| Literature DB >> 24656348 |
Vaibhavkumar N Mehta1, Sanjay Jha2, Suresh Kumar Kailasa3.
Abstract
We are reporting highly economical plant-based hydrothermal method for one-pot green synthesis of water-dispersible fluorescent carbon dots (CDs) by using Saccharum officinarum juice as precursor. The synthesized CDs were characterized by UV-visible, fluorescence, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), dynamic light scattering (DLS), high-resolution transmission electron microscopic (HR-TEM), and laser scanning confocal microscopic techniques. The CDs are well dispersed in water with an average size of ~3 nm and showed bright blue fluorescence under UV-light (λex=365 nm). These CDs acted as excellent fluorescent probes in cellular imaging of bacteria (Escherichia coli) and yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae).Entities:
Keywords: Bacteria and yeast cells; DLS; Fluorescence microscopy; Saccharum officinarum juice; TEM
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24656348 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2014.01.038
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl ISSN: 0928-4931 Impact factor: 7.328