Journal of FluorescencePub Date : 2026-10-01Epub Date: 2026-09-17DOI: 10.1007/s10895-026-04941-y
Sathish Alagumalai, Krishnaveni Rajendran, Rajkumar Sivanraju, Mir Waqas Alam
{"title":"Ni-Cu-Zn Prussian Blue Analogue Nanozyme-Based Cascade Colorimetric Platform for Glucose Detection.","authors":"Sathish Alagumalai, Krishnaveni Rajendran, Rajkumar Sivanraju, Mir Waqas Alam","doi":"10.1007/s10895-026-04941-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10895-026-04941-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The development of stable and efficient artificial enzymes has attracted significant interest for biosensing applications due to the limitations associated with natural enzymes, including poor stability and sensitivity to environmental conditions. In this research, a Ni-Cu-Zn-incorporated Prussian Blue analogue (NiCuZn-PBA) nanozyme was prepared by the controlled co-precipitation method and explored as peroxidase mimicking catalyst for colorimetric glucose detection. The structure and chemical composition of the synthesized material were studied by the techniques of TEM, XRD, FTIR, Raman, UV-Vis spectroscopy, XPS and elemental mapping which showed the formation of a cyanide-bridged PBA-type structure with Ni, Cu and Zn species in the material. The nanozyme showed peroxidase-like activity as it catalized the oxidation of 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) in the presence of hydrogen peroxide to generate a characteristic oxidized TMB signal at 652 nm. A cascade colorimetric sensing platform for glucose determination was invented by combining glucose oxidase (GOx) with the PBA nanozyme. The developed sensor showed a linear response to the range of glucose concentrations from 10 to 120 µM under optimized conditions with a LoD value of 1.31 C. The sensor displayed excellent selectivity towards common interfering substances as well as satisfactory recovery values (99.03-100.80%) for synthetic urine samples. The Ni-Cu-Zn PBA sensing platform is a novel platform that can serve as an alternative with stable and low-cost ability to detect glucose using enzyme-assisted colorimetric method.</p>","PeriodicalId":15800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluorescence","volume":" ","pages":"5829-5845"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148990237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Structures and Luminescence Lifetimes of Two Dy(III) Coordination Polymers.","authors":"Hongsheng Wang, Hui Li, Ling Yang, Zhaohui Zhang, Bo Hu, Wei Zhao","doi":"10.1007/s10895-026-04927-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10895-026-04927-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rare earth ions, owing to their unique electronic structures, have important applications in luminescent materials. Among them, Dy(III) complexes have attracted considerable attention for their characteristic blue and yellow emissions. In this work, two Dy(III) coordination polymers (CPs) were synthesized by reacting Dy(ClO₄)₃ with two different aromatic dicarboxylate ligands under hydrothermal conditions at 170 °C. Single-crystal X-ray structure determination reveals that the chemical formulas of the two CPs are {[Dy₂(5-OH-1,3-bdc)(1,2-bdc)₂(H₂O)₂]·2 H₂O}ₙ (CP-1) and [Dy(1,4-bdc)₀.₅(1,2-bdc)(H₂O)₂]ₙ (CP-2) (5-OH-1,3-H₂bdc = 5-hydroxy-1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid; 1,2-H₂bdc = 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid; 1,4-H₂bdc = 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid). In CP-1, the 5-OH-1,3-bdc and 1,2-bdc ligands coordinate with Dy(III) to form a two-dimensional (2D) layered structure, whereas in CP-2, the 1,4-bdc and 1,2-bdc ligands construct a three-dimensional (3D) framework. Both CPs exhibit the characteristic Dy(III) fluorescence upon ultraviolet (UV) excitation. The luminescence lifetimes of CP-1 and CP-2 are 5.157 µs and 3.336 µs, respectively, and a qualitative analysis of the difference between them was performed.</p>","PeriodicalId":15800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluorescence","volume":" ","pages":"5901-5911"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149030665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of FluorescencePub Date : 2026-10-01Epub Date: 2026-09-07DOI: 10.1007/s10895-026-04924-z
Muhammad Ramzan Saeed Ashraf Janjua, Umme Habiba, Eman A Mahmoud, Asif Mahmood, Hosam O Elansary
{"title":"Large-Scale Virtual Design and Scaffold Diversity Analysis of Triphenylamine Organic Dyes Through Fragment-Based Enumeration and Network-Centric Chemical Space Exploration.","authors":"Muhammad Ramzan Saeed Ashraf Janjua, Umme Habiba, Eman A Mahmoud, Asif Mahmood, Hosam O Elansary","doi":"10.1007/s10895-026-04924-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10895-026-04924-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rational design of functional organic dyes is vital in the development of optoelectronics and bioimaging fields, in which structural variety and synthesis feasibility should be considered. In this study, a holistic computational approach to investigate the chemical space of triphenylamine-derived chromophores is proposed by using similarity-based analysis, synthetic accessibility assessment, and fragmentation-based molecule generation methods. Through employing the BRICS algorithm, more than 10,000 new molecules were designed. The structural relationships among generated molecules were studied based on similarity score calculation, cluster formation, and visualization in the chemical space network. The selected standard molecules have shown good absorption properties and easy-to-use synthesis processes. Comparing the structural characteristics of three representative dyes (H1, H2, and H4), three different kinds of scaffolds can be recognized.</p>","PeriodicalId":15800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluorescence","volume":" ","pages":"5589-5600"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148906469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of FluorescencePub Date : 2026-10-01Epub Date: 2026-09-08DOI: 10.1007/s10895-026-04929-8
Mara Anahí Martínez Viola, Mariano Acosta, Juan Manuel Pérez Iglesias, German A Messina, María Del Rosario Torres Deluigi, Liliana Patricia Fernández, María Carolina Talio
{"title":"A Turn-On Fluorescence Method Based on Silver Nanoparticles for 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid Determination in Environmental Waters.","authors":"Mara Anahí Martínez Viola, Mariano Acosta, Juan Manuel Pérez Iglesias, German A Messina, María Del Rosario Torres Deluigi, Liliana Patricia Fernández, María Carolina Talio","doi":"10.1007/s10895-026-04929-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10895-026-04929-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T) is a chlorophenoxy herbicide of environmental concern due to its persistence, toxicity, and potential ecological and human health risks. The development of rapid, sensitive, and environmentally friendly analytical methods for its determination remains an important challenge. The novelty of this work lies in the use of a hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (HTAB)-stabilized silver nanoparticle (AgNP) fluorescence system as a simple analytical platform for the determination of 2,4,5-T in environmental water samples, combining minimal sample treatment with satisfactory analytical performance. The synthesized nanoparticles were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy, and fluorescence spectroscopy. Experimental variables affecting the analytical response were systematically optimized, and the method was evaluated in environmental and tap water samples. Under the optimized experimental conditions, the addition of 2,4,5-T to the AgNPs-HTAB system produced a reproducible increase in fluorescence intensity at 365 nm using an excitation wavelength of 300 nm. The complete calibration dataset showed excellent linearity, with the regression equation S = 0.5000 C + 9.9906 (R² = 1.0000), where S is the fluorescence signal (a.u.) and C is the 2,4,5-T concentration (µg L⁻¹). Based on 16 independent blank measurements (σ = 0.12 a.u.), the limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) were 0.79 and 2.40 µg L⁻¹, respectively, and the quantitative working range was established as 2.40-1600 µg L⁻¹. The method showed satisfactory precision and accuracy, with recoveries close to 100% in fortified water samples. SEM analysis revealed a mean nanoparticle diameter of 90.5 ± 0.89 nm, while DLS measurements showed a particle population centered at approximately 97 nm. The greenness of the analytical procedure was assessed using the AGREE metric, yielding a score of 0.78, while the Nanomaterials Assessment Tool (NAT) yielded a score of 71/100 for the AgNPs-HTAB system. Overall, the proposed AgNPs-HTAB fluorescence method provides a simple, sensitive, and comparatively low-sample-treatment approach for the determination of 2,4,5-T in environmental waters.</p>","PeriodicalId":15800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluorescence","volume":" ","pages":"5601-5617"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148912327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Novel Benzimidazole-π-Bridge-Dicyanoisophorone-Type Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probe for Rapid Monitoring of Hydrogen Sulfide Based on a Cascade Thiolysis Strategy.","authors":"Jiali Zhao, Ruyu Liu, Minqi Xie, Shuang Wang, Shumin Jiang, Hua Zhang, Chuanxiang Liu","doi":"10.1007/s10895-026-04959-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-026-04959-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Herein, we designed a dual DNP-caged near-infrared probe, N-Bu-DCIB-2DNP, by conjugating dicyanoisophorone (DCI) with an N-alkylated benzimidazole (B) through double vinylene linkers. This probe features two responsive sites-the DNP ether on the donor and the DNP-functionalized electron-deficient quaternary carbon on the DCI unit-to enable a cascade thiolysis strategy. The probe exhibits distinct dual-emission fluorescence signals at 610 nm and 745 nm with large Stokes shifts, and achieves a rapid response to H<sub>2</sub>S within 6 min, with a detection limit as low as 51.48 nM. Furthermore, test strips loaded with N-Bu-DCIB-2DNP enable convenient visual detection of H<sub>2</sub>S in spoiled food samples, and its applicability in real water samples has also been validated, demonstrating its promising practical utility.</p>","PeriodicalId":15800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluorescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149110551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rui Zhao, Ying Liu, Shen Han, Xiaochen Qin, Sawab Deen Osseni, Ruixuan An, Zhiyi Yao
{"title":"Ratiometric Fluorescence Sensing of Aflatoxin B1 Using a Cationic Perylene Probe and Rhodamine B.","authors":"Rui Zhao, Ying Liu, Shen Han, Xiaochen Qin, Sawab Deen Osseni, Ruixuan An, Zhiyi Yao","doi":"10.1007/s10895-026-04938-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-026-04938-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As one of the most toxic and prevalent mycotoxins, aflatoxin B<sub>1</sub> (AFB<sub>1</sub>) poses a persistent threat to food safety and public health due to its widespread contamination of cereal commodities and its well-documented carcinogenic, genotoxic, and hepatotoxic effects. Although fluorescence sensing provides a rapid approach to AFB<sub>1</sub> screening, most existing fluorescence strategies rely on antibodies or aptamers, which are costly, laborious, and susceptible to environmental degradation; moreover, single-emission readouts remain vulnerable to variations in probe concentration, excitation conditions, and sample background. Herein, we developed a simple two-fluorophore, antibody- and aptamer-free ratiometric fluorescence system that pairs the AFB<sub>1</sub>-responsive perylene derivative PTHA with Rhodamine B (RhB) as a reference fluorophore to afford a single-excitation, dual-emission readout. The system produced a concentration-dependent ratiometric signal over the linear range of 1-20 µg mL<sup>-1</sup>, with an estimated statistical detection limit of 0.0165 µg mL<sup>-1</sup>. It produced a substantially greater response to AFB<sub>1</sub> than to the tested mycotoxins and other potential interferents, indicating preliminary discrimination among the substances examined. The absorption changes and nearly unchanged fluorescence lifetime were consistent with predominantly static or static-like fluorescence attenuation involving ground-state association and possible redistribution of PTHA toward weakly emissive aggregated states. The performance of the method was evaluated in AFB<sub>1</sub>-spiked rice, maize, and millet extracts, yielding recoveries of 91.5-109.0% and relative standard deviations of 1.2-3.6%. These results support the proof-of-concept use of the PTHA/RhB system for ratiometric determination of relatively high AFB<sub>1</sub> levels in pretreated cereal extracts.</p>","PeriodicalId":15800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluorescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149081032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"One-Pot Synthesis of Dihydrothiazole-Hydrazone Hybrids and Evaluation of Their Absorption and Emission Properties.","authors":"Charan D C, Yogeesh M, Nitinkumar S Shetty","doi":"10.1007/s10895-026-04955-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10895-026-04955-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A simple, one-pot method for the synthesis of seven novel dihydrothiazole-hydrazone compounds is presented, employing a condensation-cyclization protocol, with the products characterized by FTIR, <sup>1</sup>H NMR, <sup>13</sup>C NMR, and ESI-MS. Thiazoles and hydrazones are distinguished by versatile chelating properties and fluorescent conjugated scaffolds, and their combination can be considered a promising route to obtaining tunable fluorophores. According to the UV-Vis absorption and fluorescence data, all seven compounds demonstrated absorption maxima at 412-420 nm and emitted a yellow-green light at 554-575 nm. The substituent present at the C-4 position of the dihydrothiazole ring governed the emission wavelength and intensity. Electron-donating groups increased emission intensity and shifted the emission to longer wavelengths, whereas electron-withdrawing groups quenched fluorescence, likely via a photoinduced electron transfer (PET) deactivation mechanism. The Stokes shifts (142-155 nm) also followed the same substituent-dependent pattern. Moderate fluorescence quantum yields (1.64-5.54%) were observed for the thiazoles, indicating that the presence of different functional groups influenced the efficiency of excited-state relaxation. The way substitution influences absorption and emission behavior establishes the dihydrothiazole-hydrazone core as a versatile unit that can be tuned to serve as a fluorophore for sensing, biological, and optoelectronic applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":15800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluorescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149074902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent Developments in Fluorescent Liquid Crystal Displays for Advanced Optoelectronic Applications.","authors":"Chinky, Parul Malik, Pankaj Kumar","doi":"10.1007/s10895-026-04952-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-026-04952-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fluorescent liquid crystal displays (FLCDs) developed through adding fluorescent dye molecules into the liquid crystal (LC) hosts to enhance optical efficiency and brightness of the displays, have become promising in contrast to the traditional liquid crystal displays (LCDs). The basic principles, materials and new technological advances in FLCD systems are discussed in the present review. The principle of operation of FLCDs under an applied electric field relies on the electro-optical (E-O) switching of LC molecules, which concurrently allows directing scaffold-based fluorescent dyes and regulating fluorescence intensity, polarization and color. Common FLCD architectures are based on nematic LC (NLC) hosts like E7 or 5CB(4-pentyl-4'-cyanobiphenyl), fluorescent dyes like perylene, coumarin, rhodamine and anthracene analogs, transparent indium tin oxide (ITO) electrodes and polyimide (PI) alignment layers. Several technologies like dye doped LC systems, guest host FLCDs, photo responsive and optically switchable displays, polarized fluorescent LC materials and electrically switchable fluorescent devices have shown critical advancements in brightness, contrast ratio (CR), response time and color purity. The color gamut of a conventional LC display (LCD) system has also been extended using advanced fluorescent backlight technologies based on quantum dots (QDs) and perovskite nanomaterials. In spite of these advancements, dye aggregation, photobleaching, fluorescence quenching and long-term stability are some of the challenges that are of great concern. Continued research on novel fluorescent materials, nanostructured dopants and optimized device architectures is expected to enable high efficiency, low power and next generation fluorescent LCD technologies.</p>","PeriodicalId":15800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluorescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149074900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Dye-Sensitized Strategy Enhances the Performance of Upconversion Nanoprobes by Improving the Quenching Efficiency.","authors":"Dailiang Zhang, Wenhao Zhong, Zhenhua Liu, Shushu Zhou, Minghui Yang, Jing Luo, Ting Li","doi":"10.1007/s10895-026-04958-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-026-04958-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Luminescence resonance energy transfer (LRET) serves as the fundamental principle for constructing probes based on lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs). The signal contrast of a UCNP-based probe is determined by the LRET efficiency, which directly limits the maximum signal-to-background ratio (SBR) and the limit of detection (LOD). To enhance the SBR, we developed a dye-sensitized upconversion nanoparticle, denoted as UCNPs@IR780, in which the upconversion luminescence (UCL) is efficiently quenched by LRET acceptors. The dye-sensitized upconversion emission originates from the UCNPs but is enhanced through dye-sensitization by the organic dye IR780. In addition to quenching the luminescence of UCNPs, simultaneous quenching of IR780 further suppressed the UCL, thereby improving the SBR. We employed MnO<sub>2</sub> nanosheets as LRET acceptors, achieving a quenching efficiency of up to 90.8% for UCNPs@IR780. Upon interaction with glutathione (GSH), a molecule involved in numerous physiological processes, the MnO<sub>2</sub> nanosheets were degraded, leading to recovery of the UCL signal. The system achieves a maximum SBR of 9.3 and an LOD of 0.1 µM for GSH. The improved SBR and LOD demonstrate that the dye-sensitized strategy effectively overcomes the inherent SBR limitations of conventional UCNP-based probes, thereby broadening their applicability in biosensing applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":15800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluorescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149074904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yi Ding, Weiping Zhang, Peize Chen, Lan Yang, Chaozhen Wang, Yanbing Liu, Yanhui Zhang
{"title":"Mn-Engineered Carbon Dots for Dual-Responsive Fluorescence Detection of Polarity and Cysteine with Intracellular Cysteine Imaging.","authors":"Yi Ding, Weiping Zhang, Peize Chen, Lan Yang, Chaozhen Wang, Yanbing Liu, Yanhui Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s10895-026-04954-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-026-04954-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Simultaneous monitoring of environmental polarity and cysteine (Cys) is of considerable importance for understanding cellular microenvironments and disease-associated physiological processes. However, fluorescent probes capable of dual-responsive sensing toward both polarity and Cys remain rarely reported. Herein, Mn-engineered tryptophan-derived carbon dots (Mn-TrpCDs) were successfully synthesized using MnCl<sub>2</sub> and D-tryptophan as precursors. Structural characterization demonstrated that Mn atoms were atomically dispersed and stabilized within the carbon framework through N/O coordination, resulting in carbon dots with uniform particle size, moderate graphitization, and abundant surface functional groups. Under excitation at 373 nm, Mn-TrpCDs exhibited strong blue fluorescence centered at 452 nm and displayed distinct dual fluorescence responses toward both environmental polarity and Cys. The fluorescence intensity increased progressively with increasing solvent polarity and showed an excellent linear response toward Cys over the concentration range of 0-80 µM, with a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.31 µM. In addition, the probe reached a stable fluorescence response within 10 min and exhibited excellent salt tolerance, broad pH adaptability, outstanding photostability, and high selectivity toward Cys over various potential interferents. Furthermore, owing to its low cytotoxicity and favorable biocompatibility, Mn-TrpCDs enabled fluorescence imaging of intracellular Cys in HK-2 cells. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of Mn-engineered carbon dots as a dual-responsive fluorescent probe for the simultaneous sensing of environmental polarity and Cys. This work provides a simple strategy for constructing multifunctional Mn-Engineered carbon-dot fluorescent probes and expands their potential applications in fluorescence sensing and bioimaging.</p>","PeriodicalId":15800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluorescence","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149069085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}