtain uniform carbon dots with tunable luminescence. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.05.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Zhu P, Wang S, Zhang Y, Li Y, Liu Y, Li W, Wang Y, Yan X, Luo D. Carbon Dots in Biomedicine: A Review. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2022; 5:2031-2045. [PMID: 35442016 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c01215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Despite the rapid development of science and technology, the effective treatment of cancer still threatens human life and health. However, the success of cancer treatment is closely related to early diagnosis, identification, and effective treatment. In recent years, with the strengthening of the development and research of nanomaterials for cancer diagnosis and treatment, researchers have found that carbon dots (CDs) have the advantages of wide absorption, excellent biocompatibility, diverse imaging characteristics, and photostability and are widely used in various fields, such as sensing, imaging, and drug/gene transportation. Recently, researchers also discovered that CDs could be used as an effective photosensitizer to generate active oxygen or convert light energy into heat under the stimulation of the external lasers, making them have the effects of photothermal and photodynamic therapy for cancer. In this review, we first outline the single-modal and multimodal imaging analysis of CDs in cancer cells. After introducing diversified imaging functions, we focused on the design and the latest research progress of CDs in phototherapy and introduced in detail the strategies of CDs in phototherapy treatment and the challenges faced by clinical applications. We hope that this overview can provide important insights for researchers and accelerate the pace of research on CDs in imaging-guided phototherapy treatment.
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- Peide Zhu
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital (Nanshan Hospital), Shenzhen 518000, China.,College of New Energy and Materials, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing 102249, China
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- College of New Energy and Materials, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing 102249, China
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- College of New Energy and Materials, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing 102249, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital (Nanshan Hospital), Shenzhen 518000, China
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- College of New Energy and Materials, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing 102249, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital (Nanshan Hospital), Shenzhen 518000, China
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- Department of Oncology, the Fifth Medical Center, The Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Oncology, the Fifth Medical Center, The Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital (Nanshan Hospital), Shenzhen 518000, China
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Han B, Hu X, Zhang X, Huang X, An M, Chen X, Zhao D, Li J. The fluorescence mechanism of carbon dots based on the separation and identification of small molecular fluorophores. RSC Adv 2022; 12:11640-11648. [PMID: 35432945 PMCID: PMC9008442 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra00431c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Carbon dots (CDs) have attracted much attention in theoretical researches and their practical applications due to their excellent optical properties, and many researchers discovered that flurophores play a very important role in synthesis process of CDs and the luminescence of prepared CDs. In this study, two CDs were pyrolysis with citric acid, N-acetyl-l-cysteine and glutathione derivatives as carbon sources. Four intermediate small molecules were separated from the prepared CDs through ultrafiltration and chromatography, and their chemical structures were determined. The formation process of CDs was monitored through identified small molecule intermediates and HPLC. It is speculated that the two CDs have the same formation pathway, including TPA (5-oxo-2,3-dihydro-5H-[1,3]thiazolo[3,2-a]pyridine-3,7-dicarboxylic acid) synthesis, fluorophore polymerization, carbon chain extension, and carbonization. It was also discovered that these two CDs have the same fluorescence properties, thiazolopyridone structure, and nitrogen-sulfur co-doped functional groups are important reasons for the mixed excitation dependence of CDs. This study would provide valuable theoretical basis for the studies on preparation of excellent CDs, raw material selection, and CDs formation mechanism.
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- Bingchen Han
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central Minzu University Wuhan China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central Minzu University Wuhan China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central Minzu University Wuhan China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central Minzu University Wuhan China
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- Key Laboratory of Wuliangye-flavor Liquor Solid-state Fermentation, Wuliangye Yibin Co. 3Ltd Yibin China
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- Hubei Yaosheng Traditional Chinese Medicine Technology Co. Ltd Zhaoyang China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central Minzu University Wuhan China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central Minzu University Wuhan China
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Das A, Kundelev EV, Vedernikova AA, Cherevkov SA, Danilov DV, Koroleva AV, Zhizhin EV, Tsypkin AN, Litvin AP, Baranov AV, Fedorov AV, Ushakova EV, Rogach AL. Revealing the nature of optical activity in carbon dots produced from different chiral precursor molecules. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2022; 11:92. [PMID: 35410998 PMCID: PMC9001697 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-022-00778-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Carbon dots (CDs) are light-emitting nanoparticles that show great promise for applications in biology and medicine due to the ease of fabrication, biocompatibility, and attractive optical properties. Optical chirality, on the other hand, is an intrinsic feature inherent in many objects in nature, and it can play an important role in the formation of artificial complexes based on CDs that are implemented for enantiomer recognition, site-specific bonding, etc. We employed a one-step hydrothermal synthesis to produce chiral CDs from the commonly used precursors citric acid and ethylenediamine together with a set of different chiral precursors, namely, L-isomers of cysteine, glutathione, phenylglycine, and tryptophan. The resulting CDs consisted of O,N-doped (and also S-doped, in some cases) carbonized cores with surfaces rich in amide and hydroxyl groups; they exhibited high photoluminescence quantum yields reaching 57%, chiral optical signals in the UV and visible spectral regions, and two-photon absorption. Chiral signals of CDs were rather complex and originated from a combination of the chiral precursors attached to the CD surface, hybridization of lower-energy levels of chiral chromophores formed within CDs, and intrinsic chirality of the CD cores. Using DFT analysis, we showed how incorporation of the chiral precursors at the optical centers induced a strong response in their circular dichroism spectra. The optical characteristics of these CDs, which can easily be dispersed in solvents of different polarities, remained stable during pH changes in the environment and after UV exposure for more than 400 min, which opens a wide range of bio-applications.
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- Ananya Das
- Center of Information Optical Technologies, ITMO University, Saint Petersburg, 197101, Russia.
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- Center of Information Optical Technologies, ITMO University, Saint Petersburg, 197101, Russia
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- Center of Information Optical Technologies, ITMO University, Saint Petersburg, 197101, Russia
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- Center of Information Optical Technologies, ITMO University, Saint Petersburg, 197101, Russia
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- Research Park, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, 199034, Russia
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- Research Park, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, 199034, Russia
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- Laboratory of Femtosecond Optics and Femtotechnology, ITMO University, Saint Petersburg, 197101, Russia
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- Center of Information Optical Technologies, ITMO University, Saint Petersburg, 197101, Russia
- Laboratory of Quantum Processes and Measurements, ITMO University, Saint Petersburg, 197101, Russia
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- Center of Information Optical Technologies, ITMO University, Saint Petersburg, 197101, Russia
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- Center of Information Optical Technologies, ITMO University, Saint Petersburg, 197101, Russia
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- Center of Information Optical Technologies, ITMO University, Saint Petersburg, 197101, Russia.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Centre for Functional Photonics (CFP), City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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Liu J, Kong T, Xiong HM. Mulberry-Leaves-Derived Red-Emissive Carbon Dots for Feeding Silkworms to Produce Brightly Fluorescent Silk. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2200152. [PMID: 35229375 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202200152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Revised: 02/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Fluorescent silk has promising applications in dazzling textiles, biological engineering, and medical products, but the natural Bombyx mori silk has almost no fluorescence. Here carbon dots (CDs) made from mulberry leaves are reported, which have a strong near-infrared fluorescence with absolute quantum yield of 73% and a full width at half maximum of 20 nm. After feeding with such CDs, silkworms exhibit bright red fluorescence, grow healthily, cocoon normally, and turn to moths finally. The cocoons are pink in daylight and show bright red fluorescence under ultraviolet light. After breaking out of such cocoons, the red-emissive moths can mate and lay fluorescent eggs which would hatch normally. The growth cycle of the second generation of the test silkworm is the same as that of the control group, which means such CDs have excellent biocompatiblility. Dissection and analyses on both the test silkworms and cocoons disclose the metabolic route of the CDs, that is, the fluorescent CDs are absorbed by silkworms from alimentary canals, then transferred to silk glands, and finally to cocoons, while those unabsorbed CDs are excreted with the feces. All experimental results confirm the excellent biocompatibility and fluorescence stability of such CDs.
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- Jun Liu
- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
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Small nanoparticles bring big prospect: The synthesis, modification, photoluminescence and sensing applications of carbon dots. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.09.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Döring A, Ushakova E, Rogach AL. Chiral carbon dots: synthesis, optical properties, and emerging applications. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2022; 11:75. [PMID: 35351850 PMCID: PMC8964749 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-022-00764-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Revised: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Carbon dots are luminescent carbonaceous nanoparticles that can be endowed with chiral properties, making them particularly interesting for biomedical applications due to their low cytotoxicity and facile synthesis. In recent years, synthetic efforts leading to chiral carbon dots with other attractive optical properties such as two-photon absorption and circularly polarized light emission have flourished. We start this review by introducing examples of molecular chirality and its origins and providing a summary of chiroptical spectroscopy used for its characterization. Then approaches used to induce chirality in nanomaterials are reviewed. In the main part of this review we focus on chiral carbon dots, introducing their fabrication techniques such as bottom-up and top-down chemical syntheses, their morphology, and optical/chiroptical properties. We then consider emerging applications of chiral carbon dots in sensing, bioimaging, and catalysis, and conclude this review with a summary and future challenges.
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- Aaron Döring
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Centre for Functional Photonics (CFP), City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Center of Information Optical Technologies, ITMO University, Saint Petersburg, 197101, Russia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Centre for Functional Photonics (CFP), City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
- Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, 518057, Shenzhen, China.
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Saleh SM, El-Sayed WA, El-Manawaty MA, Gassoumi M, Ali R. An Eco-Friendly Synthetic Approach for Copper Nanoclusters and Their Potential in Lead Ions Sensing and Biological Applications. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:bios12040197. [PMID: 35448257 PMCID: PMC9032517 DOI: 10.3390/bios12040197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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A new preparation route for high-luminescent blue-emission pepsin copper nanoclusters (Pep-CuNCs) is introduced in this work. The synthesized nanoclusters are based on a pepsin molecule, which is a stomach enzyme that works to digest proteins that exist in undigested food. Here, we have developed an eco-friendly technique through microwave-assisted fast synthesis. The resulting copper nanoclusters (CuNCs) exhibit significant selectivity towards Pb(II) ions. The pepsin molecule was utilized as a stabilizer and reducing agent in the production procedure of Pep-CuNCs. The characteristics of the resulting Pep-CuNCs were studied in terms of size, surface modification, and composition using various sophisticated techniques. The CuNCs responded to Pb(II) ions through the fluorescence quenching mechanism of the CuNCs' fluorescence. Thus, great selectivity of Pep-CuNCs towards Pb(II) ions was observed, allowing sensitive determination of this metal ion at lab-scale and in the environment. The CuNCs have detection limits for Pb(II) in very tenuous concentration at a nanomalar scale (11.54 nM). The resulting Pep-CuNCs were utilized significantly to detect Pb(II) ions in environmental samples. Additionally, the activity of Pep-CuNCs on different human tumor cell lines was investigated. The data for the observed behavior indicate that the Pep-CuNCs displayed their activity against cancer cells in a dose dependent manner against most utilized cancer cell lines.
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- Sayed M. Saleh
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Qassim University, Buraidah 51452, Saudi Arabia;
- Chemistry Branch, Department of Science and Mathematics, Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Suez University, Suez 43721, Egypt
- Correspondence: (S.M.S.); (R.A.)
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Qassim University, Buraidah 51452, Saudi Arabia;
- Photochemistry Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt
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- Pharmacognosy Department, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Institute, National Research Centre, 33 El Buhouth Street, Cairo 12622, Egypt;
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Qassim University, P.O. Box 64, Buraidah 51452, Saudi Arabia;
- Laboratory of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, University of Monastir, Monastir 5000, Tunisia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Qassim University, Buraidah 51452, Saudi Arabia;
- Chemistry Department, Science College, Suez University, Suez 43518, Egypt
- Correspondence: (S.M.S.); (R.A.)
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Wei H, Wang Y, Wang Y, Fan W, Zhou L, Long M, Xiao S, He J. Giant two-photon absorption in MXene quantum dots. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:8482-8493. [PMID: 35299300 DOI: 10.1364/oe.450617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Looking for materials with compelling nonlinear optical (NLO) response is of great importance for next-generation nonlinear nanophotonics. We demonstrate an escalated two-photon absorption (TPA) in ultrasmall niobium carbide quantum dots (Nb2C QDs) that is induced by a two-even-parity states transition. The TPA response of Nb2C QDs was observed in the near-infrared band of 1064-1550 nm. Surprisingly, at 1064 nm, Nb2C QDs shows an enhanced TPA response than other wavelengths with a nonlinear absorption coefficient up to a value of 0.52 ± 0.05 cm/GW. Additionally, the nonlinear optical response of Nb2C changes to saturable absorption when the incident wavelength is between 400-800 nm wavelength. Density functional theory (DFT) validates that TPA, induced by two even-parity states transition, breaks the forbidden single-photon transition, enabling a tremendous TPA response in Nb2C QDs at 1064 nm. It offers the possibility of manipulating the NLO response of Nb2C via morphology or surface termination.
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Zhou W, Hu Z, Wei J, Dai H, Chen Y, Liu S, Duan Z, Xie F, Zhang W, Guo R. Quantum dots-hydrogel composites for biomedical applications. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Zhang X, Shang Y. N-DOPED RED EMISSION CARBON DOTS AND DETECTION OF Fe3+. J STRUCT CHEM+ 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s002247662203012x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Achieving blue water-dispersed room-temperature phosphorescence of carbonized polymer dots through nano-compositing with mesoporous silica. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.03.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Zhu L, Chen L, Gu J, Ma H, Wu H. Carbon-Based Nanomaterials for Sustainable Agriculture: Their Application as Light Converters, Nanosensors, and Delivery Tools. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:plants11040511. [PMID: 35214844 PMCID: PMC8874462 DOI: 10.3390/plants11040511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Nano-enabled agriculture is now receiving increasing attentions. Among the used nanomaterials, carbon-based nanomaterials are good candidates for sustainable agriculture. Previous review papers about the role of carbon-based nanomaterials in agriculture are either focused on one type of carbon-based nanomaterial or lack systematic discussion of the potential wide applications in agriculture. In this review, different types of carbon-based nanomaterials and their applications in light converters, nanosensors, and delivery tools in agriculture are summarized. Possible knowledge gaps are discussed. Overall, this review helps to better understand the role and the potential of carbon-based nanomaterials for nano-enabled agriculture.
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- Lan Zhu
- MOA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (L.Z.); (L.C.); (H.M.)
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- MOA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (L.Z.); (L.C.); (H.M.)
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- School of Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China;
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- MOA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (L.Z.); (L.C.); (H.M.)
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- MOA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (L.Z.); (L.C.); (H.M.)
- Shenzhen Institute of Nutrition and Health, Huazhong Agricultural University, Shenzhen 511464, China
- Shenzhen Branch of Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 511464, China
- Correspondence:
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Li W, Wu M, Jiang H, Yang L, Liu C, Gong X. Carbon dots/ZnO quantum dots composite-based white phosphors for white light-emitting diodes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:1910-1913. [PMID: 35015000 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc06180a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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A facile synthetic approach to prepare environmentally friendly white fluorescent carbon dots (CDs)/ZnO quantum dots (QDs) composites through electrostatic force is described. This method can be used for fabrication of high-performance white light-emitting diodes (WLEDs). The fluorescence emission spectra of WLED devices covered a range from 425 nm to 750 nm. WLEDs had a CIE chromaticity coordinate of (0.30, 0.34) and a color temperature of 7093 K.
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- Wenjing Li
- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China.
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Stepanidenko EA, Skurlov ID, Khavlyuk PD, Onishchuk DA, Koroleva AV, Zhizhin EV, Arefina IA, Kurdyukov DA, Eurov DA, Golubev VG, Baranov AV, Fedorov AV, Ushakova EV, Rogach AL. Carbon Dots with an Emission in the Near Infrared Produced from Organic Dyes in Porous Silica Microsphere Templates. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12030543. [PMID: 35159888 PMCID: PMC8838831 DOI: 10.3390/nano12030543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Carbon dots (CDs) with an emission in the near infrared spectral region are attractive due to their promising applications in bio-related areas, while their fabrication still remains a challenging task. Herein, we developed a template-assisted method using porous silica microspheres for the formation of CDs with optical transitions in the near infrared. Two organic dyes, Rhodamine 6G and IR1061 with emission in the yellow and near infrared spectral regions, respectively, were used as precursors for CDs. Correlation of morphology and chemical composition with optical properties of obtained CDs revealed the origin of their emission, which is related to the CDs’ core optical transitions and dye-derivatives within CDs. By varying annealing temperature, different kinds of optical centers as derivatives of organic dyes are formed in the microsphere’s pores. The template-assisted method allows us to synthesize CDs with an emission peaked at 1085 nm and photoluminescence quantum yield of 0.2%, which is the highest value reported so far for CDs emitting at wavelengths longer than 1050 nm.
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- Evgeniia A. Stepanidenko
- Center of Information Optical Technologies, ITMO University, Kronverksky Pr. 49, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (E.A.S.); (I.D.S.); (D.A.O.); (I.A.A.); (A.V.B.); (A.V.F.)
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- Center of Information Optical Technologies, ITMO University, Kronverksky Pr. 49, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (E.A.S.); (I.D.S.); (D.A.O.); (I.A.A.); (A.V.B.); (A.V.F.)
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- Chair of Physical Chemistry, TU Dresden, Zellescher Weg 19, 01069 Dresden, Germany;
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- Center of Information Optical Technologies, ITMO University, Kronverksky Pr. 49, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (E.A.S.); (I.D.S.); (D.A.O.); (I.A.A.); (A.V.B.); (A.V.F.)
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- Centre for Physical Methods of Surface Investigation, Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya emb. 7-9, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (A.V.K.); (E.V.Z.)
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- Centre for Physical Methods of Surface Investigation, Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya emb. 7-9, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (A.V.K.); (E.V.Z.)
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- Center of Information Optical Technologies, ITMO University, Kronverksky Pr. 49, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (E.A.S.); (I.D.S.); (D.A.O.); (I.A.A.); (A.V.B.); (A.V.F.)
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- Laboratory of Amorphous Semiconductors, Ioffe Institute, 26 Politekhnicheskaya Str., 194021 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (D.A.K.); (D.A.E.); (V.G.G.)
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- Laboratory of Amorphous Semiconductors, Ioffe Institute, 26 Politekhnicheskaya Str., 194021 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (D.A.K.); (D.A.E.); (V.G.G.)
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- Laboratory of Amorphous Semiconductors, Ioffe Institute, 26 Politekhnicheskaya Str., 194021 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (D.A.K.); (D.A.E.); (V.G.G.)
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- Center of Information Optical Technologies, ITMO University, Kronverksky Pr. 49, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (E.A.S.); (I.D.S.); (D.A.O.); (I.A.A.); (A.V.B.); (A.V.F.)
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- Center of Information Optical Technologies, ITMO University, Kronverksky Pr. 49, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (E.A.S.); (I.D.S.); (D.A.O.); (I.A.A.); (A.V.B.); (A.V.F.)
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- Center of Information Optical Technologies, ITMO University, Kronverksky Pr. 49, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (E.A.S.); (I.D.S.); (D.A.O.); (I.A.A.); (A.V.B.); (A.V.F.)
- Correspondence:
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- Centre for Functional Photonics (CFP), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China;
- Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518057, China
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Liu F, Xu S, Xia P, Yang H, Qian Z, Jiang Y, Wang Z, Ban D, Wang C. Anhydride-Terminated Solid-State Carbon Dots with Bright Orange Emission Induced by Weak Excitonic Electronic Coupling. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:5762-5774. [PMID: 35045698 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c18786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In this work, fluorescent solid carbon dots (CDs) welcome a new member, namely anhydride-terminated CDs, which have a photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of 28% for orange-emitted CDs at 580 nm in powder form. For the first time, we revealed that the electronic coupling of the functional groups should be a crucial factor affecting the optical properties of solid CDs. Due to the negligible hydrogen bonding interaction between the anhydride groups, the electronic coupling of excitons between neighboring anhydride groups is weak, leading to a high PLQY of 28% and an immobile emission peak at 580 nm in solid state. Anhydride-terminated CDs can be partly converted into carboxyl-terminated CDs after dispersion in ethanol. However, the strong electronic coupling of carboxyl groups at high concentration generates the stacking mode of J-aggregates, giving rise to a red-shifted emission from 450 to 515 nm as well as quenched fluorescence in solid state. In comparison, a useful blue emission for solid-state CDs occurs from low sp2 hybridized carbon atoms, which possess weak electronic coupling and a stationary emission band at 450 nm in both solution and solid state. By adjusting the feed ratio of the reactants, the relevant intensities between the emission from low sp2 hybridized carbon atoms at 450 nm and the emission from anhydride groups at 580 nm can be controlled. As a result, single-component anhydride-terminated CD powder with tunable emission color from orange to white light can be achieved. As-prepared anhydride-terminated CDs can be used for fabricating light-emitting diodes (LEDs), white LEDs, and luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs).
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- Fan Liu
- Advanced Photonics Center, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, People's Republic of China
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- Advanced Photonics Center, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, People's Republic of China
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- Advanced Photonics Center, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, People's Republic of China
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- Advanced Photonics Center, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, People's Republic of China
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- Advanced Photonics Center, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, People's Republic of China
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- Lab for Nanoelectronics and NanoDevices, Lab Department of Electronics Information, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China
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- Advanced Photonics Center, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, People's Republic of China
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- Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo N2L 3G1, Ontario, Canada
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- Advanced Photonics Center, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, People's Republic of China
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Zhao W, Wang Y, Liu K, Zhou R, Shan C. Multicolor biomass based carbon nanodots for bacterial imaging. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.08.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Color-tunable fluorescent nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots derived from pineapple leaf fiber biomass to detect Hg2+. CHINESE JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjac.2021.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Zou G, Chen S, Liu N, Yu Y. A ratiometric fluorescent probe based on carbon dots assembly for intracellular lysosomal polarity imaging with wide range response. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.08.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zhai Y, Wang P, Zhang X, Liu S, Li J, Chen Z, Li S. Carbon dots confined in 3D polymer network: Producing robust room temperature phosphorescence with tunable lifetimes. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.08.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Qu Y, Bai X, Li D, Zhang X, Liang C, Zheng W, Qu S. Solution-processable carbon dots with efficient solid-state red/near-infrared emission. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 613:547-553. [PMID: 35063786 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.12.192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 12/04/2021] [Accepted: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Carbon dots (CDs) emerge as promising luminescent materials for potential applications in optoelectronics on basis of their merits including low cost, eco-friendliness and strong, color-tunable photoluminescence (PL). However, the research on solid-state emissive CDs is still at the primary stage because of the aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) of PL and their poor film-formation ability. In this work, we produce CDs with branched-polyethylenimine (b-PEI) chemically functionalized on the surfaces. The thus newly synthesized P-CDs successfully overcome the bottleneck of ACQ effect and display efficient red and NIR emission in aggregate state. Under the excitation of 520 nm, a strong red emission (maxima of 640 nm) with a high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of 21% was observed for the P-CDs in neat film. Moreover, this design strategy endows the P-CDs with good film-formation ability via solution spin-coating, which significantly increases its value for the film-based optoelectronic devices.
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- Yanfei Qu
- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa 999078, Macau
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China.
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa 999078, Macau.
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Liu Z, Wang L, Wang B, Chen Y, Tian F, Xue Y, Li Y, Zhu W, Yang W. Preparation, characterization and cell labelling of strong pH-controlled bicolor fluorescence carbonized polymer dots. RSC Adv 2022; 12:1258-1264. [PMID: 35425208 PMCID: PMC8978924 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra08092j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 12/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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As a class of important carbon nanomaterial, carbonized polymer dots (CPDs), also called carbon dots (CDs), have aroused wide interest owing to their unique water solubility, fluorescence properties, and rich surface functional groups. However, the directional tuning of the fluorescence properties of CPDs remains incomplete because of the influence of many factors like diameter, solvent and surface groups. Particularly, most carbonized polymer dots are synthesized in a neutral pH environment. Herein, by modulating the pH (strongly acidic or alkaline) of dextrin water solution, bicolor fluorescence emission (blue and yellow) CPDs were prepared by a hydrothermal reaction. Through systematic characterization, it was found that the different fluorescence properties are regulated by the diameters and surface groups of the carbon cores. Simultaneously, the pH value affected the nucleation process. Based on the excellent fluorescence properties, cell fluorescence imaging and cytotoxicity were tested. The bicolor fluorescence CPDs obtained by tuning the pH provide an important theoretical basis for the design of broadband CPDs. Multicolor fluorescence N-doped CPDs from dextrin water solution in strong acidic and alkaline environments were synthesized and characterized, which revealed that pH value plays a vital role in the process of CPD growth.![]()
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- Zengchen Liu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Eningeering, Henan Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, International Joint Research Laboratory for Biomedical Nanomaterials of Henan, Zhoukou Normal University Zhoukou 466001 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Eningeering, Henan Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, International Joint Research Laboratory for Biomedical Nanomaterials of Henan, Zhoukou Normal University Zhoukou 466001 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 Gansu P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Eningeering, Henan Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, International Joint Research Laboratory for Biomedical Nanomaterials of Henan, Zhoukou Normal University Zhoukou 466001 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Eningeering, Henan Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, International Joint Research Laboratory for Biomedical Nanomaterials of Henan, Zhoukou Normal University Zhoukou 466001 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Eningeering, Henan Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, International Joint Research Laboratory for Biomedical Nanomaterials of Henan, Zhoukou Normal University Zhoukou 466001 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Eningeering, Henan Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, International Joint Research Laboratory for Biomedical Nanomaterials of Henan, Zhoukou Normal University Zhoukou 466001 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Eningeering, Henan Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, International Joint Research Laboratory for Biomedical Nanomaterials of Henan, Zhoukou Normal University Zhoukou 466001 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Eningeering, Henan Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, International Joint Research Laboratory for Biomedical Nanomaterials of Henan, Zhoukou Normal University Zhoukou 466001 P. R. China
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Waste-to-wealth: Functional biomass carbon dots based on bee pollen waste and application. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.12.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Wu J, Chen G, Jia Y, Ji C, Wang Y, Zhou Y, Leblanc RM, Peng Z. Carbon dot composites for bioapplications: a review. J Mater Chem B 2022; 10:843-869. [DOI: 10.1039/d1tb02446a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Recent advancements in the synthesis of carbon dot composites and their applications in biomedical fields (bioimaging, drug delivery and biosensing) have been carefully summarized. The current challenges and future trends of CD composites in this field have also been discussed.
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- Jiajia Wu
- School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmacology for Natural Products, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650500, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmacology for Natural Products, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650500, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, Florida 33146, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, Florida 33146, USA
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- School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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Carbon dots embedded nanofiber films: Large-scale fabrication and enhanced mechanical properties. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.06.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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