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Sokołowski A, Dybowski MP, Oleszczuk P, Gao Y, Czech B. Biochar mitigates the postponed bioavailability and toxicity of phthalic acid esters in the soil. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 945:173933. [PMID: 38880153 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2024] [Revised: 06/08/2024] [Accepted: 06/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024]
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Observed nowadays wide pollution of the environment with microplastic and phthalic acid esters (PAEs) (such as dimethyl phthalate, DMP; diethyl phthalate, DEP; dibutyl phthalate, DBP; benzyl butyl phthalate, BBP; di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, DEHP and di-n-octyl phthalate, DNOP) is a result of their increased production and usage. Weak bonding with polymer matrix enables their easier mobilization in the environment and increased bioavailability. The aim of the presented studies was the estimation of the fate of six priority PAEs in the soil-vegetable system and the application of biochar to immobilize PAEs in the soil preventing their bioavailability to lettuce. Both the acute (one full lettuce development period) and prolongated effect (lettuce cultivated after 10 weeks from the first PAEs contamination) were estimated to examine the long-time exposure under crop rotation. The addition of 1 % of corn-derived biochar immobilized PAEs in the soil efficiently (up to 4 times increased concentration) with the following order: DBP < DEP < DMP < DEHP < DNOP < BBP. Bioavailable PAEs were determined in lettuce roots (DMP, BBP, DEHP), and lettuce leaves (DEP, DBP, DNOP) but the presence of biochar lowered their content. PAEs, although not available for lettuce, were available for other organisms, confirming that the bioavailability or lack of nutrients is of great importance in PAEs-polluted soil. In long-time experiments, without biochar amendment, all PAEs were 3-12 times more bioavailable and were mainly accumulated in lettuce roots. The biochar addition significantly reduces (1.5-11 times) PAEs bioavailability over time. However, the PAEs content in roots remained significantly higher in samples with crop rotation compared to samples where only lettuce was grown. The results confirmed that biochar addition to the soil reduces their bioavailability and mobility inside the plant, limiting their transport from roots to leaves and reducing the exposure risk but confirming that lettuce leaves may be a safe food when cultivated in PAEs-polluted soil.
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- Artur Sokołowski
- Department of Radiochemistry and Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin, Pl. M. Curie-Sklodowskiej 3, 20-031 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Chromatography, Institute of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin, Pl. M. Curie-Sklodowskiej 3, 20-031 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Radiochemistry and Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin, Pl. M. Curie-Sklodowskiej 3, 20-031 Lublin, Poland
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- Institute of Organic Contaminant Control and Soil Remediation, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Radiochemistry and Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin, Pl. M. Curie-Sklodowskiej 3, 20-031 Lublin, Poland.
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Sokołowski A, Boguszewska-Czubara A, Kobyłecki R, Zarzycki R, Kończak M, Oleszczuk P, Gao Y, Czech B. Increased oxygen content in biochar lowered bioavailability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons-related toxicity to various organisms. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 407:131110. [PMID: 39009047 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2024] [Revised: 07/11/2024] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/17/2024]
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Agricultural or environmental application of biochar (BC) is connected with the introduction of biochar-derived components among which polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals are the most toxic. Their presence and bioavailability are crucial considering biochar toxicity. The effect of feedstock and pyrolysis temperature on the physicochemical properties of produced biochar and contaminant content was established and combined with toxicity to a broad range of living organisms. The obtained data revealed that predicting the bioavailability of PAHs using the total content is misleading. The toxicity was influenced by factors in the following way: the bioavailable PAHs > ash > total PAHs content in BC stressing the role of BC physicochemical characteristics. Among tested BC properties, surface functionalization, e.g. presence of oxygen-containing functional groups was crucial in revealing the toxicity. The data clearly indicate that additional research is required to determine BC's impact on various organisms and performing one ecotoxicity test is not sufficient.
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- Artur Sokołowski
- Department of Radiochemistry and Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin, Pl. M. Curie-Sklodowskiej 3, 20-031 Lublin, Poland
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- Chair and Department of Medical Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Ul. Chodźki 4a, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Advanced Energy Technologies, Częstochowa University of Technology, Dąbrowskiego 73, 42-201 Częstochowa, Poland
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- Department of Advanced Energy Technologies, Częstochowa University of Technology, Dąbrowskiego 73, 42-201 Częstochowa, Poland
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- Department of Hydrology and Climatology, Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Al. Kraśnickie 2d, 20-718 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Radiochemistry and Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin, Pl. M. Curie-Sklodowskiej 3, 20-031 Lublin, Poland
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- Institute of Organic Contaminant Control and Soil Remediation, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Radiochemistry and Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin, Pl. M. Curie-Sklodowskiej 3, 20-031 Lublin, Poland; Chair and Department of Medical Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Ul. Chodźki 4a, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.
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Mikhail MM, Ahmed HB, Abdallah AEM, El-Shahat M, Emam HE. Surface Passivation of Carbon Dots for Tunable Biological Performance. J Fluoresc 2024:10.1007/s10895-024-03806-6. [PMID: 38958902 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-024-03806-6] [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: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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Recent investigations were shifted this trend toward exploring the biomedical applicability of CDs, relevant to chronic diseases. Herein, a systematic approach is demonstrated for studying the effect of variation in the surface passivation of CDs for tuning its optical character and biological performance. Alginate and pectin were successfully clustered oxygen-surface passivated CDs, while, chitin was used to nucleate nitrogen-surface passivated CDs. Pectin-treated with base (4.1 ± 1.8 nm) and chitin-treated acid (3.5 ± 1.7 nm) were ingrained the smallest O-surface passivated CDs and N-surface passivated CDs, respectively. However, N-surface passivated CDs were shown with the highest optical activity. CDs colloids prepared from alginate, pectin & chitin, resulted in reduction of tumor cell viability percentage to be 80.8%, 74.0% & 69.0% respectively. O-surface passivated CDs nucleated from alginate showed the highest anti-proliferative effects. Moreover, O-surface passivated CDs (from alginate) showed the supremacy in inhibition of inflammation, while, increasing of its concentration ten times resulted in significant increment in inhibition percent to be 28% & 42%, using 1 μg/mL & 10 μg/mL, respectively. In summarization, it could be decided that, compared to N-surface passivated CDs (from chitin), O-surface passivated CDs (from alginate) showed excellency in application as a concurrent anti-inflammatory/antitumor drug, to be applied as a potential therapeutical reagent for treatment of inflammation, in production of vaccines, immune-therapeutics, and immune-suppressive drugs.
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- Mary M Mikhail
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Ain-Helwan, 11795, Cairo, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Ain-Helwan, 11795, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Ain-Helwan, 11795, Cairo, Egypt
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- Photochemistry Department, Chemical Industries Research Institute, National Research Centre, 33 EL Buhouth St., Dokki, 12622, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Pretreatment and Finishing of Cellulosic Fibers, Textile Research and Technology Institute, National Research Centre, 33 EL Buhouth St., Dokki, 12622, Giza, Egypt.
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Salimi E, Asim MH, Abidin MNZ. Investigating the in-vitro bioactivity, biodegradability and drug release behavior of the newly developed PES/HA/WS biocompatible nanocomposites as bone graft substitute. Sci Rep 2024; 14:10798. [PMID: 38734777 PMCID: PMC11088656 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-61586-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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The nucleation of carbonate-containing apatite on the biomaterials surface is regarded as a significant stage in bone healing process. In this regard, composites contained hydroxyapatite (Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2, HA), wollastonite (CaSiO3, WS) and polyethersulfone (PES) were synthesized via a simple solvent casting technique. The in-vitro bioactivity of the prepared composite films with different weight ratios of HA and WS was studied by placing the samples in the simulated body fluid (SBF) for 21 days. The results indicated that the the surface of composites containing 2 wt% HA and 4 wt% WS was completely covered by a thick bone-like apatite layer, which was characterized by Grazing incidence X-ray diffraction, attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, field emission electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray analyzer (EDX). The degradation study of the samples showed that the concentration of inorganic particles could not influence the degradability of the polymeric matrix, where all samples expressed similar dexamethasone (DEX) release behavior. Moreover, the in-vitro cytotoxicity results indicated the significant cyto-compatibility of all specimens. Therefore, these findings revealed that the prepared composite films composed of PES, HA, WS and DEX could be regarded as promising bioactive candidates with low degradation rate for bone tissue engineering applications.
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- Esmaeil Salimi
- Faculty of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, 3619995161, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, Jalan Profesor Diraja Ungku Aziz, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Mohagheghpour E, Farzin L, Sadjadi S. Alendronate-Functionalized Graphene Quantum Dots as an Effective Fluorescent Sensing Platform for Arsenic Ion Detection. Biol Trace Elem Res 2024; 202:2391-2401. [PMID: 37597070 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-023-03819-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/21/2023]
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Alendronate-functionalized graphene quantum dots (ALEN-GQDs) with a quantum yield of 57% were synthesized via a two-step route: preparation of graphene quantum dots (GQDs) by pyrolysis method using citric acid as the carbon source and post functionalization of GQDs via a hydrothermal method with alendronate sodium. After careful characterization of the obtained ALEN-GQDs, they were successfully employed as sensing materials with superior selectivity and sensitivity for the detection of nanomolar levels of arsenic ions (As(III)). According to the mechanistic investigation, arsenic ions can quench the fluorescence intensity of ALEN-GQDs through metal-ligand interaction between the As(III) ions and the surface functional groups of the fluorescent probe. This probe provided a rapid method to monitor As(III) with a wide detection range (44 nM-1.30 µM) and a low detection limit of 13 nM. Finally, to validate the applicability, this novel fluorescent probe was successfully applied for the quantitative determination of As(III) in rice and water samples.
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- Elham Mohagheghpour
- Radiation Application Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, Tehran, Iran
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- Radiation Application Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, Tehran, Iran
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- Radiation Application Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, Tehran, Iran.
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Singh P, Arpita, Kumar S, Kumar P, Kataria N, Bhankar V, Kumar K, Kumar R, Hsieh CT, Khoo KS. Assessment of biomass-derived carbon dots as highly sensitive and selective templates for the sensing of hazardous ions. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:16241-16267. [PMID: 37439261 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr01966g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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Access to safe drinking water and a hygienic living environment are the basic necessities that encourage healthy living. However, the presence of various pollutants (especially toxic heavy metal ions) at high concentrations in water renders water unfit for drinking and domestic use. The presence of high concentrations of heavy-metal ions (e.g., Pb2+, Hg2+, Cr6+, Cd2+, or Cu2+) greater than their permissible limits adversely affects human health, and increases the risk of cancer of the kidneys, liver, skin, and central nervous system. Therefore, their detection in water is crucial. Due to the various benefits of "green"-synthesized carbon-dots (C-dots) over other materials, these materials are potential candidates for sensing of toxic heavy-metal ions in water sources. C-dots are very small carbon-based nanomaterials that show chemical stability, magnificent biocompatibility, excitation wavelength-dependent photoluminescence (PL), water solubility, simple preparation strategies, photoinduced electron transfer, and the opportunity for functionalization. A new family of C-dots called "carbon quantum dots" (CQDs) are fluorescent zero-dimensional carbon nanoparticles of size < 10 nm. The green synthesis of C-dots has numerous advantages over conventional chemical routes, such as utilization of inexpensive and non-poisonous materials, straightforward operations, rapid reactions, and renewable precursors. Natural sources, such as biomass and biomass wastes, are broadly accepted as green precursors for fabricating C-dots because these sources are economical, ecological, and readily/extensively accessible. Two main methods are available for C-dots production: top-down and bottom-up. Herein, this review article discusses the recent advancements in the green fabrication of C-dots: photostability; surface structure and functionalization; potential applications for the sensing of hazardous anions and toxic heavy-metal ions; binding of toxic ions with C-dots; probable mechanistic routes of PL-based sensing of toxic heavy-metal ions. The green production of C-dots and their promising applications in the sensing of hazardous ions discussed herein provides deep insights into the safety of human health and the environment. Nonetheless, this review article provides a resource for the conversion of low-value biomass and biomass waste into valuable materials (i.e., C-dots) for promising sensing applications.
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- Permender Singh
- Department of Chemistry, Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science & Technology, Murthal, Sonipat-131039, Haryana, India.
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- J. C. Bose University of Science & Technology, YMCA, Faridabad-121006, Haryana, India.
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- J. C. Bose University of Science & Technology, YMCA, Faridabad-121006, Haryana, India.
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- J. C. Bose University of Science & Technology, YMCA, Faridabad-121006, Haryana, India.
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- J. C. Bose University of Science & Technology, YMCA, Faridabad-121006, Haryana, India.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra-136119, Haryana, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science & Technology, Murthal, Sonipat-131039, Haryana, India.
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- J. C. Bose University of Science & Technology, YMCA, Faridabad-121006, Haryana, India.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
- Centre for Herbal Pharmacology and Environmental Sustainability, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kelambakkam-603103, Tamil Nadu, India
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Kalluri A, Dharmadhikari B, Debnath D, Patra P, Kumar CV. Advances in Structural Modifications and Properties of Graphene Quantum Dots for Biomedical Applications. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:21358-21376. [PMID: 37360447 PMCID: PMC10286289 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c08183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are carbon-based, zero-dimensional nanomaterials and unique due to their astonishing optical, electronic, chemical, and biological properties. Chemical, photochemical, and biochemical properties of GQDs are intensely being explored for bioimaging, biosensing, and drug delivery. The synthesis of GQDs by top-down and bottom-up approaches, their chemical functionalization, bandgap engineering, and biomedical applications are reviewed here. Current challenges and future perspectives of GQDs are also presented.
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- Ankarao Kalluri
- Department
of Material Science, Department of Chemistry, and Department of Molecular and Cell
Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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- Department
of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Technology, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota 56001, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Department of
Mechanical Engineering, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Department of
Mechanical Engineering, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604, USA
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- Department
of Material Science, Department of Chemistry, and Department of Molecular and Cell
Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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Kahraman O, Turunc E, Dogen A, Binzet R. Synthesis of Graphene Quantum Dot Magnesium Hydroxide Nanocomposites and Investigation of Their Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities. Curr Microbiol 2023; 80:181. [PMID: 37046124 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-023-03286-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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In this paper, we synthesized graphene quantum dots magnesium hydroxide nanocomposites (GQDs/Mg(OH)2). The synthesized nanocomposites were characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and Malvern Zetasizer. The antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of the obtained GQDs/Mg(OH)2 nanocomposites were investigated. GQDs/Mg(OH)2 nanocomposites have MIC values of 15.625 μg/mL against fungi (C. metapsilosis and C. parapsilosis) and 62.5 μg/mL against Gram (+) (S. pneumonia and E. faecalis) and Gram (-) (E. coli). The synthesized GQDs/Mg(OH)2 nanocomposites showed moderate antioxidant activity. The results showed that at 100-µg/mL GQDs/Mg(OH)2 nanocomposite concentration, the H2O2 scavenging activity was 62.18%.
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- Oskay Kahraman
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mersin University, 33343, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Processing Technologies, Technical Science Vocational School, Mersin University, 33343, Mersin, Turkey.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mersin University, 33160, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mersin University, 33343, Mersin, Turkey.
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Razaghi M, Khorasani M, Mohamadnia Z, Kazemi F. Coupling of Hydrophobic Graphene Quantum Dots with Photochromic Molecule for Fabrication of Transparent Photo-Responsive Polymeric Films Manifesting FRET Functioning. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2022.114420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Saleem H, Saud A, Munira N, Goh PS, Ismail AF, Siddiqui HR, Zaidi SJ. Improved Forward Osmosis Performance of Thin Film Composite Membranes with Graphene Quantum Dots Derived from Eucalyptus Tree Leaves. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:nano12193519. [PMID: 36234646 PMCID: PMC9565292 DOI: 10.3390/nano12193519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The major challenges in forward osmosis (FO) are low water flux, high specific reverse solute flux (SRSF), and membrane fouling. The present work addresses these problems by the incorporation of graphene quantum dots (GQDs) in the polyamide (PA) layer of thin-film composite (TFC) membranes, as well as by using an innovative polyethersulfone nanofiber support for the TFC membrane. The GQDs were prepared from eucalyptus leaves using a facile hydrothermal method that requires only deionized water, without the need for any organic solvents or reducing agents. The nanofiber support of the TFC membranes was prepared using solution blow spinning (SBS). The polyamide layer with GQDs was deposited on top of the nanofiber support through interfacial polymerization. This is the first study that reports the fouling resistance of the SBS-nanofiber-supported TFC membranes. The effect of various GQD loadings on the TFC FO membrane performance, its long-term FO testing, cleaning efficiency, and organic fouling resistance were analyzed. It was noted that the FO separation performance of the TFC membranes was improved with the incorporation of 0.05 wt.% GQDs. This study confirmed that the newly developed thin-film nanocomposite membranes demonstrated increased water flux and salt rejection, reduced SRSF, and good antifouling performance in the FO process.
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- Haleema Saleem
- UNESCO Chair on Desalination and Water Treatment, Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar
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- UNESCO Chair on Desalination and Water Treatment, Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar
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- UNESCO Chair on Desalination and Water Treatment, Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre, School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre, School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia
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- UNESCO Chair on Desalination and Water Treatment, Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar
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- UNESCO Chair on Desalination and Water Treatment, Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar
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Esmaeili Y, Seyedhosseini Ghaheh H, Ghasemi F, Shariati L, Rafienia M, Bidram E, Zarrabi A. Graphene oxide quantum dot-chitosan nanotheranostic platform as a pH-responsive carrier for improving curcumin uptake internalization: In vitro & in silico study. BIOMATERIALS ADVANCES 2022; 139:213017. [PMID: 35882115 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioadv.2022.213017] [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: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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We herein fabricated a cancer nanotheranostics platform based on Graphene Oxide Quantum Dot-Chitosan-polyethylene glycol nanoconjugate (GOQD-CS-PEG), which were targeted with MUC-1 aptamer towards breast and colon tumors. The interaction between aptamer and MUC-1 receptor on the desired cells was investigated utilizing molecular docking. The process of curcumin release was investigated, as well as the potential of the produced nanocomposite in targeted drug delivery, specific detection, and photoluminescence imaging. The fluorescence intensity of GOQD-CS-PEG was reduced due to transferred energy between (cytosine-guanin) base pairs in the hairpin structure of the aptamer, resulting in an "on/off" photoluminescence bio-sensing. Interestingly, the integration of pH-responsive chitosan nanoparticles in the nanocomposite results in a smart nanocomposite capable of delivering more curcumin to desired tumor cells. When selectively binds to the MUC-1 receptor, the two strands of aptamer separate in acidic conditions, resulting in a sustained drug release and photoluminescence recovery. The cytotoxicity results also revealed that the nanocomposite was more toxic to MUC-1-overexpressed tumor cells than to negative control cell lines, confirming its selective targeting. As a result, the proposed nanocomposite could be used as an intelligent cancer nanotheranostic platform for tracing MUC-1-overexpressed tumor cells and targeting them with great efficiency and selectivity.
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- Yasaman Esmaeili
- Biosensor Research Center (BRC), School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Bioinformatics, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Biomaterials, Nanotechnology and Tissue Engineering, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran; Applied Physiology Research Center, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Hezarjerib Ave, 8174673461 Isfahan, Iran
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- Biosensor Research Center (BRC), School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Biosensor Research Center (BRC), School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Istinye University, Sariyer, Istanbul 34396, Turkey.
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Tuneable magnetic nanocomposites for remote self-healing. Sci Rep 2022; 12:10180. [PMID: 35715503 PMCID: PMC9205898 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-14135-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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When polymer composites containing magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) are exposed to an alternating magnetic field, heat is generated to melt the surrounding polymer locally, partially filling voids across any cracks or deformities. Such materials are of interest for structural applications; however, structural polymers with high melting temperatures pose the challenge of generating high localised temperatures enabling self-healing. A method to prepare a multiferroic-Polyamide 6 (PA6) nanocomposite with tuneable magnetocaloric properties is reported. Tunability arises from varying the MNP material (and any coating, its dispersion, and agglomerate sizes in the nanocomposite). The superparamagnetic MNPs (SMNPs) and iron oxide MNPs with and without surface functionalization were dispersed into PA6 through in situ polymerization, and their magnetic properties were compared. Furthermore, computer simulations were used to quantify the dispersion state of MNPs and assess the influence of the interaction radius on the magnetic response of the self-healable magnetic nanoparticle polymer (SHMNP) composite. It was shown that maintaining the low interaction radius through the dispersion of the low coercivity MNPs could allow tuning of the bulk magnetocaloric properties of the resulting mesostructures. An in-situ polymerization method improved the dispersion and reduced the maximum interaction radius value from ca. 806 to 371 nm and increased the magnetic response for the silica-coated SMNP composite. This sample displayed ca. three orders of magnitude enhancement for magnetic saturation compared to the unfunctionalized Fe3O4 MNP composite.
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Hydrothermal Unzipping of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes and Cutting of Graphene by Potassium Superoxide. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12030447. [PMID: 35159792 PMCID: PMC8839989 DOI: 10.3390/nano12030447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The dual use of potassium superoxide (KO2) to unzip multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and cut graphene under hydrothermal conditions is described in this work. The KO2-assisted hydrothermal treatment was proven to be a high-yield method for forming graphene nanoribbons and dots or sub-micro-sized graphene nanosheets. Starting with functionalized MWCNTs, the method produces water-dispersible graphene nanoribbons with characteristic photoluminescence depending on their width. Using pristine graphene, the hydrothermal treatment with KO2 produces nanosized graphene sheets and graphene quantum dots with diameters of less than 10 nm. The latter showed a bright white photoluminescence. The effective hydrothermal unzipping of MWNTs and the cutting of large graphene nanosheets is a valuable top-down approach for the preparation of graphene nanoribbons and small nanographenes. Both products with limited dimensions have interesting applications in nanoelectronics and bionanotechnology.
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Ma T, Xue Y, Wang W, Shi H, Yan M, Pei X, Xu Z, Li N, Hong C. Reduce and concentrate graphene quantum dot size via scissors: vacancy, pentagon-heptagon and interstitial defects in graphite by gamma rays. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2021; 34:015301. [PMID: 34134104 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac0be8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) with ultrafine particle size and centralized distribution have advantages of small size, narrow size distribution and large specific surface area, which make it be better applied in bioimaging, drug delivery and so on. In our research, we used graphite irradiated byγ-rays to successfully prepare GQDs with ultrafine particle size, narrow size distribution and high quantum yields through solvothermal method. Vacancy defects, pentagon-heptagon defects and interstitial defects were introduced to graphite structure after irradiation, which caused the abundance and concentrated distribution of defects. The defects generated by irradiation could damage the lattice structure of graphite to make it easy for introduction of C-O-C inside graphite sheets. The oxygen-containing functional groups in graphene oxide (GO) increased and centrally distributed after irradiation in graphite, especially for C-O-C group, which were beneficial for cutting of GO and grafting of functional groups in GQDs. Therefore, average size of GQDs was successfully reduced to 1.43 nm and concentrated to 0.6-2.4 nm. After irradiation in graphite, the content of carbonyl and C-N in GQDs had a promotion, which suppressed non-radiative recombination and upgraded the quantum yields to 13.9%.
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- Tianshuai Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, People's Republic of China
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- Carbon Composites (Tianjin) Co. Ltd, Shengda 1st Road, Xiqing Economic and Technological Development Zone, Tianjin, 300385, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, People's Republic of China
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"ON-OFF-ON" fluorescence switches based on N,S-doped carbon dots: Facile hydrothermal growth, selective detection of Hg 2+, and as a reversive probe for guanine. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1183:338977. [PMID: 34627517 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Water contamination due to heavy metal ions has become a major environmental problem worldwide. In this work, "on-off-on" fluorescence switches comprising N,S-doped carbon dots (N,S-CDs) have been developed for selective recognition of Hg2+ and as reversive probes for guanine. N,S-CDs were synthesized in a facile one-step hydrothermal approach using citric acid and methionine as precursors. The synthesized N,S-CDs display fluorescence with excitation/emission maxima of 370/440 nm and a quantum yield of 32.5%. Under the variable pH (2-12), the fluorescent N,S-CDs with a linear range from 0.05 to 100 μM displayed selective discrimination for Hg2+ with the limit of 6.24 nM over several other cations, anions, and neutral analytes resulting in the quenching of fluorescence response. Furthermore, the addition of guanine at the LOD of 6.4 nM can restore N,S-CDs' fluorescence in a reversible manner. For this kind of fluorescence switch, its purposed applications on environmental samples are employed successfully to detect Hg2+ in tap water and river water.
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Zhou X, Zhao X, Gu S, Gao K, Xie F, Wang X, Tang Z. A novel sensitive ACNTs-MoO 2 SERS substrate boosted by synergistic enhancement effect. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:20645-20653. [PMID: 34515272 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp03174k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Integrating chemical enhancement (CM) and electromagnetic enhancement (EM) into one substrate is of great significance, but as far as we know, little research has been done on this project. In this paper, the novel bead chain like acidified carbon nanotubes-MoO2 (ACNTs-M) were designed by a simple two-step hydrothermal synthesis method. Benefitting from a good adsorption capacity, chemical enhancement and surface electromagnetic field enhancement effect, ACNTs-M exhibits a stunning SERS performance. The maximum enhancement factor (EF) of 5.13 × 107 is obtained with R6G molecules on ACNTs-M. The limit of detection (LOD) of R6G is 10-10 M. In addition, ACNTs-M also exhibits SERS sensitivity of other organic dyes (CV, RhB and MB). The results of Raman signal enhancement mechanism research verified that the synergy of CM and EM is the reason for the high SERS sensitivity of ACNTs-M. We believe that our work may bring cutting edge of development of stable and highly sensitive nonmetal SERS substrates.
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- Xiaoyu Zhou
- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, China.
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, China.
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, China.
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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Carbon Dot/Polymer Composites with Various Precursors and Their Sensing Applications: A Review. COATINGS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/coatings11091100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Carbon dots (CDs) have generated much interest because of their significant fluorescence (FL) properties, extraordinary photophysical attributes, and long-term colloidal stability. CDs have been regarded as a prospective carbon nanomaterial for various sensing applications because of their low toxicity, strong and broad optical absorption, high chemical stability, rapid transfer properties, and easy modification. To improve their functionality, CD/polymer composites have been developed by integrating polymers into CDs. CD/polymer composites have diversified because of their easy preparation and applications in sensing, optoelectronics, semiconductors, molecular delivery, and various commercial fields. Many review articles are available regarding the preparation and applications of CDs. Some review articles describing the production and multiple applications of the composites are available. However, no such article has focused on the types of precursors, optical properties, coating characteristics, and specific sensing applications of CD/polymer composites. This review aimed to highlight and summarize the current progress of CD/polymer composites in the last five years (2017–2021). First, we overview the precursors used for deriving CDs and CD/polymer composites, synthesis methods for preparing CDs and CD/polymer composites, and the optical properties (absorbance, FL, emission color, and quantum yield) and coating characteristics of the composites. Most carbon and polymer precursors were dominated by synthetic precursors, with citric acid and polyvinyl alcohol widely utilized as carbon and polymer precursors, respectively. Hydrothermal treatment for CDs and interfacial polymerization for CDs/polymers were frequently performed. The optical properties of CDs and CD/polymer composites were almost identical, denoting that the optical characters of CDs were well-maintained in the composites. Then, the chemical, biological, and physical sensing applications of CD/polymer composites are categorized and discussed. The CD/polymer composites showed good performance as chemical, biological, and physical sensors for numerous targets based on FL quenching efficiency. Finally, remaining challenges and future perspectives for CD/polymer composites are provided.
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Bokare A, Arif J, Erogbogbo F. Strategies for Incorporating Graphene Oxides and Quantum Dots into Photoresponsive Azobenzenes for Photonics and Thermal Applications. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:2211. [PMID: 34578524 PMCID: PMC8467028 DOI: 10.3390/nano11092211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Revised: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Graphene represents a new generation of materials which exhibit unique physicochemical properties such as high electron mobility, tunable optics, a large surface to volume ratio, and robust mechanical strength. These properties make graphene an ideal candidate for various optoelectronic, photonics, and sensing applications. In recent years, numerous efforts have been focused on azobenzene polymers (AZO-polymers) as photochromic molecular switches and thermal sensors because of their light-induced conformations and surface-relief structures. However, these polymers often exhibit drawbacks such as low photon storage lifetime and energy density. Additionally, AZO-polymers tend to aggregate even at moderate doping levels, which is detrimental to their optical response. These issues can be alleviated by incorporating graphene derivatives (GDs) into AZO-polymers to form orderly arranged molecules. GDs such as graphene oxide (GO), reduced graphene oxide (RGO), and graphene quantum dots (GQDs) can modulate the optical response, energy density, and photon storage capacity of these composites. Moreover, they have the potential to prevent aggregation and increase the mechanical strength of the azobenzene complexes. This review article summarizes and assesses literature on various strategies that may be used to incorporate GDs into azobenzene complexes. The review begins with a detailed analysis of structures and properties of GDs and azobenzene complexes. Then, important aspects of GD-azobenzene composites are discussed, including: (1) synthesis methods for GD-azobenzene composites, (2) structure and physicochemical properties of GD-azobenzene composites, (3) characterization techniques employed to analyze GD-azobenzene composites, and most importantly, (4) applications of these composites in various photonics and thermal devices. Finally, a conclusion and future scope are given to discuss remaining challenges facing GD-azobenzene composites in functional science engineering.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, San José State University, 1 Washington Square, San José, CA 95112, USA; (A.B.); (J.A.)
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Sohal N, Maity B, Basu S. Recent advances in heteroatom-doped graphene quantum dots for sensing applications. RSC Adv 2021; 11:25586-25615. [PMID: 35478909 PMCID: PMC9037181 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra04248c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are carbon-based fluorescent nanomaterials having various applications due to attractive properties. But the low photoluminescence (PL) yield and monochromatic PL behavior of GQDs put limitations on their real-time applications. Therefore, heteroatom doping of GQDs is recognized as the best approach to modify the optical as well as electronic properties of GQDs by modifying their chemical composition and electronic structure. In this review, the new strategies for preparing the heteroatom (N, B, S, P) doped GQDs by using different precursors and methods are discussed in detail. The particle size, emission wavelength, PL emissive color, and quantum yield of recently developed heteroatom doped GQDs are reported in this article. The investigation of structure, crystalline nature, and composition of heteroatom doped GQDs by various characterization techniques such as high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) are also described. The recent progress on the impact of mono or co-doping of heteroatoms on PL behavior, and optical, electrochemiluminescence (ECL), and electrochemical properties of GQDs is also surveyed. Further, heteroatom doped GQDs with attractive properties used in sensing of various metal ions, biomolecules, small organic molecules, etc. by using various techniques with different limits of detection are also summarized. This review provides progressive trends in the development of heteroatom doped GQDs and their various applications.
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- Neeraj Sohal
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology Patiala 147004 India
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology Patiala 147004 India
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology Patiala 147004 India
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Ang WL, Sturala J, Antonatos N, Sofer Z, Bonanni A. Effect of surface chemistry on bio-conjugation and bio-recognition abilities of 2D germanene materials. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:1893-1903. [PMID: 33439180 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr07579e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The interest of the scientific community for 2D graphene analogues has been recently focused on 2D-Xene materials from Group 14. Among them, germanene and its derivatives have shown great potential because of their large bandgap and easily tuneable electronic and optical properties. With the latter having been already explored, the use of chemically modified germanenes for optical bio-recognition is yet to be investigated. Herein, we have synthesized two germanene materials with different surface ligands namely hydrogenated germanene (Ge-H) and methylated germanene (Ge-Me) and used them as an optical platform for the label-free biorecognition of Ochratoxin A (OTA), a highly carcinogenic food contaminant. It was discovered that firstly the surface ligands on chemically modified germanenes have strong influence on the intrinsic fluorescence of the material; secondly they also highly affect both the bio-conjugation ability and the bio-recognition efficiency of the material towards the detection of the analyte. An improved calibration sensitivity, together with superior reproducibility and linearity of response, was obtained with a methylated germanene (Ge-Me) material, indicating also the better suitability of the latter for real sample analysis. Such research is highly beneficial for the development and optimization of 2D material based optical platforms for fast and cost-effective bioassays.
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- Wei Li Ang
- Division of Chemistry & Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371.
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Wang Y, Chen H, Huang Z, Yang M, Yu H, Peng M, Yang Z, Chen S. Structural characterization of cystathionine γ-lyase smCSE enables aqueous metal quantum dot biosynthesis. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 174:42-51. [PMID: 33497694 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.01.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Revised: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The development and utilization of inorganic material biosynthesis have evolved into single macromolecular systems. A putative cystathionine γ-lyase of bacteria Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (smCSE) is a newly identified biomolecule that enables the synthesis of nanomaterials. Due to the lack of structural information, the mechanism of smCSE biosynthesis remains unclear. Herein, we obtain two atomic-resolution smCSE-form X-ray structures and confirm that the conformational changes of Tyr108 and Lys206 within the enzyme active sites are critical for the protein-driven synthesis of metal sulfide quantum dots (QDs). The structural stability of tetramer and the specificity of surface amino acids are the basis for smCSE to synthesize quantum dots. The size of QD products can be regulated by predesigned amino acids and the morphology can be controlled through proteolytic treatments. The growth rate is enhanced by the stabilization of a flexible loop in the active site, as shown by the X-ray structure of the engineered protein which fused with a dodecapeptide. We further prove that the smCSE-driven route can be applied to the general synthesis of other metal sulfide nanoparticles. These results provide a better understanding of the mechanism of QD biosynthesis and a new perspective on the control of this biosynthesis by protein modification.
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- Yutong Wang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai 519000, Guangdong, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, Lehn Institute of Functional Materials, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai 519000, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai 519000, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai 519000, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai 519000, Guangdong, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, Lehn Institute of Functional Materials, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai 519000, Guangdong, China.
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Kunwar S, Pandit S, Kulkarni R, Mandavkar R, Lin S, Li MY, Lee J. Hybrid Device Architecture Using Plasmonic Nanoparticles, Graphene Quantum Dots, and Titanium Dioxide for UV Photodetectors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:3408-3418. [PMID: 33399456 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c19058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this work, a nanoscale device architecture is demonstrated for a UV photodetector application on sapphire (0001), incorporating the plasmonic hybrid nanoparticles (HNPs), graphene quantum dots (GQDs), and titanium oxide (TiO2) for the first time. The hybrid GQDs/TiO2/HNPs photodetector exhibits the photocurrent of 1.58 × 10-5 A under the 1.64 mW/mm2 of 275 nm illumination at 10 V, which is around two order increase from the bare TiO2 device. The proposed architecture demonstrates a low dark current of ∼1 × 10-10 A at 10 V and thus the device demonstrates an excellent photo to dark current ratio along with the improved rise and fall time on the order of several hundred millisecond. The enhanced performance of device architecture is attributed to the efficient utilization of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) induced hot carriers as well as scattered photons from the plasmonic HNPs that are fully encapsulated by the photoactive TiO2 layers. Furthermore, the addition of GQDs on the TiO2 can offer an additional photon absorption pathway. The proposed hybrid architecture of GQDs/TiO2/HNPs demonstrates the integration of the photon absorption and carrier transfer properties of plasmonic HNPs, GQDs, and TiO2 for an enhanced ultraviolet (UV) photoresponse. The photocurrent enhancement mechanisms of the hybrid device architecture are thoroughly investigated based on the finite-difference time domain (FDTD) simulation along with the energy band analysis. This work demonstrates a great potential of the hybrid device architecture for high-performance UV photodetectors.
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- Sundar Kunwar
- Department of Electronic Engineering, College of Electronics and Information, Kwangwoon University, Nowon-gu Seoul 01897, South Korea
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, College of Electronics and Information, Kwangwoon University, Nowon-gu Seoul 01897, South Korea
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, College of Electronics and Information, Kwangwoon University, Nowon-gu Seoul 01897, South Korea
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, College of Electronics and Information, Kwangwoon University, Nowon-gu Seoul 01897, South Korea
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, College of Electronics and Information, Kwangwoon University, Nowon-gu Seoul 01897, South Korea
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- School of Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, College of Electronics and Information, Kwangwoon University, Nowon-gu Seoul 01897, South Korea
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Sardar S, Roy I, Chakraborty S, Ghosh AB, Bandyopadhyay A. A selective approach towards synthesis of poly (3‑bromo thiophene)/graphene quantum dot composites via in-situ and ex-situ routes: Application in light emission and photocurrent generation. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.137369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Gagic M, Kociova S, Smerkova K, Michalkova H, Setka M, Svec P, Pribyl J, Masilko J, Balkova R, Heger Z, Richtera L, Adam V, Milosavljevic V. One-pot synthesis of natural amine-modified biocompatible carbon quantum dots with antibacterial activity. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 580:30-48. [PMID: 32679365 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.06.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Revised: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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In the present study, the thermal decomposition of citric acid in the presence of biogenic amine was used to synthesize four different functionalized carbon quantum dots (CQDs), namely, histamine-(HCQDs), putrescine-(PCQDs), cadaverine-(CCQDs) and spermine-(SCQDs). The thermal decomposition of the precursors resulted in a decrease in stability and the formation of surface amides via a cross-linking process between the carboxyl and amine groups. The deposition of biogenic amines was confirmed by a structural characterization of the synthesized CQDs. The resulting CQDs, with a net zero charge, exhibited excellent stability in environments with different pH values. Through a set of different cytotoxicity tests, the absence of gene mutations, apoptosis, necrosis or disruption in cell membranes revealed the high biocompatibility of the CQDs. The antimicrobial activity of the synthesized CQDs was investigated against different bacterial species (Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella pneumonia). We determined the growth kinetics, production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), cell viability and changes in membrane integrity by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) for S. aureus ranged from 3.4 to 6.9 µg/mL. Regarding E.coli and K. pneumonia, all CQD formulations reduced growth, and the MICs were determined for CCQDs and HCQDs (6.9-19.4 µg/mL). The antibacterial activity mechanism was attributed to the oxidative stress generated after CQD treatment, which resulted in the destabilization of the bacterial membrane. The bacterial permeability to propidium iodide indicated a change in membrane integrity, and the effect of CQDs on the morphology of the bacterial cells was evidenced by SEM.
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- Milica Gagic
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic; Central European Institute of Technology, Purkyňova 123, 61 200 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Purkyňova 123, 61 200 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- CEITEC MU, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A35, 62 500 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Brno University of Technology, Institute of Materials Chemistry, Purkyňova 464/118, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Brno University of Technology, Institute of Materials Chemistry, Purkyňova 464/118, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic; Central European Institute of Technology, Purkyňova 123, 61 200 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic; Central European Institute of Technology, Purkyňova 123, 61 200 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic; Central European Institute of Technology, Purkyňova 123, 61 200 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic; Central European Institute of Technology, Purkyňova 123, 61 200 Brno, Czech Republic.
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Immobilization of Candida antarctica Lipase on Nanomaterials and Investigation of the Enzyme Activity and Enantioselectivity. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2020; 193:430-445. [PMID: 33025565 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-020-03443-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This study defines the lipase immobilization protocol and enzymatic kinetic resolution of 1-phenyl ethanol with the use of immobilized lipases (LI) as a biocatalyst. Commercially available lipase Candida antarctica B (Cal-B) was immobilized onto graphene oxide (GO), iron oxide (Fe3O4) nanoparticles, and graphene oxide/iron oxide (GO/Fe3O4) nanocomposites. Characterization of pure and enzyme-loaded supports was carried out by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The influences of pH, temperature, immobilization time, crosslinker concentration, glutaraldehyde (GLA), epichlorohydrin (EPH), and surfactant concentrations (Tween 80 and Triton X-100) on the catalytic activity were evaluated for these three immobilized biocatalysts. The highest immobilized enzyme activities were 15.03 U/mg, 14.72 U/mg, and 13.56 U/mg for GO-GLA-CalB, Fe3O4-GLA-CalB, and GO/Fe3O4-GLA-CalB, respectively. Moreover, enantioselectivity and reusability of these immobilized lipases were compared for the kinetic resolution of 1-phenyl ethanol, using toluene as organic solvent and vinyl acetate as acyl donor. The highest values of enantiomeric excess (ees = 99%), enantioselectivity (E = 507.74), and conversion (c = 50.73%) were obtained by using lipase immobilized onto graphene oxide (GO-GLA-CalB). It was obtained that this enzymatic process may be repeated five times without important loss of enantioselectivity.
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Ma R, Xu M, Liu C, Shi G, Deng J, Zhou T. Stimulus Response of GQD-Sensitized Tb/GMP ICP Nanoparticles with Dual-Responsive Ratiometric Fluorescence: Toward Point-of-Use Analysis of Acetylcholinesterase and Organophosphorus Pesticide Poisoning with Acetylcholinesterase as a Biomarker. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:42119-42128. [PMID: 32805836 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c11834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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In this study, by rationally designing the stimulus response of graphene quantum dot (GQD)-sensitized terbium/guanine monophosphate (Tb/GMP) infinite coordination polymer (ICP) nanoparticles, we have constructed a smartphone-based colorimetric assay with ratiometric fluorescence, which could be applied for the detection of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) directly. First, GQDs with abundant functional groups were chosen as the guest, which not only could be used as one of the signal readouts but also served as the antenna ligand to further sensitize the fluorescence of the host Tb/GMP. Upon being excited at 330 nm, the green fluorescence of the Tb/GMP host is highly enhanced, while the blue fluorescence of GQDs is suppressed due to the confinement of the ICP host. With the presence of thiocholine (TCh), an enzymatic product hydrolyzed from acetylthiocholine (ATCh) by AChE, the competitive coordination of Tb3+ between GMP and TCh results in the collapse of the ICP network and thereby the release of GQDs into the solution; thus, the fluorescence of Tb/GMP turns off and the fluorescence of GQDs turns on. The dual-responsive ratiometric fluorescent intensity change leads to the corresponding green-to-blue fluorescent color change obviously, which constitutes a novel mechanism for the colorimetric analysis of AChE. Moreover, when OPs are subsequently introduced, the activity of AChE is blocked, thus preventing the stimulus response of GQD@Tb/GMP ICP nanoparticles, leading to the fluorescent color change from greenish-blue to green, which could also be employed for OP detection. Benefitting from the high sensitivity, good reliability, and the obvious color changes, the method demonstrated here is a promising candidate to realize smartphone-based point-of-use applications, which is of great importance for timely clinical diagnosis and treatment of OPs related to health issues with AChE as an exposure biomarker in less industrialized countries, in remote settings, or even in home care services.
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- Ruixue Ma
- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Urban Ecological Process and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, 3663 Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Urban Ecological Process and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, 3663 Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Urban Ecological Process and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, 3663 Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Urban Ecological Process and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, 3663 Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Urban Ecological Process and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, 3663 Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
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Reduced Graphene Oxide Decorated with Dispersed Gold Nanoparticles: Preparation, Characterization and Electrochemical Evaluation for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. ENERGIES 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/en13174307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The commonly used electrode Pt supported on a carbon (Pt/C) catalyst has demonstrated underperforming electrochemical durability in proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) harsh operation conditions, especially in terms of Pt electrochemical instability and carbon corrosion. Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are considered one of the best alternative catalysts of PtNPs due to their remarkable selectivity for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and electrochemical stability in strong acid conditions, attributes which are ideal for practical PEMFC applications. In this work, we propose a new, facile and low-cost approach to prepare AuNPs supported on reduced graphene oxide nanocompounds (AuNPs/rGO). The morphological and structural properties of the as-prepared AuNPs/rGO were studied using various microscopic and spectroscopic techniques, namely, Raman Spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), specific surface area (Brunauer–Emmett–Teller, BET). A mesoporous structure with narrow pore size distribution centered at 2 nm approximately, where the pores are regular and interconnected was successfully fabricated. The prepared catalyst was exposed to an accelerated stress test (potential cycles between −0.8 and +0.2 in KOH 1 M solution). The voltammetric stability test indicated a slight degradation after 1500 cycles. The electrochemical stability was assigned to the combined effect of AuNPs formed during chemical synthesis and to graphene oxide support.
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Nitrogen/sulfur-co-doped carbon quantum dots: a biocompatible material for the selective detection of picric acid in aqueous solution and living cells. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 412:3753-3763. [PMID: 32300842 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-02629-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Revised: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Here, a fast and eco-friendly one-pot hydrothermal technique is utilized for the synthesis of nitrogen/sulfur-co-doped fluorescent carbon quantum dots (NS-CQDs) from a simple precursor of citric acid (CA) and thiosemicarbazide (TSC). The obtained NS-CQDs exhibited strong blue emission under UV light, with fluorescence quantum yield (QY) of ~37.8%. The Commission internationale de l'eclairage (CIE) coordinates originated at (0.15, 0.07), which confirmed the blue fluorescence of the synthesized NS-CQDs. Interestingly, the prepared NS-CQDs were successfully used as a selective nanoprobe for the monitoring of environmentally hazardous explosive picric acid (PA) in different nitro- and non-nitro-aromatic derivatives of PA. The mechanism of the NS-CQDs was also explored, and was posited to occur via the fluorescence resonance electron transfer (FRET) process and non-fluorescent complex formation. Importantly, this system possesses excellent biocompatibility and low cytotoxicity in HeLa cervical cancer cells; hence, it can potentially be used for PA detection in analytical, environmental, and pathological applications. Furthermore, the practical applicability of the proposed sensing system to pond water demonstrated the feasibility of our system along with good recovery. Graphical abstract.
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Ang WL, Bonanni A. Unravelling the Aptamer-Analyte Interaction Dynamics through Fluorescence Quenching in Graphene Quantum Dots (GQDs) Based Homogeneous Assays. Chempluschem 2020; 84:420-426. [PMID: 31939208 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201900146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2019] [Revised: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are used here as a biosensing platform for the recognition of the major food contaminant ochratoxin A (OTA), with a fluorescently labelled DNA aptamer (FAM OTA aptamer) functioning as the biorecognition element. The detection principle lies in the formation of noncovalent interactions between the FAM OTA aptamer and the GQD surface, and the consequent fluorescence quenching. The further change in the fluorescence signal, induced by the formation of the FAM OTA Aptamer/OTA conjugate during the detection step, could then be correlated to the presence and concentration of the target analyte. Upon tuning the concentration of GQDs, a switch in the biorecognition mechanism occurred. Specifically, while a lower GQD concentration (0.060 mg/mL) resulted in a restoration of the fluorescence intensity upon incubation with OTA, a higher GQD concentration (0.150 mg/mL) provided a further quenching of the final fluorescence intensity. Upon further calibration study, it was discovered that the latter mechanism provided a better option in terms of linearity of response, detection limit and selectivity.
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- Wei Li Ang
- Division of Chemistry & Biological Chemistry School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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- Division of Chemistry & Biological Chemistry School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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Kappen J, Ponkarpagam S, John SA. Study on the interactions between graphene quantum dots and Hg(II): Unraveling the origin of photoluminescence quenching of graphene quantum dots by Hg(II). Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.124551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Srinivasan S, Nesakumar N, Rayappan JBB, Kulandaiswamy AJ. Electrochemical Detection of Imidacloprid Using Cu-rGO Composite Nanofibers Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2020; 104:449-454. [PMID: 32157343 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-020-02817-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The fabrication of electrochemical sensor for the ultra-low-level detection and quantification of Imidacloprid (IMD) in soil is one of the major challenges in real-time analysis. Herein, a three-electrode system for sensing IMD at low levels has been developed using Cu-rGO nanofiber composite modified glassy carbon working electrode, Ag/AgCl reference and platinum wire counter electrodes. In the presence of IMD, a significant enhancement in voltammetric current responses were observed at 0.506, 0.375 and 0.181 V due to [Formula: see text] redox complexes. The developed sensor exhibited sensitivity of 0.325 µA µM-1 with the limit of detection, quantification and repeatability of 2.511 nM, 7.533 nM and 0.28 RSD% respectively. The fabricated sensor could detect IMD with swift response time of less than 5 s. Further, the fabricated electrode was successfully employed to quantify the levels of IMD in soil samples and the results are reported.
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- Soorya Srinivasan
- School of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, 613401, India
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- Centre for Nano Technology & Advanced Biomaterials (CeNTAB), SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, 613401, India
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- School of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, 613401, India
- Centre for Nano Technology & Advanced Biomaterials (CeNTAB), SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, 613401, India
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Farmani MR, Peyman H, Roshanfekr H. Blue luminescent graphene quantum dot conjugated cysteamine functionalized-gold nanoparticles (GQD-AuNPs) for sensing hazardous dye Erythrosine B. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2020; 229:117960. [PMID: 31869680 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2019.117960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2019] [Revised: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 12/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Erythrosine B (ErB) is a xanthenes approved dye that widely used in various fields such as foods, drugs and cosmetics. This work intended to analyze the interaction of this dye on synthesized graphene quantum dot conjugated cysteamine functionalized gold nanoparticles. Pyrolysis of citric acid was applied to graphene quantum dots (GQDs) synthesis. These are zero dimensional materials promising considerable applications because of their extraordinary physicochemical properties. In this work, to improve its applications conjugates of GQDs and gold nanoparticles (GQD-AuNPs) are synthesized and characterized with FESEM, TEM, EDX and FTIR techniques. Interaction of ErB with synthesized conjugates was investigated using fluorescence technique and the results demonstrate that ErB can quench fluorescence of GQD-AuNPs conjugates, considerably. At last, we used of this good interaction for construction sensor for detection of ErB in the concentration range of 1.2 nM to 50 nM and the obtained LOD was 0.03 nM (S/N = 3) with correlation coefficient of (99%).
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- Department of Chemistry, Ilam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ilam, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, Ilam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ilam, Iran
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Wei D, Tang W, Gan Y, Xu X. Graphene quantum dot-sensitized Zn-MOFs for efficient visible-light-driven carbon dioxide reduction. Catal Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cy00842g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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A new hybrid Zn-Bim-His-1@GQD nanoparticle has been successfully developed for high selectivity of CO2 reduction to yield CH4.
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- Ding Wei
- Xi'an Modern Chemistry Research Institute
- Xi'an
- P. R. China
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- Xi'an Modern Chemistry Research Institute
- Xi'an
- P. R. China
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- Xi'an Modern Chemistry Research Institute
- Xi'an
- P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering
- Chang'an University
- Xi'an
- P. R. China
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Kumar YR, Deshmukh K, Sadasivuni KK, Pasha SKK. Graphene quantum dot based materials for sensing, bio-imaging and energy storage applications: a review. RSC Adv 2020; 10:23861-23898. [PMID: 35517370 PMCID: PMC9055121 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra03938a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are an attractive nanomaterial consisting of a monolayer or a few layers of graphene having excellent and unique properties. GQDs are endowed with the properties of both carbon dots (CDs) and graphene. This review addresses applications of GQD based materials in sensing, bioimaging and energy storage. In the first part of the review, different approaches of GQD synthesis such as top-down and bottom-up synthesis methods have been discussed. The prime focus of this review is on green synthesis methods that have also been applied to the synthesis of GQDs. The GQDs have been discussed thoroughly for all the aspects along with their potential applications in sensors, biomedicine, and energy storage systems. In particular, emphasis is given to popular applications such as electrochemical and photoluminescence (PL) sensors, electrochemiluminescence (ECL) sensors, humidity and gas sensors, bioimaging, lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, supercapacitors and dye-sensitized solar cells. Finally, the challenges and the future perspectives of GQDs in the aforementioned application fields have been discussed. Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are an attractive nanomaterial consisting of a monolayer or a few layers of graphene having excellent and unique properties.![]()
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- Y. Ravi Kumar
- Department of Physics
- VIT-AP University
- Amaravati
- India
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- New Technologies – Research Center
- University of West Bohemia
- Univerzitní 8
- Plzeň
- Czech Republic
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Xiao M, Lai W, Man T, Chang B, Li L, Chandrasekaran AR, Pei H. Rationally Engineered Nucleic Acid Architectures for Biosensing Applications. Chem Rev 2019; 119:11631-11717. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Mingshu Xiao
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- The RNA Institute, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York 12222, United States
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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Yamato K, Sekiya R, Suzuki K, Haino T. Near-Infrared-Emitting Nitrogen-Doped Nanographenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:9022-9026. [PMID: 31041841 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201901510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2019] [Revised: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The quantum-size effect, which enables nanographenes to emit photoluminescence (PL) in the UV to visible region, has inspired intense research. However, the control of the PL properties of nanographenes through manipulation of their π-system by post-modifications is not well developed. By utilizing a ring-closure reaction between an aromatic 1,2-dicarboxylic acid and a 1,8-naphthalenediamine derivative, which produces a perimidine framework, nitrogen-doped nanographenes were realized. Two nanographenes produced by a one-pot reaction of edge-oxidized nanographene (GQD-2) with 1,8-naphthalenediamine derivatives (GQD-1 a and GQD-1 b) displayed an absorption band extending to >1000 nm; furthermore, the PL wavelength of GQD-1 a was significantly red-shifted into the near-infrared (NIR) region in which it can be used for bioimaging. Time-dependent DFT calculations of model nanographenes showed that the functional groups narrow the HOMO-LUMO gap, realizing the NIR-emitting nanographenes.
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- Kairi Yamato
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
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Yamato K, Sekiya R, Suzuki K, Haino T. Near‐Infrared‐Emitting Nitrogen‐Doped Nanographenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201901510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Kairi Yamato
- Department of ChemistryGraduate School of ScienceHiroshima University 1-3-1, Kagamiyama Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526 Japan
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- Department of ChemistryGraduate School of ScienceHiroshima University 1-3-1, Kagamiyama Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526 Japan
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- Department of ChemistryGraduate School of ScienceHiroshima University 1-3-1, Kagamiyama Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526 Japan
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- Department of ChemistryGraduate School of ScienceHiroshima University 1-3-1, Kagamiyama Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526 Japan
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Doping effect and fluorescence quenching mechanism of N-doped graphene quantum dots in the detection of dopamine. Talanta 2019; 196:563-571. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2019.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2018] [Revised: 12/26/2018] [Accepted: 01/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Yu D, Li G, Liu W, Li Y, Song Z, Wang H, Guan F, Chen X. A fluorescent pickering-emulsion stabilizer prepared using carbon nitride quantum dots and laponite nanoparticles. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Arthisree DL, Sumathi RR, Joshi G. Effect of graphene quantum dots on photoluminescence property of polyvinyl butyral nanocomposite. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.4516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Devendran Lakshmi Arthisree
- Polymer Nanocomposite Laboratory, Centre for Crystal Growth, School of Advanced SciencesVIT University Vellore India
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- Applied Crystallography and Materials Science Section, Department of Earth and Environmental ScienceLudwig‐Maximilians‐University Munich Germany
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- Polymer Nanocomposite Laboratory, Centre for Crystal Growth, School of Advanced SciencesVIT University Vellore India
- Department of Engineering, Physics and Engineering MaterialsInstitute of Chemical Technology Jalna India
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Lavoratti A, Zattera AJ, Amico SC. Mechanical and dynamic-mechanical properties of silane-treated graphite nanoplatelet/epoxy composites. J Appl Polym Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/app.46724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Alessandra Lavoratti
- Postgraduate Program in Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, 91501-970, Porto Alegre RS Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Engineering of Processes and Technologies; Universidade de Caxias do Sul; Rua Francisco Getúlio Vargas 1130, 95070-560, Caxias do Sul RS Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, 91501-970, Porto Alegre RS Brazil
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Direct Synthesis of Graphene Quantum Dots with Different Fluorescence Properties by Oxidation of Graphene Oxide Using Nitric Acid. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/app8081303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) play a critical role in many applications in the electrical and optical fields. We develop a simple three-step hydrothermal etching method to prepare GQDs by adopting graphene oxide (GO) as a precursor and nitric acid as an oxidant. We discuss the formation mechanism of GQDs by the characterization of products and intermediates with Scanning electronic microscopy (SEM), Transmission electron microscopic (TEM), Raman, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Two kinds of GQDs have been obtained after the treatment of GO with different concentrations of nitric acid. The sizes of GQDs are small, with diameters of 3.38 nm and 2.03 nm on average, respectively. When excited with 365 nm UV light, the two kinds of GQDs exhibit green and yellow luminescence; the different optical properties can be attributed to the differences in degree of oxidation and nitrogen doping. The result is important for GQDs in synthesizing and optical field.
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Martín-Pacheco A, Del Río Castillo AE, Martín C, Herrero MA, Merino S, García Fierro JL, Díez-Barra E, Vázquez E. Graphene Quantum Dot-Aerogel: From Nanoscopic to Macroscopic Fluorescent Materials. Sensing Polyaromatic Compounds in Water. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:18192-18201. [PMID: 29733189 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b02162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Fluorescence based on quantum confinement is a property restricted to the nanoscopic range. The incorporation of nanoparticles in a three-dimensional polymeric network could afford macroscopic scaffolds that show nanoscopic properties. Moreover, if these scaffolds are based on strong bonds, the stability of the resulting materials can be preserved, thus enhancing their final applications. We report for the first time the preparation of a graphene quantum dot (GQD) composite based on a cationic covalent network. This new material has unusual features: (i) the final composite remains stable after several swelling-deswelling cycles, thus demonstrating strong interactions between GQDs and the polymeric material, and therefore it could be used as a portable system. (ii) Fluorescence emission in the composite and in solution is quasi-independent to the excitation wavelength. (iii) However, and in contrast to the behavior observed in GQD solutions, the fluorescence of the composite remains unaltered over a wide pH range and in the presence of different ions commonly found in tap water. (iv) Fluorescence quenching is only observed as a consequence of molecules that bear aromatic systems, and this could be applied to the preparation of in situ water sensors.
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- Ana Martín-Pacheco
- Instituto Regional de Investigación Científica Aplicada (IRICA) , 13071 Ciudad Real , Spain
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- Instituto Regional de Investigación Científica Aplicada (IRICA) , 13071 Ciudad Real , Spain
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- Instituto Regional de Investigación Científica Aplicada (IRICA) , 13071 Ciudad Real , Spain
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias y Tecnologías Químicas , Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) , 13071 Ciudad Real , Spain
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- Instituto Regional de Investigación Científica Aplicada (IRICA) , 13071 Ciudad Real , Spain
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias y Tecnologías Químicas , Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) , 13071 Ciudad Real , Spain
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- Instituto Regional de Investigación Científica Aplicada (IRICA) , 13071 Ciudad Real , Spain
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias y Tecnologías Químicas , Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) , 13071 Ciudad Real , Spain
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- Instituto Regional de Investigación Científica Aplicada (IRICA) , 13071 Ciudad Real , Spain
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias y Tecnologías Químicas , Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) , 13071 Ciudad Real , Spain
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Uemura Y, Yamato K, Sekiya R, Haino T. A Supramolecular Polymer Network of Graphene Quantum Dots. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:4960-4964. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201713299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2017] [Revised: 02/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yuichiro Uemura
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science; Hiroshima University; 1-3-1 Kagamiyama Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science; Hiroshima University; 1-3-1 Kagamiyama Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science; Hiroshima University; 1-3-1 Kagamiyama Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science; Hiroshima University; 1-3-1 Kagamiyama Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526 Japan
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Uemura Y, Yamato K, Sekiya R, Haino T. A Supramolecular Polymer Network of Graphene Quantum Dots. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201713299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yuichiro Uemura
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science; Hiroshima University; 1-3-1 Kagamiyama Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science; Hiroshima University; 1-3-1 Kagamiyama Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science; Hiroshima University; 1-3-1 Kagamiyama Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science; Hiroshima University; 1-3-1 Kagamiyama Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526 Japan
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Akter M, Rahman MM, Ullah AKMA, Sikder MT, Hosokawa T, Saito T, Kurasaki M. Brassica rapa var. japonica Leaf Extract Mediated Green Synthesis of Crystalline Silver Nanoparticles and Evaluation of Their Stability, Cytotoxicity and Antibacterial Activity. J Inorg Organomet Polym Mater 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10904-018-0818-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Ramesh A, Jeyavelan M, Leo Hudson MS. Electrochemical properties of reduced graphene oxide derived through camphor assisted combustion of graphite oxide. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:5406-5414. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt00626a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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One-step synthesis of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) from graphite oxide (GO) using a camphor assisted combustion (CAC) process. The rGO with synthesis acquired carbon particles for improved supercapacitance.
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- A. Ramesh
- Department of Physics
- Central University of Tamil Nadu
- Thiruvarur-610005
- India
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- Department of Physics
- Central University of Tamil Nadu
- Thiruvarur-610005
- India
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Saenwong K, Nuengmatcha P, Sricharoen P, Limchoowong N, Chanthai S. GSH-doped GQDs using citric acid rich-lime oil extract for highly selective and sensitive determination and discrimination of Fe3+ and Fe2+ in the presence of H2O2 by a fluorescence “turn-off” sensor. RSC Adv 2018; 8:10148-10157. [PMID: 35540853 PMCID: PMC9078709 DOI: 10.1039/c7ra13432k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Accepted: 02/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Synthesis and characterization of graphene quantum dots (GQDs) simultaneously doped with 1% glutathione (GSH-GQDs) by pyrolysis using citric acid rich-lime oil extract as a starting material. The excitation wavelength (λmax = 337 nm) of the obtained GSH-GQD solution is blue shifted from that of bare GQDs (λmax = 345 nm), with the same emission wavelength (λmax = 430 nm) indicating differences in the desired N and S matrices decorating the carbon based nanoparticles, without any background effect of both ionic strength and masking agent. For highly Fe3+-sensitive detection under optimum conditions, acetate buffer at pH 4.0 in the presence of 50 μM H2O2, the linearity range was 1.0–150 μM (R2 = 0.9984), giving its calibration curve: y = 34.934x + 169.61. The LOD and LOQ were found to be 0.10 and 0.34 μM, respectively. The method’s precisions expressed in terms of RSDs for repeatability (n = 3 × 3 for intra-day analysis) were 2.03 and 3.17% and for reproducibility (n = 5 × 3 for inter-day analysis) were 3.11 and 4.55% for Fe2+ and Fe3+, respectively. The recoveries of the method expressed as the mean percentage (n = 3) were found in the ranges of 100.1–104.1 and 98.08–102.7% for Fe2+ and Fe3+, respectively. The proposed method was then implemented satisfactorily for trace determination of iron speciation in drinking water. Synthesis and characterization of graphene quantum dots (GQDs) simultaneously doped with 1% glutathione (GSH-GQDs) by pyrolysis using citric acid rich-lime oil extract as a starting material.![]()
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- Khanitta Saenwong
- Materials Chemistry Research Center
- Department of Chemistry
- Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- Khon Kaen University
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- Nanomaterials Chemistry Research Unit
- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University
- Nakhon Si Thammarat 80280
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- Materials Chemistry Research Center
- Department of Chemistry
- Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- Khon Kaen University
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- Materials Chemistry Research Center
- Department of Chemistry
- Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- Khon Kaen University
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- Materials Chemistry Research Center
- Department of Chemistry
- Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- Khon Kaen University
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Nair RV, Thomas RT, Sankar V, Muhammad H, Dong M, Pillai S. Rapid, Acid-Free Synthesis of High-Quality Graphene Quantum Dots for Aggregation Induced Sensing of Metal Ions and Bioimaging. ACS OMEGA 2017; 2:8051-8061. [PMID: 30023571 PMCID: PMC6045375 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b01262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are zero-dimensional materials that exhibit characteristics of both graphene and quantum dots. Herein, we report a rapid, relatively green, one-pot synthesis of size-tunable GQDs from graphene oxide (GO) by a sonochemical method with intermittent microwave heating, keeping the reaction temperature constant at 90 °C. The GQDs were synthesized by oxidative cutting of GO using KMnO4 as an oxidizing agent within a short span of time (30 min) in an acid-free condition. The synthesized GQDs were of high quality and exhibited good quantum yield (23.8%), high product yield (>75%), and lower cytotoxicity (tested up to 1000 μg/mL). Furthermore, the as-synthesized GQDs were demonstrated as excellent fluorescent probes for bioimaging and label-free sensing of Fe(III) ions, with a detection limit as low as 10 × 10-6 M.
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- Raji V. Nair
- Functional
Materials, Materials Science and Technology Division, CSIR−National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and
Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695019, India
- Academy
of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi 110001, India
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- Functional
Materials, Materials Science and Technology Division, CSIR−National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and
Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695019, India
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- Agro-Processing
& Technology Division, CSIR−National
Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695019, India
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- Interdisciplinary
Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
- Institute
of Fundamental and Frontier Science, University
of Electronic Science and Technology of China, 610054 Chengdu, China
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- Interdisciplinary
Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
- E-mail: (M.D.)
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- Functional
Materials, Materials Science and Technology Division, CSIR−National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and
Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695019, India
- Academy
of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi 110001, India
- Interdisciplinary
Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
- E-mail: (S.P.)
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Chan DKL, Yu JC, Li Y, Hu Z. A metal-free composite photocatalyst of graphene quantum dots deposited on red phosphorus. J Environ Sci (China) 2017; 60:91-97. [PMID: 29031451 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2016.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2016] [Revised: 10/31/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A simple approach to enhance the photocatalytic activity of red phosphorus (P) was developed. A mechanical ball milling method was applied to reduce the size of red P and to deposit graphene quantum dots onto red P. The product was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, contact angle measurements, zeta-potential measurements, X-ray diffraction and UV-vis absorption spectroscopy. The product exhibited high visible-light-driven photocatalytic performance in the photodegradation of rhodamine B.
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- Donald K L Chan
- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China; Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China; Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China; Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China; Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China
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