Fluorescence enhancement of CdTe/CdS quantum dots by coupling of glyphosate and its application for sensitive detection of copper ion

A novel fluorescent probe for Cu²⁺ determination based on the fluorescence quenching of glyphosate (Glyp)-functionalized quantum dots (QDs) was firstly reported. Glyp had been used to modify the surface of QDs to form Glyp-functionalized QDs following the capping of thioglycolic acid on the core–shell CdTe/CdS QDs. Under the optimal conditions, the response was linearly proportional to the concentration of Cu²⁺ between 2.4 × 10⁻² μg mL⁻¹ and 28 μg mL⁻¹, with a detection limit of 1.3 × 10⁻³ μg mL⁻¹ (3δ). The Glyp-functionalized QDs fluorescent probe offers good sensitivity and selectivity for detecting Cu²⁺. The fluorescent probe was successfully used for the determination of Cu²⁺ in environmental samples. The mechanism of reaction was also discussed.     

CdTe量子点荧光法测定阳离子表面活性剂

合成了巯基乙酸(TGA)保护的水溶性发光CdTe量子点,并考察了此探针在阳离子表面活性剂十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTMAB)中的发光行为。根据观察到的发光猝灭效应,建立了一种简单的测定阳离子表面活性剂的方法。考察了CdTe量子点的浓度、体系酸度、反应时间及共存物质等对测定的影响。在最佳条件下,CdTe量子点发光强度与CTMAB的浓度分别在6×10-7~9.0×10-6mol/L和1.2×10-5~3.8×10-5mol/L范围内分段成线性关系。该方法用于水样的阳离子表面活性剂的测定,回收率为97%~102%。     

水溶性CdSe量子点的合成及其作为荧光探针对大肠杆菌的快速检测

采用水相法以谷胱甘肽为稳定剂合成高稳定性的CdSe量子点,利用化学偶联剂的作用使得量子点表面基团与菌体之间的成功结合,对偶联的条件进行了优化.基于荧光分析法建立了一种快速简便的大肠杆菌检测定量分析方法.研究结果表明:合成的量子点具有稳定、荧光性能良好等突出优点.通过偶联剂量子点能与大肠杆菌结合,其荧光强度与大肠杆菌浓度...     

CdTe/CdS荧光探针测定痕量铜(Ⅱ)

以巯基乙酸为稳定剂,在水溶液中合成CdTe/CdS量子点,基于量子点与Cu2+混合后发生荧光猝灭作用,建立CdTe/CdS量子点作为荧光探针检测微量铜的新方法。在pH 4.60的HAc-NaAc缓冲溶液中,反应时间为10 min时,Cu2+质量浓度在0.01～1.00μg/mL范围与CdTe/CdS量子点的荧光猝灭程度呈良好的线性关系,相关系数为0.9978,检出限为9.90×10-3μg/mL。方法可以用于雨水、自来水和延河水中Cu2+的分析。     

Bio-safety assessment of carbon quantum dots,N-doped and folic acid modified carbon quantum dots: A systemic comparison

The carbon quantum dots(CQDs) and their functionalized materials are promising in biomedical field because of their unique properties;meanwhile,a growing concern has been raised about the potential toxicity of these modified materials in biosystem.In this study,we synthesized original CQDs and two common functionalized CQDs including N-doped CQDs(NCQDs) and folic acid-modified CQDs(FACQDs),and compared the toxicity and biocompatibility with each other in vitro and in vivo.L929,C6 and normal cell MDCK were selected to detect the adverse reaction of these materials in vitro.No acute toxicity or obvious changes were noted from in vitro cytotoxicity studies with the dose of these CQD materials increasing to a high concentration at 1 mg/mL.Among these materials,the FA-CQDs show a much lower toxicity.Moreover,in vivo toxicity studies were performed on the nude mice for 15 days.The experimental animals in 10 or 15 mg/kg groups were similar with animals treated by phosphate buffer solution(PBS) after 15 days.The results of the multifa rious biochemical parameters also suggest that the functionalized products of CQDs do not influence the biological indicators at feasible concentration.Our findings in vitro and in vivo through toxicity tests demonstrate that CQDs and their modified materials are safe for future biological applications.     

Graphene quantum dots for enhancement of fluorimetric detection coupled to capillary electrophoresis for detection of ofloxacin

A new CE method with fluorescence detection is reported on the determination of ofloxacin in milk samples using graphene quantum dots (GQDs) for sensitivity enhancement. Injection of GQDs prior the standards/sample is crucial to increase the antibiotic fluorescence response. Clean‐up and preconcentration steps allowed for a good linear correlation in a concentration range between 50 and 1000 ng/mL for the ofloxacin, detection and quantification limits being 10.7 and 35.5 ng/mL, respectively. Optimal CE conditions for the seven‐fluoroquinolone separation method were assessed in terms of buffer type, pH, and voltage. The selective interaction of GQDs with ofloxacin as model analyte was subsequently studied finding a significant sensitivity improvement; therefore, the analytes would be detected at low concentrations by means of a commercial CE device equipped with a multi‐wavelength photoluminescence detector. Due to the different maximum emission wavelengths of the target compounds and the limitations shown by the single‐wavelength photoluminescence detector coupled to the CE system, we demonstrated the usefulness of the GQD‐assisted sensitivity‐enhanced CE method to determine ofloxacin in milk samples. This work opens an interesting possibility of using GQDs in separation techniques combined with photoluminescence detectors for lowering sensitivity levels typically provided by the mere device.     

Ultrasensitive cysteine sensing using citrate-capped CdS quantum dots

The importance of cysteine (Cys) in biological systems has stimulated a great deal of efforts in the development of analytical methods for the determination of this amino acid. In this work, a novel fluorescent probe for Cys based on citrate (Cit)-capped CdS quantum dots (QDs) is reported. The Cit-capped CdS QDs fluorescent probe offers good sensitivity and selectivity for detecting Cys. A good linear relationship was obtained from 1.0 × 10⁻⁸ mol L⁻¹ to 5.0 × 10⁻⁵ mol L⁻¹ for Cys. The detection limit was calculated as 5.4 × 10⁻⁹ mol L⁻¹. The proposed method was applied to detect Cys in human urine samples, which showed satisfactory results. This assay is based on both the lability of Cit and the strong affinity of thiols to the surface of CdS QDs. The addition of Cys improved the passivation of the surface traps of CdS QDs and enhanced the fluorescence intensity.     

量子点在法庭科学手印显现中的研究进展

随着纳米技术的进步,纳米颗粒正在被逐步应用到法庭科学领域的手印检验之中。近年来,半导体量子点因其良好的荧光特性而备受国内外法庭科学家的推崇,但大多数半导体量子点具有毒性,且会对环境造成污染,这些问题制约了半导体量子点在法庭科学领域中的应用。与传统有机染料和金属内核的半导体量子点相比,碳量子点具有毒性低、污染小、生物相容性优异的特点,现已应用于医学、生物、化学等多个领域。本文综述了半导体量子点在手印显现中的应用,介绍了碳量子点的研究进展,并指出碳量子点显现手印是今后法庭科学领域的重要研究方向。     

栀子甙对碲化镉量子点的荧光淬灭作用

以3-巯基丙酸作为稳定剂,在水溶液中合成了CdTe量子点;采用荧光光谱法初步研究了栀子甙对巯基丙酸稳定的CdTe量子点的荧光淬灭作用,考察了量子点浓度、pH、反应时间等多种因素对量子点-栀子甙体系荧光强度的影响,确定了测定栀子甙的最佳实验条件;并初步探讨了栀子甙与该量子点相互作用的可能反应机理.结果表明,在最佳实验条件下,巯基丙酸稳定的CdTe量子点对栀子甙检测的线性范围为2×10-7~4×10-6 mol/L,检出限为1.4×10-7 mol/L,相对标准偏差为0.355%;且常见的金属阳离子、糖类和氨基酸对栀子甙的测定无显著影响.总体而言,该方法可用于人体体液中栀子甙的检测,且两者的作用过程可初步推断为动态淬灭过程.     

Carbon quantum dots from natural resource: A review

Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are a new class of fluorescence small carbon nanoparticles with a particle size of less than 10 nm and have vast applications in the field of bioimaging, biosensing and disease-detection. These are promising materials for nano-biotechnology since it has smaller particle size, excellent biocompatibility and excitation wavelength dependent photoluminescence (PL) behavior, photo induced electron transfer, chemical inertness and low toxicity. These materials have excellent fluorescent properties such as broad excitation spectra, narrow and tunable emission spectra, and high photostability against photo bleaching and blinking than other fluorescent semiconductor quantum dots. This review article demonstrate the recent progress in the synthesis, functionalization and technical applications of carbon quantum dots using electrochemical oxidation, combustion/thermal, chemical change, microwave heating, arc-discharge, and laser ablation methods from various natural resources. Natural carbon sources are used for the preparation of CQDs due to its low cost, environmental friendly and widely available.     

Fluorescence detection of adenosine-5′-triphosphate and alkaline phosphatase based on the generation of CdS quantum dots

We have developed an analytical method to detect adenosine-5′-triphosphate (ATP) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) based on the generation of CdS quantum dots (QDs). We demonstrated that Cd²⁺ cation reacts with S²⁻ anion to generate fluorescent CdS QDs in the presence of some certain amount of ATP. With increase in the ATP concentration, the fluorescence intensity of CdS QDs was also enhanced. ATP can be converted into adenosine by the dephosphorylation of ALP, so that the generation of CdS QDs would be inhibited in the presence of ALP. Therefore, this novel analysis system could be applied to assay ATP and ALP based on the growth of fluorescent CdS QDs.     

Synthesis of cysteamine-coated CdTe quantum dots and its application in mercury (II) detection

High-quality cysteamine-coated CdTe quantum dots (CA-CdTe QDs) were successfully synthesized in aqueous phase by a facile one-pot method. Through hydroxylamine hydrochloride-promoted kinetic growth strategy, water-soluble CA-CdTe QDs could be obtained conveniently in a conical flask by a stepwise addition of raw materials. The photoluminescence quantum yield (PL QY) of the obtained QDs reached 9.2% at the emission peak of 520 nm. The optical property and the morphology of the QDs were characterized by UV–vis absorption spectra, photoluminescence spectra (PL) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) respectively. Furthermore, the fluorescence of the resultant QDs was quenched by copper (II) (Cu²⁺) and mercury (II) (Hg²⁺) meanwhile. It is worthy of note that to separately detect Hg²⁺, cyanide ion could be used to eliminate the interference of Cu²⁺. Under the optimal conditions, the response was linearly proportional to the logarithm of Hg²⁺ concentration over the range of 0.08–3.33 μM with a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.07 μM.     

Functionalized cadmium sulfide quantum dots as fluorescence probe for silver ion determination

CdS quantum dots (QDs) modified with l-cysteine has been prepared by one step. They are water-soluble and biocompatible. To improve CdS QDs stability and interaction between silver ion and functionalized CdS QDs in aqueous solution, some amounts of fresh l-cysteine were added to functionalized CdS solution. Based on the characteristic fluorescence enhancement of CdS QDs at 545 nm by silver ions in the presence of some amounts of fresh l-cysteine, simultaneously, a gradual red shift of fluorescence emission bands of CdS QDs from 545 to 558 nm was observed. A simple, rapid, sensitive and specific detection method for silver ion was proposed. Under optimum conditions, the fluorescence intensity of CdS QDs is linearly proportional to silver concentration from 2.0 × 10⁻⁸ to 1.0 × 10⁻⁶ mol/L with a detection limit of 5.0 × 10⁻⁹ mol/L. In comparison with single organic fluorophores, functionalized CdS quantum dots are brighter, more stable against photobleaching, and don’t suffer from blinking. Furthermore, owing to the fluorescence enhancement effect of CdS QDs by silver ion, the proposed method showed lower detection blank and higher sensitivity. Possible fluorescence enhancement mechanism was also studied.     

A novel fluorescent assay for edaravone with aqueous functional CdSe quantum dots

Aqueous thiol-capped CdSe QDs with a narrow, symmetric emission were prepared under a low temperature. Based on the fluorescence enhancement of thiol-stabilized CdSe quantum dots (QDs) caused by edaravone, a simple, rapid and specific quantitative method was proposed to the edaravone determination. The concentration dependence of fluorescence intensity followed the binding of edaravone to surface of the thiol-capped CdSe QDs was effectively described by a modified Langmuir-type binding isotherm. Factors affecting the fluorescence detection for edaravone with thiol-stabilized CdSe QDs were studied, such as the effect of pH, reaction time, the concentration of CdSe QDs and so on. Under the optimal conditions, the calibration plot of C/(I − I₀) with concentration of edaravone was linear in the range of (1.45–17.42) μg/mL (0.008–0.1 μmol/L) with correlation coefficient of 0.998. The limit of detection (LOD) (3σ/κ) was 0.15 μg/mL (0.0009 μmol/mL). Possible interaction mechanism was discussed.     

Fluorescent determination of graphene quantum dots in water samples

This work presents a simple, fast and sensitive method for the preconcentration and quantification of graphene quantum dots (GQDs) in aqueous samples. GQDs are considered an object of analysis (analyte) not an analytical tool which is the most frequent situation in Analytical Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. This approach is based on the preconcentration of graphene quantum dots on an anion exchange sorbent by solid phase extraction and their subsequent elution prior fluorimetric analysis of the solution containing graphene quantum dots. Parameters of the extraction procedure such as sample volume, type of solvent, sample pH, sample flow rate and elution conditions were investigated in order to achieve extraction efficiency. The limits of detection and quantification were 7.5 μg L⁻¹ and 25 μg L⁻¹, respectively. The precision for 200 μg L⁻¹, expressed as %RSD, was 2.8%. Recoveries percentages between 86.9 and 103.9% were obtained for two different concentration levels. Interferences from other nanoparticles were studied and no significant changes were observed at the concentration levels tested. Consequently, the optimized procedure has great potential to be applied to the determination of graphene quantum dots at trace levels in drinking and environmental waters.     

组氨酸和五乙烯六胺功能化掺硼石墨烯量子点的合成及荧光检测中草药中姜黄素

Citric acid,histidine,pentaethylenehexamine and boric acid were mixed and pyrolyzed to prepare histidine and pentaethylenehexamine-functionalized and boron-doped graphene quantum dots （HPB-GQD）. The resulting HPB-GQD was composed of graphene sheets with size of 4.17±0.12 nm, and also with rich functional groups at the edges of graphene sheets. The fluorescence emission of HPB-GQD depended on the excitation wavelength. Ultraviolet excitation at 375 nm produced the strongest blue fluorescence emission. The fluorescence quantum yield was 87.4%, which was significantly better than that of traditional GQD,and single histidine, pentaethylenehexamine or boric acid-functionalized GQD,showing that introduction of histidine, pentaethylenehexamine and boron can significantly improve the luminescence efficiency. Based on the fluorescence quenching by the interaction between curcumin and HPB-GQD, a method for fluorescence determination of curcumin was established. The linear range and detection limit were 0.05-20.0 μmol/L and 0.017 μmol/L,respectively. The proposed method has been successfully applied to the fluorescence detection of curcumin in Chinese herbal medicine. The results were basically consistent with those of liquud chromatographymass spectrometry（LC-MS）and the recoveries were in the range of 96.0%-104.0%. © 2023 The Authors.     

Preparation,characterization and biocompatibility of aspartic acid modified CdTe quantum dots

This study aims at preparing water soluble aspartic acid （ASP） modified CdTe quantum dots with tunable fluorescence emission controlled by reaction time. The size of the synthesized CdTe quantum dots was evaluated using transmission electron microscope （TEM） and also calculated based on their UV-vis spectra. The optical properties of TGA-CdTe quantum dots were characterized by UV-vis and fluorescence （FL） spectroscopy. The red-shift in the UV-vis absorption and FL emission with the increase of reaction time was observed. The biocompatibility examination indicated that the ASP modified CdTe QDs had low cytotoxicity.     

Fluorescence detection of total count of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus on water-soluble CdSe quantum dots coupled with bacteria

The aim of this paper was to demonstrate a fluorescence measurement method for rapid detection of two bacterial count by using water-soluble quantum dots (QDs) as a fluorescence marker, and spectrofluorometer acted as detection apparatus, while Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) were as detection target bacteria. Highly luminescent water-soluble CdSe QDs were first prepared by using thioglycolic acid (TGA) as a ligand, and were then covalently coupled with target bacteria. The bacterial cell images were obtained using fluorescence microscopy. Our results showed that CdSe QDs prepared in water phase were highly luminescent, stable, and successfully conjugated with E. coli and S. aureus. The fluorescence method could detect 10²-10⁷ CFU/mL total count of E. coli and S. aureus in 1-2 h and the low detection limit is 10² CFU/mL. A linear relationship of the fluorescence peak intensity and log total count of E. coli and S. aureus have been established using the equation Y = 118.68X − 141.75 (r = 0.9907).     

功能性CdTe量子点荧光增敏法测定盐酸多巴胺

以CdTe量子点作为荧光探针,基于荧光增敏法对盐酸多巴胺进行了定量检测,考察了缓冲溶液体系、量子点浓度、反应时间等多种因素的影响。实验结果表明,在pH7.5的0.2 mol/L Na2HPO4-NaH2PO4缓冲液中,反应时间为20 min,盐酸多巴胺浓度为1.2×10-8~1.0×10-7mol/L时,其线性回归方程为△F=-27.47+25.54c(10-8mol/L),相关系数和检测限分别为0.9992和6×10-11mol/L。该方法为盐酸多巴胺的测定提供了新的方法。     

Near infrared molybdenum oxide quantum dots with high photoluminescence and photothermal performance

The synthesized near infrared molybdenum oxide quantum dots perform excellent red fluorescence imaging performance and photothermal performance,which have 600,650 and 700 nm three unique peaks excited at 540 nm,with a high quantum yield around 20%.Meanwhile,with 808 nm NIR laser excitation,10 mg/mL modified Molybdenum oxide quantum dots can increase temperature up to 72.2℃within 150 s and 77.7℃ within 270 s,respectively.