Open AccessAn Improved Synthesis of Water-Soluble Dual Fluorescence Emission Carbon Dots from Holly Leaves for Accurate Detection of Mercury Ions in Living Cells
Author(s) -
Pengchong Wang,
Yan Yan,
Ying Zhang,
Tingting Gao,
Hongrui Ji,
Shiyan Guo,
Ke Wang,
Jianfeng Xing,
Yalin Dong
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of nanomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.245
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1178-2013
pISSN - 1176-9114
DOI - 10.2147/ijn.s298152
Subject(s) - detection limit , fluorescence , quantum yield , solubility , mercury (programming language) , analytical chemistry (journal) , ion , materials science , aqueous solution , linear range , tap water , nuclear chemistry , chemistry , photochemistry , chromatography , optics , organic chemistry , physics , computer science , programming language , environmental engineering , engineering
Carbon dots (CDs) emitting near-infrared fluorescence were recently synthesized from green leaves. However, the Hg 2+ detection of CDs was limited because of the insufficient water solubility, low fluorescence and poor stability.