Abstract
Highly luminescent, water-soluble and biocompatible Carbon Quantum Dots (aqCQDs) were prepared by encapsulating the parent hydrophobic CQDs in an amphiphilic polymer. The resulting aqCQDs were non-toxic to living cells, and were found to cross the cell membrane and localise primarily in the cytosol.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 9361-9363 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Chemical Communications |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 75 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 22 2012 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Ceramics and Composites
- Chemistry(all)
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Metals and Alloys
- Materials Chemistry
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Fowley, C., Mc Caughan, B., Devlin, A., Yildiz, I., Raymo, F. M., & Callan, J. F. (2012). Highly luminescent biocompatible carbon quantum dots by encapsulation with an amphiphilic polymer. Chemical Communications, 48(75), 9361-9363. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2cc34962k