@article{f97f07258371498f99118a58d4cb1033,
title = "Boron and nitrogen co-doped carbon dots as a sensitive fluorescent probe for the detection of curcumin",
abstract = "In this present study, a fluorescent probe was developed to detect curcumin, which is derived from the rhizomes of the turmeric. We used a simple and economical way to synthesize boron and nitrogen co-doped carbon dots (BNCDs) by microwave heating. The maximum emission wavelength of the BNCDs was 450 nm at an excitation wavelength of 360 nm. The as-prepared BNCDs were characterized by multiple analytical techniques such as transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and infrared spectroscopy. The synthesized carbon nanoparticles had an average particle diameter of 4.23 nm. The BNCDs exhibited high sensitivity to the detection of curcumin at ambient conditions. The changes of BNCDs fluorescent intensity show a good linear relationship with the curcumin concentrations in the range 0.2–12.5 μM. This proposed method has been successfully applied to detect the curcumin in urine samples with the recoveries of 96.5–105.5%.",
keywords = "boron and nitrogen co-doped carbon dots, curcumin, fluorescent probe",
author = "Wei Bian and Xuan Wang and Yakun Wang and Haifen Yang and Jialin Huang and Zongwei Cai and Choi, {Martin M. F.}",
note = "Funding Information: This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21175086), Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province of China (201601D011018), PhD Start‐up Foundation of Shanxi Medical University (03201514), Shanxi Medical University of Science and Technology Innovation Fund (01201312), Shanxi College Students' Innovative Entrepreneurial Training Project (20161219115458588), and College Students' Innovative Entrepreneurial Training Project of Shanxi Medical University (20162202). National Natural Science Foundation of China. Grant Number: 21175086 Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province of China. Grant Number: 201601D011018 PhD Start-up Foundation of Shanxi Medical University. Grant Number: 03201514 Shanxi Medical University of Science and Technology Innovation Fund. Grant Number: 01201312 Shanxi College Students' Innovative Entrepreneurial Training Project. Grant Number: 20161219115458588 College Students' Innovative Entrepreneurial Training Project of Shanxi Medical University. Grant Number: 20162202 Publisher copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.",
year = "2018",
month = feb,
doi = "10.1002/bio.3390",
language = "English",
volume = "33",
pages = "174--180",
journal = "Luminescence",
issn = "1522-7235",
publisher = "John Wiley & Sons Ltd.",
number = "1",
}