Published June 2019 | Version v1
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Fluorometric determination of copper(II) by using 3-aminophenylboronic acid-functionalized CdTe quantum dot probes

  • 1. Hubei University, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules&College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (China)

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Water-soluble cadmium telluride quantum dots capped with 3-mercaptopropionic acid were synthesized and further modified with 3-aminophenylboronic acid to form boronic acid-functionalized quantum dots (QDs). Under excitation at 350 nm, the modified QDs display yellow fluorescence with a peak at 566 nm. On exposure to copper(II), the fluorescence of the QDs is quenched. Under optimal conditions, fluorescence drops linearly in the 0.01 to 20 μM Cu(II) concentration range, and the detection limit is 7.6 nM. This fluorescent probe was applied to the determination of Cu(II) in spiked human serum and water samples and gave satisfactory results.

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Journal Title
Mikrochimica Acta
Journal Volume
186
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 1-7
ISSN
0026-3672
CODEN
MIACAQ

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