Preparation of Silicon–Carbon-Based Dots@Dopamine and Its Application in Intracellular Ag+ Detection and Cell Imaging
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces2015Vol. 8(6), pp. 3644–3650
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Abstract
A novel nanocomposite, silicon-carbon-based dots@dopamine (Si-CDs@DA) was prepared using (3-aminopropyl) triethoxysilane, glycerol, and dopamine as raw materials via a rapid microwave-assisted irradiation. This type of Si-CDs@DA exhibited ultrabright fluorescence emission (quantum yield of 12.4%) and could response to Ag(+) selectively and sensitively. Moreover, the obtained Si-CDs@DA can be further applied in sensing intracellular Ag(+) and cell imaging, because of its photostability, salt stability, and low cytotoxicity. This study provides a simple and efficient approach for preparing novel Ag(+) fluorescent probes, which could expand the application of carbon nanomaterials in designing related biosensors.
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