Biocompatible Fluorescent Graphene Oxide Quantum Dots for Imaging of Drosophila melanogaster.

ABSTRACT: Developing reliable biocompatible bioimaging agents is paramount for diagnosing critical diseases and disorders early through oral ingestion of fluorescent probes to image living organisms. Here, we prepared fluorescent, water-dispersed graphene oxide quantum dots via pyrolysis of a Glycyrrhiza glabra root in the water medium using a cost-effective and environmentally benign method to enable Drosophila melanogaster, an organism analogous to the human genome, to be imaged alive. The prepared graphene oxide quantum dots demonstrated a 2.6 nm diameter and 0.36 nm graphitic spacing with carboxylic acid, carbonyl, and hydroxyl functionalities. The selected area electron diffraction image analysis reveals a series of bright circular patterns that confirm the crystalline natu

SUBMITTER: Mishra SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11411514 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature