Facile synthesis of fluorescent carbon nanodots from starch nanoparticles

• Main Authors: Suk, Fun Chin, Siti Nur Akmar, Binti Mohd Yazid, Suh, Cem Pang, Sing, Muk Ng
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 2012
• Subjects: S Agriculture (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10211/1/Suk.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10211/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167577X12009299

Fluorescent carbon dots were synthesized by the carbonization of preformed native sago starch nanoparticles, followed by surface oxidation in an aqueous medium. The morphology and particle sizes of carbon nanodots (CDs) were observed to be very similar to starch nanoparticles that were used as pr...