Comparative study for N and S doped carbon dots: Synthesis, characterization and applications for Fe3+ probe and cellular imaging

Analytica Chimica Acta

Volumn 898, Issue , 2015, Pages 116-127

  Lu, Wenjing ^a   Gong, Xiaojuan ^a   Nan, Ming ^a   Liu, Yang ^a   Shuang, Shaomin ^a   Dong, Chuan ^a  

^a SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cellular imaging; Doped carbon dots; Fe3+ probe

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CARBON; CHEMICAL STABILITY; FLUORESCENCE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PARTICLE SIZE;

CELLULAR IMAGING; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DOPED CARBONS; FLUORESCENCE LIFETIMES; FLUORESCENT PROBES; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED PYROLYSIS; SELECTIVE DETECTION;

PROBES;

CARBON DOT; ETHANOLAMINE; FERRIC ION; MALIC ACID; NANOMATERIAL; NITROGEN; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BLEACHING; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DISPERSION; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; SOLUBILITY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84945906405     PISSN: 00032670     EISSN: 18734324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2015.09.050     Document Type: Article

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