Fluorescent Carbon Nanoparticle: Synthesis, Characterization and Bio-imaging Application

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2009-09-25

arxiv.org/abs/0909.4622v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

To be publishe in J. Phys. Chem. C, 2009

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Fluorescent carbon nanoparticle (CNP) having 2-6 nm in size with quantum yield of about ~3% were synthesized via nitric acid oxidation of carbon soot and this approach can be used for milligram scale synthesis of these water soluble particles. These CNPs are nano-crystalline with predominantly graphitic structure and shows green fluorescence under UV exposure. While nitric acid oxidation induces nitrogen and oxygen incorporation into soot particle that afforded water solubility and light emitting property; the isolation of small particles from a mixture of different size particles improved the fluorescence quantum yield. These CNP shows encouraging cell imaging application. They enter into cell without any further functionalization and fluorescence property of these particles can be used for fluorescence based cell imaging application.

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