Fluorometric Mercury (II) Detection Using Heteroatom-Doped Carbon and Graphene Quantum Dots

Mercury ion (Hg2+) is one of the most toxic pollutants that can exist throughout the environment and be diffused into water, soil, air, and eventually the food chain. Even a very low level of Hg2+ diffused in living organisms can hurt their DNA and cause the permanent damage of the central nervous s...

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Published inPhotonics Vol. 11; no. 9; p. 841
Main Authors Chaghazardi, Mosayeb, Kashanian, Soheila, Nazari, Maryam, Omidfar, Kobra, Joseph, Yvonne, Rahimi, Parvaneh
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.09.2024
Subjects
Amino acids
Biocompatibility
Carbon
carbon quantum dots
Central nervous system
Damage detection
DNA damage
DNA probes
Electrons
Enzymes
Fluorescent indicators
fluorescent sensors
Fluorimetry
Food chains
Graphene
graphene quantum dots
Graphite
Heavy metals
Ion probes
Low level
Mercury
Mercury (metal)
Metals
Nervous system
Optical properties
Physical properties
Pollutants
Proteins
Quantum dots
Scientific imaging
Soil pollution
Soil water
Toxicity
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Summary:Mercury ion (Hg2+) is one of the most toxic pollutants that can exist throughout the environment and be diffused into water, soil, air, and eventually the food chain. Even a very low level of Hg2+ diffused in living organisms can hurt their DNA and cause the permanent damage of the central nervous system and a variety of consequential disorders. Hence, the development of a sensitive and specific method for the detection of Hg2+ at trace ranges is extremely important as well as challenging. Fluorometric detection assays based on graphene quantum dots (GQDs) and carbon quantum dots (CQDs) offer considerable potential for the determination and monitoring of heavy metals due to their fascinating properties. Although the quantum yield of GQDs and CQDs is sufficient for their use as fluorescent probes, doping with heteroatoms can significantly improve their optical properties and selectivity toward specific analytes. This review explores the primary advances of CQDs and GQDs in their great electronic, optical, and physical properties, their synthetic methods, and their use in Hg2+ fluorimetry detection.
ISSN:2304-6732
2304-6732
DOI:10.3390/photonics11090841