Green Synthesis of Lutein-Based Carbon Dots Applied for Free-Radical Scavenging within Cells
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials and Instruments
2.2. Preparation of L-CDs
2.3. Quantum Yield (QY) Measurement
2.4. Cytotoxicity Assays
2.5. Radical Scavenging Activity (RSA)
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Synthesis and Characterization of L-CDs
3.2. The Photoluminescence Properties of L-CDs
3.3. Cytotoxicity Test of L-CDs
3.4. Free Radical Scavenging in Solution
3.5. Application of Free Radical Scavenging in Cells
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Yang, D.; Li, L.; Cao, L.; Chang, Z.; Mei, Q.; Yan, R.; Ge, M.; Jiang, C.; Dong, W.-F. Green Synthesis of Lutein-Based Carbon Dots Applied for Free-Radical Scavenging within Cells. Materials 2020, 13, 4146. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13184146
Yang D, Li L, Cao L, Chang Z, Mei Q, Yan R, Ge M, Jiang C, Dong W-F. Green Synthesis of Lutein-Based Carbon Dots Applied for Free-Radical Scavenging within Cells. Materials. 2020; 13(18):4146. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13184146
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Dian, Li Li, Lei Cao, Zhimin Chang, Qian Mei, Ruhong Yan, Mingfeng Ge, Chenyu Jiang, and Wen-Fei Dong. 2020. "Green Synthesis of Lutein-Based Carbon Dots Applied for Free-Radical Scavenging within Cells" Materials 13, no. 18: 4146. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13184146