An evaporation induced self-assembly approach to prepare polymorphic carbon dot fluorescent nanoprobes for protein labelling. Issue 93 (6th November 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Lei; Lian, Zhongyu; Yan, Xi; Xia, Meng; Zhang, Mingcui
• Is Part Of: Chemical communications. Volume 54:Issue 93(2018)
• Page Start: 13123
• Page End: 13126
• Publication Date: 2018-11-06
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1039/c8cc05860a
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-7345

Abstract

Abstract : Herein, we report a novel route to prepare polymorphic carbon dot fluorescent probes via the evaporation-induced self-assembly of glutaraldehyde and carbon dots, which first usually form carbon nanoclusters which then could self-assemble to form carbon nanocrystals, nanospheres or nanofibers in different ionic strength solutions at room temperature. Abstract : Herein, we report a novel route to prepare polymorphic carbon dot fluorescent probes via the evaporation-induced self-assembly of glutaraldehyde and carbon dots, which first usually form carbon nanoclusters which then could self-assemble to form carbon nanocrystals, nanospheres or nanofibers in different ionic strength solutions at room temperature. The aldehyde functionalized polymorphic C-dot fluorescent probe can easily covalently bond with amino groups on proteins.