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Chemical Communications

One-step synthesis of amino-functionalized fluorescent carbon nanoparticles by hydrothermal carbonization of chitosan†

Yunhua Yang,a   Jianghu Cui,a   Mingtao Zheng,b   Chaofan Hu,a   Shaozao Tan,a   Yong Xiao,a   Qu Yanga  and  Yingliang Liu*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry and Institute of Nanochemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
E-mail: tliuyl@jnu.edu.cn
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b College of Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China

Abstract

Highly amino-functionalized fluorescent carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) were fabricated by hydrothermal carbonization of chitosan at a mild temperature. They were applied to bioimaging of human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells, showing low cytotoxicity and excellent biocompatibility.

Graphical abstract: One-step synthesis of amino-functionalized fluorescent carbon nanoparticles by hydrothermal carbonization of chitosan

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CC15678K
Article type
Communication
Submitted
14 ሴፕቴ 2011
Accepted
28 ኦክቶ 2011
First published
14 ኖቬም 2011

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 380-382

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One-step synthesis of amino-functionalized fluorescent carbon nanoparticles by hydrothermal carbonization of chitosan

Y. Yang, J. Cui, M. Zheng, C. Hu, S. Tan, Y. Xiao, Q. Yang and Y. Liu, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 380 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC15678K

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