Fluorescent EGTA-derived carbon dots for turn on–off–on detection of Fe3+ and ascorbic acid via hydrothermal synthesis and cellular imaging

Abstract We present a novel, one-step hydrothermal synthesis of carbon dots (CDs) with intense blue fluorescence and a remarkably high quantum yield of 50%, using ethylene glycol tetraacetic acid (EGTA) as a single precursor eliminating the need for additional passivation agents. This streamlined st...

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Main Authors: Kanwal Iqbal, Anam Iqbal, Wenwu Qin, Muhammad Imran, Zeeshan Ajmal, Imran Khan, Guolong Xing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-03845-4
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