Carbon quantum dots incorporated keratin/polyvinyl alcohol hydrogels: Preparation and photoluminescent assessment

  • Chohye Lee
  • , Bishweshwar Pant
  • , Byoung Suhk Kim
  • , Rae Sang Jang
  • , Seungil Park
  • , Mira Park
  • , Soo Jin Park
  • , Hak Yong Kim

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Abstract

In this work, we report a fabrication of photoluminescent carbon dots (C-dots) incorporated keratin/poly (vinyl alcohol) (keratin/PVA) hydrogel via an electron beam irradiation technique. Hydrogels with porous structure along with homogeneous networks were obtained by this ecofriendly approach. The prepared hydrogels showed excitation dependant photoluminescent (PL) emission similar to the C-dots. The well preserved quantum confinement effect of the C-dots in the hydrogel can extend its application to biological analysis and medical diagnosis in the future.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)57-61
Number of pages5
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume207
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Nov 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Carbon dots
  • Hydrogel
  • Keratin/PVA
  • Photoluminescent

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