| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7140068 | Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical | 2018 | 21 Pages |
Abstract
Functionalized manganese-doped carbon dots (FMn-CDs) were prepared by integration of pyrolysis-derived Mn-CDs with ethylene diamine, ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid and Eu(III) ions. The FMn-CDs emitted intense blue fluorescence with high photostability, excellent water-solubility and favorable biocompatibility. 2, 6-dipicolinic acid (DPA) is an important biomarker of Bacillus anthracis spore. It serves as an antenna suction light group and can sensitize the Eu(III) combined on the FMn-CDs to produce bright red fluorescence. Benefitting from the absorbance energy transfer emission effect from DPA to the sensitized Eu(III), a ratiometric biosensor towards DPA detection was developed. The approach exhibited a linearity range from 0.1 to 750â¯nM and a detection limit of 0.1â¯nM. Moreover, visual FMn-CDs test paper was produced for the DPA detection using a smartphone under a portable UV lamp, with a lowest detection limit of 1â¯Î¼M. This work revealed the potential of a convenient smart phone diagnostics for DPA detection using visual FMn-CDs test paper.
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Authors
Mingcong Rong, Yucong Liang, Danli Zhao, Baiji Chen, Chen Pan, Xiangzhou Deng, Yibo Chen, Jin He,