Issue 44, 2013

Water soluble nanocarbons arrest the growth of mosquitoes

Abstract

Fluorescent water soluble carbon nanoparticles (wsCNPs) formed from the carbonization of wood wool followed by oxidative treatment have been used to image the life cycle of the mosquito. At a concentration of wsCNPs around 0.5 mg L−1, the full life cycle of the mosquito has been successfully imaged. However, at higher concentrations of wsCNPs (3 mg L−1), the growth of the mosquito from the larval stage to adulthood is blocked. Larvae ingesting such high concentrations of wsCNPs did not survive and after four weeks perished. The zebra fish can use such infected larvae as food with no ill effect, suggesting a new method to curb mosquito growth in stagnant pools of water treated with wsCNPs without affecting the ecosystem.

Graphical abstract: Water soluble nanocarbons arrest the growth of mosquitoes

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
01 Aug 2013
Accepted
10 Sep 2013
First published
12 Sep 2013

RSC Adv., 2013,3, 22504-22508

Water soluble nanocarbons arrest the growth of mosquitoes

M. Saxena, S. K. Sonkar and S. Sarkar, RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 22504 DOI: 10.1039/C3RA44100H

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