N-Doped carbon dots for the fluorescence and colorimetry dual-mode detection of curcumin

作者：Yanan Yan, Huilin Zhang, Fangfang Du, Yating Meng, Shaomin Shuang, Ruibing Wang, Shengmei Song, Chuan Dong · 发表于：The Analyst · 年份：2021 · DOI：10.1039/d1an01212f · 被引用次数：28 · 研究领域：Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications、Curcumin's Biomedical Applications、Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications

Nitrogen doped carbon dots (N-CDs) were synthesized by a one-step hydrothermal method with dopamine and ethylenediamine. The as-prepared N-CDs were characterized via transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), fluorescence spectrophotometer, UV-Vis spectrophotometry and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The average particle dimension of the as-prepared N-CDs was 2.68 nm, and the best excitation and emission wavelengths were 405 nm and 535 nm, separately. N-CDs exhibits excellent selectivity and sensitivity to detect the curcumin (Cur), attaining a wider linear range of 97.5 nM-67.9 μM and a limit of detection (LOD) of as low as 94 nM. Interestingly, N-CDs can also give responsive signals of a visible colour change (yellow to red). Moreover, a novel fluorescent/colorimetric dual-mode method has been successfully employed for the determination of Cur in real samples with good recoveries (94%-110%) and precision (RSD = 0.3-2.9%).