ArticleNanoscale research letters2015
Quantum dot/glycol chitosan fluorescent nanoconjugates.
Article in Nanoscale research letters, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Green synthesis of carbon quantum dots and the preparation of bio-nanocomposites based on chitosan with modified refractive indices and optoelectronic properties.RSC advances · 2026Article
- Poly(Lactic-co-glycolic Acid Nanoparticles Loaded with Docetaxel and Coated with Chitosan, Carboxymethyl Chitosan, or Glycol Chitosan.Current pharmaceutical biotechnology · 2025Article
- Chitosan-based (Nano)materials for Novel Biomedical Applications.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Review
- Optical Recognition of Ammonia and Amine Vapor Using "Turn-on" Fluorescent Chitosan Nanoparticles Imprinted on Cellulose Strips.Journal of fluorescence · 2019Article
- Chitosan nanoparticles functionalized with β-cyclodextrin: a promising carrier for botanical pesticides.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- Visible Light-Cured Glycol Chitosan Hydrogel Containing a Beta-Cyclodextrin-Curcumin Inclusion Complex Improves Wound Healing In Vivo.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2017Article
- The Research and Applications of Quantum Dots as Nano-Carriers for Targeted Drug Delivery and Cancer Therapy.Nanoscale research letters · 2016Review
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Abstract
In this study, novel carbohydrate-based nanoconjugates combining chemically modified chitosan with semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) were designed and synthesised via single-step aqueous route at room temperature. Glycol chitosan (G-CHI) was used as the capping ligand aiming to improve the water solubility of the nanoconjugates to produce stable and biocompatible colloidal systems. UV-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy, photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy were used to characterise the synthesis and the relative stability of biopolymer-capped semiconductor nanocrystals. The results clearly demonstrated that the glycol chitosan derivative was remarkably effective at nucleating and stabilising semiconductor CdS quantum dots in aqueous suspensions under acidic, neutral, and alkaline media with an average size of approximately 2.5 nm and a fluorescent activity in the visible range of the spectra.
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