Issue 70, 2012
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Chemical Communications

Simple one-step synthesis of highly luminescent carbon dots from orange juice: application as excellent bio-imaging agents†

Swagatika Sahu,a   Birendra Behera,b   Tapas K. Maitib  and  Sasmita Mohapatra*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India
E-mail: sasmitam@nitrkl.ac.in
Fax: +91-661-2462651
Tel: +91-661-2462661

b Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India

Abstract

Highly photoluminescent carbon dots with a PL quantum yield of 26% have been prepared in one step by hydrothermal treatment of orange juice. Due to high photostability and low toxicity these carbon dots are demonstrated as excellent probes in cellular imaging.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC33796G
Article type
Communication
Submitted
26 May 2012
Accepted
13 Jul 2012
First published
16 Jul 2012

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 8835-8837

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Simple one-step synthesis of highly luminescent carbon dots from orange juice: application as excellent bio-imaging agents

S. Sahu, B. Behera, T. K. Maiti and S. Mohapatra, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 8835 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC33796G

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