@article{689a556b4d7b49b29161f479d12bd2cf,
title = "Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Biocompatible Silk Fibroin-Based Carbon Quantum Dots",
abstract = "A biocompatible silk fibroin-based carbon quantum dot (SF-CQD) is first synthesized under microwave irradiation for a short time. This fast and environmentally safe technique produce well-defined nanosized SF-CQDs. The SF-CQDs have good crystallinity, a strong emission peak in the blue-color region, high quantum yield, and the potential for modification with various functional groups on the surface. These SF-CQDs demonstrate stable emission, good water dispersity, low toxicity, and good biocompatibility. These properties show the great potential of these SF-CQDs for use in biomedical applications including bioimaging, biosensing, and drug delivery systems.",
keywords = "bioimaging, carbon quantum dots, hydrothermal treatment, microwave, photoluminescence, silk fibroin",
author = "Ko, {Na Re} and Md Nafiujjaman and Kondareddy Cherukula and Lee, {Sang Ju} and Hong, {Seoung Jin} and Lim, {Ho Nam} and Park, {Chan Hum} and Park, {In Kyu} and Lee, {Yong Kyu} and Kwon, {Il Keun}",
note = "Funding Information: N.R.K. and M.N. contributed equally to this work. This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (NRF-2016R1A6A3A11934989), the Leading Human Resource Training Program of Regional Neo industry through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and future Planning (NRF-2016H1D5A1910188) and NRF-2015R1D1A1A09060567. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim",
year = "2018",
month = mar,
doi = "10.1002/ppsc.201700300",
language = "English",
volume = "35",
journal = "Particle and Particle Systems Characterization",
issn = "0934-0866",
publisher = "Wiley-VCH Verlag",
number = "3",
}