Assessment of the biocompatibility and bioimaging potential of fluorescent carbon dots derived from waste biomass

• Published in: Materials letters Vol. 361; p. 136152
• Main Authors: Patel, Dinesh K., Won, So-Yeon, Jung, Eunseo, Deb Dutta, Sayan, Patil, Tejal V., Lim, Ki-Taek, Soo Han, Sung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.04.2024
• Subjects: Banana peels; Bioimaging; Carbon dots; Cytotoxicity; Cytotoxicity; Bioimaging; Carbon dots; Banana peels

[Display omitted] •The blue fluorescent C-dots were successfully synthesized from waste banana peels.•The C-dots have polar functional groups with a negative surface charge.•The C-dots exhibited excitation-dependent photoluminescence property.•The C-dots have no cytotoxic effects on human fibroblast...