"On-off-on" detection of Fe3+ and F-, biological imaging, and its logic gate operation based on excitation-independent blue-fluorescent carbon dots
Abstract
A fluorescent nanoprobe based on carbon dots (CDs) has been facilely synthesized by a one-step hydrothermal pyrolysis of salicylic acid and utilized for the sequential detection of Fe3+ and F- in vitro. The fluorescence of CDs can be extinguished dramatically by Fe3+ based on static quenching and subsequently recovery upon addition of F- due to the formation of stabler FeF3. The probe exhibits high selectivity and sensitivity toward Fe3+ and F- with a good linearity in the range of 10-300 μM and 0.1-200 μM, respectively, and a low detection limit of 52 nM and 8.5 nM, respectively. More importantly, as-prepared CDs with exceedingly fluorescence stability, negligible toxicity and superior biocompatibility have been expanded for detection Fe3+ and F- in living cell and Escherichia coli. Furthermore, an "AND" logic gate based on as-obtained CDs has been constructed.
- Publication:
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Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular Spectroscopy
- Pub Date:
- February 2020
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.saa.2019.117716
- Bibcode:
- 2020AcSpA.22717716L
- Keywords:
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- Carbon dots;
- Fe<SUP>3+</SUP>;
- F<SUP>-</SUP>;
- Probe;
- Imaging;
- Logic gate