Non-enzymatic-browning-reaction: A versatile route for production of nitrogen-doped carbon dots with tunable multicolor luminescent display

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue SREP03564, 2014, Pages

  Wei, Weili ^a   Xu, Can ^a   Wu, Li ^a   Wang, Jiasi ^a   Ren, Jinsong ^a   Qu, Xiaogang ^a  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ENZYME; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COLOR; GLYCATION; LUMINESCENCE; METABOLISM;

CARBON; COLOR; ENZYMES; LUMINESCENCE; MAILLARD REACTION; NITROGEN;

EID: 84891769437     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep03564     Document Type: Article

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