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Md Nafiujjaman1, Hwang Joon2, Kwang Soo Kwak3
1Department of Green Bioengineering, Korea National University of Transportation, Chungju 380-702, South Korea.
Abstract:
In this study, we synthesized high quantum yield nitrogen and chlorine-doped graphene quantum dots (Cl-GQDs-N) for cancer cell imaging using simple and high production yield hydrothermal method from low-cost fructose. Prepared Cl-GQDs-N are about 30 nm in diameter and these Cl-GQDs-N display powerful blue color photoluminescence under the 365 nm UV lamp. We have further investigated their optical performances under various conditions. In vitro study shows no toxicity effect in normal and cancer cells treated with Cl-GQDs-N. Finally, we believe that our synthesized Cl-GQDs-N will bring more application opportunities in the field of bioimaging, optoelectronics and beyond.
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