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SUBMITTER: Fan Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5501082 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fan Zetan Z Zhou Shixin S Garcia Cesar C Fan Louzhen L Zhou Jiangbing J
Nanoscale 20170401 15
Cancer remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality around the world. Improved cancer treatment requires enhancement of cancer diagnosis and detection. To achieve this goal, here we report a novel imaging probe, pH-responsive fluorescent graphene quantum dots (pRF-GQDs). pRF-GQDs were prepared by electrolysis of graphite rods in sodium p-toluenesulfonate acetonitrile solution. The resulting pRF-GQDs, which have minimal toxicity, display a sharp fluorescence transition between green and blue ...[more]