title: One-step synthesis of amino-functionalized fluorescent carbon nanoparticles by hydrothermal carbonization of chitosan.
abstract: Highly amino-functionalized fluorescent carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) were fabricated by hydrothermal carbonization of chitosan at a mild temperature. They were applied to bioimaging of human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells, showing low cytotoxicity and excellent biocompatibility.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Institute of Nanochemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
authors.forename: Yunhua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jianghu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Mingtao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Chaofan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Shaozao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Qu
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yingliang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D048271:Chitosan / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000633:toxicity; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D002244:Carbon; D048271:Chitosan