@article{ART002193726},
author={Yang Liu and Yanan Liu and Mira Park and PARK SOOJIN and Yifan Zhang and Md Rashedunnabi Akanda and Byungyong Park and KIM HAK YONG},
title={Green synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots from carrot juice for in vitro cellular imaging},
journal={Carbon Letters},
issn={1976-4251},
year={2017},
volume={21},
pages={61-67}
TY - JOUR
AU - Yang Liu
AU - Yanan Liu
AU - Mira Park
AU - PARK SOOJIN
AU - Yifan Zhang
AU - Md Rashedunnabi Akanda
AU - Byungyong Park
AU - KIM HAK YONG
TI - Green synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots from carrot juice for in vitro cellular imaging
JO - Carbon Letters
PY - 2017
VL - 21
IS - null
PB - Korean Carbon Society
SP - 61
EP - 67
SN - 1976-4251
AB - We report the use of carrot, a new and inexpensive biomaterial source, for preparing high quality carbon dots (CDs) instead of semi-conductive quantum dots for bioimaging application.
The as-derived CDs possessing down and up-conversion photoluminescence features were obtained from carrot juice by commonly used hydrothermal treatment. The corresponding physiochemical and optical properties were investigated by electron microscopy, fluorescent spectrometry, and other spectroscopic methods. The surfaces of obtained CDs were highly covered with hydroxyl groups and nitrogen groups without further modification. The quantum yield of as-obtained CDs was as high as 5.16%. The cell viability of HaCaT cells against a purified CD aqueous solution was higher than 85% even at higher concentration (700 μg mL−1) after 24 h incubation. Finally, CD cultured cells exhibited distinguished blue, green, and red colors, respectively, during in vitro imaging when excited by three wavelength lasers under a confocal microscope. Offering excellent optical properties, biocompatibility, low cytotoxicity, and good cellular imaging capability, the carrot juice derived CDs are a promising candidate for biomedical applications.
KW - carbon dots;carrot;fluorescent;biocompatibility;bioimaging
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Yang Liu, Yanan Liu, Mira Park, PARK SOOJIN, Yifan Zhang, Md Rashedunnabi Akanda, Byungyong Park and KIM HAK YONG. (2017). Green synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots from carrot juice for in vitro cellular imaging. Carbon Letters, 21, 61-67.
Yang Liu, Yanan Liu, Mira Park, PARK SOOJIN, Yifan Zhang, Md Rashedunnabi Akanda, Byungyong Park and KIM HAK YONG. 2017, "Green synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots from carrot juice for in vitro cellular imaging", Carbon Letters, vol.21, pp.61-67.
Yang Liu, Yanan Liu, Mira Park, PARK SOOJIN, Yifan Zhang, Md Rashedunnabi Akanda, Byungyong Park, KIM HAK YONG "Green synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots from carrot juice for in vitro cellular imaging" Carbon Letters 21 pp.61-67 (2017) : 61.
Yang Liu, Yanan Liu, Mira Park, PARK SOOJIN, Yifan Zhang, Md Rashedunnabi Akanda, Byungyong Park, KIM HAK YONG. Green synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots from carrot juice for in vitro cellular imaging. 2017; 21 61-67.
Yang Liu, Yanan Liu, Mira Park, PARK SOOJIN, Yifan Zhang, Md Rashedunnabi Akanda, Byungyong Park and KIM HAK YONG. "Green synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots from carrot juice for in vitro cellular imaging" Carbon Letters 21(2017) : 61-67.
Yang Liu; Yanan Liu; Mira Park; PARK SOOJIN; Yifan Zhang; Md Rashedunnabi Akanda; Byungyong Park; KIM HAK YONG. Green synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots from carrot juice for in vitro cellular imaging. Carbon Letters, 21, 61-67.
Yang Liu; Yanan Liu; Mira Park; PARK SOOJIN; Yifan Zhang; Md Rashedunnabi Akanda; Byungyong Park; KIM HAK YONG. Green synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots from carrot juice for in vitro cellular imaging. Carbon Letters. 2017; 21 61-67.
Yang Liu, Yanan Liu, Mira Park, PARK SOOJIN, Yifan Zhang, Md Rashedunnabi Akanda, Byungyong Park, KIM HAK YONG. Green synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots from carrot juice for in vitro cellular imaging. 2017; 21 61-67.
Yang Liu, Yanan Liu, Mira Park, PARK SOOJIN, Yifan Zhang, Md Rashedunnabi Akanda, Byungyong Park and KIM HAK YONG. "Green synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots from carrot juice for in vitro cellular imaging" Carbon Letters 21(2017) : 61-67.