Green Synthesis of Luminescent Carbon Nanomaterials from <i>Porphyridium cruentum</i> Microalgae
Microalgae (<i>µ</i>Algae) biomass was employed as a sustainable source for the synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots (<i>μ</i>Algae-CNDs) using a hydrothermal carbonization method and ethylenediamine (ED) as a nitrogen additive. The <i>μ</i>Algae-CNDs synthesized...
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| author | Inês Chouzende Alexandra Isabel Costa Patrícia David Barata Sónia Martins Magda Cardoso Semedo Fernando Manuel Henriques Cardoso Maria Luísa Lobo José Virgílio Prata |
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| description | Microalgae (<i>µ</i>Algae) biomass was employed as a sustainable source for the synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots (<i>μ</i>Algae-CNDs) using a hydrothermal carbonization method and ethylenediamine (ED) as a nitrogen additive. The <i>μ</i>Algae-CNDs synthesized with a ratio of 0.64 of ED did not show cytotoxicity against non-tumor NIH 3T3 cells and sarcoma S180 cells, revealing some potential attractive properties for bioimaging. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1e4fea46d0a94a85a481b6937fc9c5bd2025-08-20T01:49:05ZengMDPI AGMedical Sciences Forum2673-99922023-12-01231310.3390/msf2023023003Green Synthesis of Luminescent Carbon Nanomaterials from <i>Porphyridium cruentum</i> MicroalgaeInês Chouzende0Alexandra Isabel Costa1Patrícia David Barata2Sónia Martins3Magda Cardoso Semedo4Fernando Manuel Henriques Cardoso5Maria Luísa Lobo6José Virgílio Prata7Departamento de Engenharia Química, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa—Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, R. Conselheiro Emídio Navarro 1, 1959-007 Lisboa, PortugalDepartamento de Engenharia Química, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa—Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, R. Conselheiro Emídio Navarro 1, 1959-007 Lisboa, PortugalDepartamento de Engenharia Química, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa—Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, R. Conselheiro Emídio Navarro 1, 1959-007 Lisboa, PortugalDepartamento de Engenharia Química, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa—Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, R. Conselheiro Emídio Navarro 1, 1959-007 Lisboa, PortugalDepartamento de Engenharia Química, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa—Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, R. Conselheiro Emídio Navarro 1, 1959-007 Lisboa, PortugalMedical Parasitology Unit, Group of Opportunistic Protozoa/HIV and Other Protozoa, Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical—Universidade Nova de Lisboa, R. da Junqueira 100, 1349-008 Lisboa, PortugalMedical Parasitology Unit, Group of Opportunistic Protozoa/HIV and Other Protozoa, Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical—Universidade Nova de Lisboa, R. da Junqueira 100, 1349-008 Lisboa, PortugalDepartamento de Engenharia Química, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa—Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, R. Conselheiro Emídio Navarro 1, 1959-007 Lisboa, PortugalMicroalgae (<i>µ</i>Algae) biomass was employed as a sustainable source for the synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots (<i>μ</i>Algae-CNDs) using a hydrothermal carbonization method and ethylenediamine (ED) as a nitrogen additive. The <i>μ</i>Algae-CNDs synthesized with a ratio of 0.64 of ED did not show cytotoxicity against non-tumor NIH 3T3 cells and sarcoma S180 cells, revealing some potential attractive properties for bioimaging.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9992/23/1/3carbon dotsmicroalgaeeco-friendlyfluorescentcytotoxicitybioimaging |
| spellingShingle | Inês Chouzende Alexandra Isabel Costa Patrícia David Barata Sónia Martins Magda Cardoso Semedo Fernando Manuel Henriques Cardoso Maria Luísa Lobo José Virgílio Prata Green Synthesis of Luminescent Carbon Nanomaterials from <i>Porphyridium cruentum</i> Microalgae Medical Sciences Forum carbon dots microalgae eco-friendly fluorescent cytotoxicity bioimaging |
| title | Green Synthesis of Luminescent Carbon Nanomaterials from <i>Porphyridium cruentum</i> Microalgae |
| title_full | Green Synthesis of Luminescent Carbon Nanomaterials from <i>Porphyridium cruentum</i> Microalgae |
| title_fullStr | Green Synthesis of Luminescent Carbon Nanomaterials from <i>Porphyridium cruentum</i> Microalgae |
| title_full_unstemmed | Green Synthesis of Luminescent Carbon Nanomaterials from <i>Porphyridium cruentum</i> Microalgae |
| title_short | Green Synthesis of Luminescent Carbon Nanomaterials from <i>Porphyridium cruentum</i> Microalgae |
| title_sort | green synthesis of luminescent carbon nanomaterials from i porphyridium cruentum i microalgae |
| topic | carbon dots microalgae eco-friendly fluorescent cytotoxicity bioimaging |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9992/23/1/3 |
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