Carbon dots for copper detection with down and upconversion fluorescent properties as excitation sources

Carbon dots were synthesized by a simple and green strategy for selective and sensitive Cu(2+) ion detection using both down and upconversion fluorescence. These fluorescent nanosensors show low cytotoxicity and are applied for intracellular sensing and imaging of Cu(2+) in biological systems.

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Published inChemical communications (Cambridge, England) Vol. 49; no. 11; pp. 1103 - 1105
Main Authors Salinas-Castillo, Alfonso, Ariza-Avidad, Maria, Pritz, Christian, Camprubí-Robles, Maria, Fernández, Belen, Ruedas-Rama, Maria J, Megia-Fernández, Alicia, Lapresta-Fernández, Alejandro, Santoyo-Gonzalez, Francisco, Schrott-Fischer, Annelies, Capitan-Vallvey, Luis F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.01.2013
Subjects
Animals
Carbon
Carbon - chemistry
Carbon - pharmacology
Copper - analysis
Fluorescence
Green Chemistry Technology
Imaging
Mice
Nanocomposites
Nanomaterials
Nanoparticles - chemistry
Nanostructure
NIH 3T3 Cells
Strategy
Upconversion
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Summary:Carbon dots were synthesized by a simple and green strategy for selective and sensitive Cu(2+) ion detection using both down and upconversion fluorescence. These fluorescent nanosensors show low cytotoxicity and are applied for intracellular sensing and imaging of Cu(2+) in biological systems.
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ISSN:1359-7345
1364-548X
DOI:10.1039/c2cc36450f