Rapid Synthesis of Carbon Dots by Hydrothermal Treatment of Lignin

A rapid approach has been developed for the fluorescent carbon dots (CDs) by the hydrothermal treatment of lignin in the presence of H₂O₂. The as-synthesized CDs were found to emit blue photoluminescence with excellent photostability. Moreover, the CDs displayed biocompatibility, low cytotoxicity, a...

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Published in:Materials 2016-03, Vol.9 (3), p.184
Main Authors: Chen, Wenxin, Hu, Chaofan, Yang, Yunhua, Cui, Jianghu, Liu, Yingliang
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Language:English
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Summary:A rapid approach has been developed for the fluorescent carbon dots (CDs) by the hydrothermal treatment of lignin in the presence of H₂O₂. The as-synthesized CDs were found to emit blue photoluminescence with excellent photostability. Moreover, the CDs displayed biocompatibility, low cytotoxicity, and high water solubility properties. Finally, the as-resulted CDs were demonstrated to be excellent probes for bioimaging and biosensing applications.
ISSN:1996-1944
1996-1944
DOI:10.3390/ma9030184