Cyan Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots with Amino Derivatives for the Visual Detection of Copper (II) Cations in Sea Water
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Reagents and Instruments
2.2. Synthesis of Amino-CQD
2.3. Metal Sensing
2.3.1. Fluorimetry for Copper Cations (Cu2+)
2.3.2. Visual Detection of Copper (Cu2+) Concentration
3. Results
3.1. Primary Characterization of Amino-CQDs
3.2. Visual Sensor for Copper (II) Cations in Sea Water
3.3. Automatic Colorimetry Assay via RGB Color Control
4. Conclusions
5. Patents
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Yakusheva, A.; Aly-Eldeen, M.; Gusev, A.; Zakharova, O.; Kuznetsov, D. Cyan Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots with Amino Derivatives for the Visual Detection of Copper (II) Cations in Sea Water. Nanomaterials 2023, 13, 1004. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13061004
Yakusheva A, Aly-Eldeen M, Gusev A, Zakharova O, Kuznetsov D. Cyan Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots with Amino Derivatives for the Visual Detection of Copper (II) Cations in Sea Water. Nanomaterials. 2023; 13(6):1004. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13061004
Chicago/Turabian StyleYakusheva, Anastasia, Mohamed Aly-Eldeen, Alexander Gusev, Olga Zakharova, and Denis Kuznetsov. 2023. "Cyan Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots with Amino Derivatives for the Visual Detection of Copper (II) Cations in Sea Water" Nanomaterials 13, no. 6: 1004. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13061004