Pure and doped carbon quantum dots as fluorescent probes for the detection of phenol compounds and antibiotics in aquariums
Scientific Reports • 2023
Publication Information
Authors
Mahmoud A. Mousa, Hanaa H. Abdelrahman, Mamdouh A. Fahmy, Dina G. Ebrahim &
Amira H. E. Moustafa
Keywords
Material Science
Journal
Scientific Reports
Publisher
natureportfolio
Volume
13
Issue
Not Available
Pages
12863
publication.type
International
Paper Link
Open Link
Supplementary Materials
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Abstract
The resulting antibiotic residue and organic chemicals from continuous climatic change, urbanization
and increasing food demand have a detrimental impact on environmental and human health
protection. So, we created a unique B, N-CQDs (Boron, Nitrogen doping carbon quantum dots) based
fluorescent nanosensor to investigate novel sensing methodologies for the precise and concentrated
identification of antibiotics and phenol derivatives substances to ensure that they are included in
the permitted percentages. The as-prepared highly fluorescent B, N-CQDs had a limited range of
sizes between 1 and 6 nm and average sizes of 2.5 nm in our study. The novel B, N-CQDs showed
high sensitivity and selectivity for phenolic derivatives such as hydroquinone, resorcinol, and para
aminophenol, as well as organic solvents such as hexane, with low detection limits of 0.05, 0.024,
0.032 and 0.013 µM respectively in an aqueous medium. The high fluorescence B, N-CQDs probes were
examined using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform
infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and UV/VIS spectroscopy. The outcomes were compared to carbon
quantum dots (CQDs) previously generated from Urea
and increasing food demand have a detrimental impact on environmental and human health
protection. So, we created a unique B, N-CQDs (Boron, Nitrogen doping carbon quantum dots) based
fluorescent nanosensor to investigate novel sensing methodologies for the precise and concentrated
identification of antibiotics and phenol derivatives substances to ensure that they are included in
the permitted percentages. The as-prepared highly fluorescent B, N-CQDs had a limited range of
sizes between 1 and 6 nm and average sizes of 2.5 nm in our study. The novel B, N-CQDs showed
high sensitivity and selectivity for phenolic derivatives such as hydroquinone, resorcinol, and para
aminophenol, as well as organic solvents such as hexane, with low detection limits of 0.05, 0.024,
0.032 and 0.013 µM respectively in an aqueous medium. The high fluorescence B, N-CQDs probes were
examined using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform
infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and UV/VIS spectroscopy. The outcomes were compared to carbon
quantum dots (CQDs) previously generated from Urea
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