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A Novel Technique for Generating and Observing Chemiluminescence in a Biological Setting
Published on: March 9, 2017
Fluorescent carbon nanoparticles: mimicking hydrogen peroxide properties in a chemiluminescence system
Xiangnan Dou1, Yongzan Zheng2, Katsumi Uchiyama3
1Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China. jmlin@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn and Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Minamiohsawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan.
Abstract:
Fluorescent carbon nanoparticles (FCNs), as novel luminescent reagents exhibiting hydrogen peroxide mimicking properties, can directly react with luminol, NaHCO3 and NaHSO3 in alkaline conditions to yield novel chemiluminescence, and show great potential towards further applications of ultra-weak chemiluminescence.
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