Facile synthesis of surface-modified carbon quantum dots (CQDs) for biosensing and bioimaging

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Abstract

Recently, fluorescent probes became one of the most efficient tools for biosensing and bioimaging. Special attention is focused on carbon quantum dots (CQDs), which are characterized by the water solubility and lack of cytotoxicity. Moreover, they exhibit higher photostability comparing to traditional organic dyes. Currently, there is a great need for the novel, luminescent nanomaterials with tunable properties enabling fast and effective analysis of the biological samples. In this article, we propose a new, ecofriendly bottom-up synthesis approach for intelligent, surface-modified nanodots preparation using bioproducts as a raw material. Obtained nanomaterials were characterized over their morphology, chemical structure and switchable luminescence. Their possible use as a nanodevice for medicine was investigated. Finally, the products were confirmed to be non-toxic to fibroblasts and capable of cell imaging.

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Janus, Ł., Radwan-Pragłowska, J., Piatkowski, M., & Bogdał, D. (2020). Facile synthesis of surface-modified carbon quantum dots (CQDs) for biosensing and bioimaging. Materials, 13(15). https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13153313

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