Water-phase CdTe (carboxyl) Quantum Dots
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Alfa Chemistry offers high quality water-phase CdTe (carboxyl) quantum dots encapsulated by carboxyl groups, which makes them soluble in water, resulting in aqueous solutions. Alfa Chemistry offers customers suitable water-phase CdTe (carboxyl) quantum dots in wavelengths from 520nm - 800nm. If you need a quantum dot that is not on our list, please feel free to contact us and we can customize the relevant product to meet your requirements.
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Fluorescent Nanosensor Detection
In this work, Pooja et al. investigated the possibility of using COOH-functionalized CdTe quantum dots (QDs) as fluorescent nanosensors for the detection of some environmentally harmful metal ions (Cr3+, Pb2+, Cu2+, Zn2+ and Co2+) in the aqueous phase. COOH-CdTe QDs were prepared in aqueous media and characterized by UV-Vis, photoluminescence and FTIR spectroscopy for characterization. The optical response of CdTe nanosensors was observed to be time- and temperature-dependent. A strong "off" fluorescence response of CdTe was observed in the presence of all metal ions (Xn+). CdTe showed its effective sensing ability for Pb2+, Cr3+ and Cu2+ ions, as evidenced by the validation of its low limit of detection (LOD). Furthermore, the strong presence of F-F0/F0 proves that CdTe QDs have better sensing ability for Cr3+, Pb2+ and Cu2+ ions, far better than the industrially available fluorescent sensors.
Fig.1 Sensitive detection schematic of functionalized CdTe fluorescence nanosensor. (Pooja et al., 2020)
Fluorescent Probes
CdTe quantum dots were modified by N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NALC) as novel fluorescent probes and were successfully used for the determination of L-penicillamine. The fluorescence of CdTe QDs decreased significantly in the presence of copper ions (Cu2+) due to the binding of Cu2+ to NALC on the surface of CdTe QDs, but the fluorescence of the modified CdTe QDs was effectively recovered immediately after the addition of L-PA. The experimental results showed that the pH value of the buffer solution and the concentration of Cu2+ affected the fluorescence intensity after the addition of L-PA. In this work, a new, simple and rapid method for the determination of L-PA has been established, and its potential has been demonstrated in human serum samples and environmental samples with satisfactory results.
Fig.2 TEM image of the NALC-CdTe QDs. (Huang et al., 2018)
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References
- Pooja, and P. Chowdhury . Functionalized CdTe Fluorescence Nanosensor for the Sensitive Detection of Water Borne Environmentally Hazardous Metal Ions[J]. Optical Materials, 2020.
- Huang, Y. , et al. Novel competitive-displacement fluorescent assay for L-Penicillamine based on reaction between target and N-acetyl-L-cysteine-capped CdTe quantum dots for copper ion[J]. Analytical Methods, 2018:10.1039.C8AY00515J.
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