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Chemical Communications

One step synthesis of C-dots by microwave mediated caramelization of poly(ethylene glycol)†

Amit Jaiswal,a   Siddhartha Sankar Ghosh*ab  and  Arun Chattopadhyay*ac  

* Corresponding authors

a Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati-39, Assam, India

b Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati-39, Assam, India
E-mail: sghosh@iitg.ernet.in
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c Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati-39, Assam, India
E-mail: arun@iitg.ernet.in
Fax: +91 361 258 2349
Tel: +91 361 258 2304

Abstract

A rapid, simple and one step microwave mediated method for synthesizing C-dots using poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) as a precursor and passivating agent is reported. The C-dots possessed low cytotoxicity, were amenable to separation by electrophoresis, photostable and entered cancer cells, making them suitable candidates for bioimaging and biolabelling.

Graphical abstract: One step synthesis of C-dots by microwave mediated caramelization of poly(ethylene glycol)

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CC15988G
Article type
Communication
Submitted
26 Sept 2011
Accepted
26 Oct 2011
First published
11 Nov 2011

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 407-409

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One step synthesis of C-dots by microwave mediated caramelization of poly(ethylene glycol)

A. Jaiswal, S. S. Ghosh and A. Chattopadhyay, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 407 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC15988G

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