A unique "turn-on" fluorescence signalling strategy for highly specific detection of ascorbic acid using carbon dots as sensing probe

Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Volumn 85, Issue , 2016, Pages 844-852

  Fong, Jessica Fung Yee ^a   Chin, Suk Fun ^b   Ng, Sing Muk ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Carbon dots; Fluorescence "turn on"; Optical sensing; Sustainable sensing

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; ORGANIC ACIDS; PROBES; PYROLYSIS;

BLUE FLUORESCENCE; CARBON DOTS; GOOD WATER-SOLUBILITY; OPTICAL SENSING; OPTIMISED CONDITIONS; PYROLYTIC SYNTHESIS; SPECIFIC DETECTION; SUSTAINABLE SENSING;

ASCORBIC ACID;

ALGINIC ACID; ALUMINUM; ASCORBIC ACID; BARIUM; CALCIUM ION; CARBON DOT; COPPER; FERRIC ION; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MERCURY; NANOMATERIAL; NICKEL; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; TIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC ION; CARBON; CATION; FLUORESCENT DYE; IRON; QUANTUM DOT; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; BROWN ALGA; CARBONISATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NANOANALYSIS; NANOFABRICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING; PYROLYSIS; QUANTUM YIELD; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TURN ON FLUORESCENCE SIGNALLING; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; LIMIT OF DETECTION; PROCEDURES; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ASCORBIC ACID; CARBON; CATIONS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FLUORESCENT DYES; IRON; LIMIT OF DETECTION; QUANTUM DOTS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; VITAMINS;

EID: 84973486067     PISSN: 09565663     EISSN: 18734235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2016.05.087     Document Type: Article

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