{"title":"A Ratiometric Fast-Response Fluorescent Probe Based on Dicyanoisophorone for Monitoring HClO in Paper Test Strips and Living Mice.","authors":"Zhenzhen Wang, Ziqing Ye, Yumiao Sheng, Kedian Xu, Ruiqing Liang, Yunling Gao","doi":"10.1007/s10895-024-03837-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10895-024-03837-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A new dicyanoisophorone-based ratiometric fluorescent probe NOSA was synthesized and characterized. It showed a fast fluorescence response to HClO with the emission color change from dark green to bright red. NMR, IR, and HRMS suggested that the detection of NOSA to HClO may originate from the hydroxyl deprotection reaction by HClO on the molecule NOSA, which caused a red-shift of fluorescence. The probe NOSA displayed high selectivity and excellent anti-interference performance with a limit of detection at 3.835 × 10<sup>-7</sup> M. The convenient paper test strips were successfully obtained and applied to the detection of HClO based on fluorescence color change with the varied NaClO concentration. Moreover, spiked recovery experiments in real water samples indicated that the probe NSOA could quantitatively detect HClO, and the fluorescence bio-imagings in vivo were carried out, and HClO detection in biosystems using NOSA was realized.</p>","PeriodicalId":15800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluorescence","volume":" ","pages":"4419-4429"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141626884","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 : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2024-07-23DOI: 10.1007/s10895-024-03838-y
Md Mohasin, Md Zafer Alam, Suhail Ahmad, Umme Salma, Yogesh Kumar, Rajan Patel, Qasim Ullah, Salman A Khan
{"title":"Photophysical Investigation of One Pot Synthesized Novel Indenofluorene Derivative (BDP) as a Fluorescent Chemosensor for the Detection of Fe<sup>3+</sup> Ion.","authors":"Md Mohasin, Md Zafer Alam, Suhail Ahmad, Umme Salma, Yogesh Kumar, Rajan Patel, Qasim Ullah, Salman A Khan","doi":"10.1007/s10895-024-03838-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10895-024-03838-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An Indane-1-one derivative 11-(1-benzyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-10,12-dihydrodiindeno[1,2-b:2',1'-e]-pyridine (BDP) has been synthesized by the reaction of Indan-1-one with 1-benzyl-1H-indole-3-carbaldehyde. FT-IR, <sup>1</sup>H-NMR, <sup>13</sup>N-NMR and Mass spectroscopic techniques has been used to confirmed the structure of BDP. The observed photophysical changes in BDP across various solvents were associated. The impact of various interactions on photophysical parameters, including Stokes shift, dipole moment, oscillator strength, and fluorescence quantum yields, has been assessed in relation to solvent polarity. Moreover, BDP demonstrates potential as a selective fluorescent chemosensor for detecting Fe<sup>3+</sup> ion within a range of cations in an aqueous DMSO environment. A thorough investigation into the recognition mechanism of BDP towards Fe<sup>3+</sup> ion has been conducted using Benesi-Hildebrand and Stern-Volmer, measurements. BDP forms a 2:1 complex with the Fe<sup>3+</sup> ion, exhibiting fluorescent quenching behaviour.</p>","PeriodicalId":15800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluorescence","volume":" ","pages":"4569-4578"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141748325","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 : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2024-07-16DOI: 10.1007/s10895-024-03836-0
M Dutta, J M Kalita, G Wary
{"title":"Study of Concentration Quenching and Energy Transfer Mechanism in Ce Doped Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Nanomaterials.","authors":"M Dutta, J M Kalita, G Wary","doi":"10.1007/s10895-024-03836-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10895-024-03836-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We study concentration quenching and energy transfer mechanisms of yttrium oxide (Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>) nanomaterials doped with different concentrations (0-5 mol%) of cerium (Ce). Photoluminescence (PL) spectra recorded under an excitation wavelength of 350 nm show a broad emission band at ∼ 406 nm and a feeble emission band at ∼ 463 nm in the undoped Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> sample. The doping of Ce in Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> induced multiple PL peaks within the blue-green region of the spectrum in all the doped samples with the peak at ∼ 466 nm being notably the prominent one. This prominent emission band exhibits a decrease in intensity with increasing Ce concentration due to concentration quenching. Analysis of Time-resolved photoluminescence (TRPL) spectra reveal that the average emission lifetime of Ce-doped Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> is shorter than that of the undoped Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> sample. The concentration quenching effect and the decrease of average emission lifetime of the dominant emission band are explained on the basis of energy transfer from the host Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> to the Ce<sup>3+</sup> ion centres. The critical quenching concentration of Ce<sup>3+</sup> ion in Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>:Ce phosphor was identified to be 1 mol% and the critical transfer distance was estimated to be 23.74 Å. Analysis reveal that the concentration quenching mechanism involves nearest-neighbour interaction.</p>","PeriodicalId":15800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluorescence","volume":" ","pages":"4399-4408"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141620106","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":"Exploring the Binding Mechanism of 5-HT7 Specific Benzoxazolone alkyl Piperazinium Derivatives: A Comprehensive Analysis Using Spectroscopic and Computational Approaches.","authors":"Deepika Singh, Vijay Kumar Singh, Neelam Kumari, Himanshu Ojha, Anjani Kumar Tiwari","doi":"10.1007/s10895-024-03846-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10895-024-03846-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recently, the 5-HT<sub>7</sub> receptor has achieved greater attention in research fraternity due to the involvement of neurotransmitter serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) in several neurological disorders. Targeting this neuroreceptor, we have synthesized six compounds named as butyl-benzoxazolone substituted piperazinium derivatives (BBOP) derivatives, abbreviated as L1-L6. These compounds have been evaluated for their binding interaction with BSA through photophysical and in-silico approaches. The UV absorption of these compounds with BSA at λ<sub>max</sub> = 280 nm, showed an optical density (O.D.) in the range of 0.5-0.9, i.e., 21%-53% (L1<sub>max</sub> = 1.4, L5<sub>min</sub> = 0.7385) at varied concentrations (17 μM-114 μM). For fluorescence studies, the K<sub>sv</sub> value varied inversely with temperature, which confirmed the static mechanism of quenching with L1 showing maximum quenching. The parameters (ΔH, ΔS) obtained from the thermodynamic study for interaction between BSA and L1-L6 were correlated with in-silico (molecular docking) data. The in-silico docking study showed hydrophobic and the Van der Waals forces were the most significant forces. Amino acid residues ARG 217 & TRP 213 (Sudlow Site I) and LYS 116 & GLU 125 (Sudlow Site II) of BSA were primarily involved in H-bonding.Furthermore, the catalytic activity of BSA for hydrolyzingdifferent chemical entities have monitored in the presence of L1-L6 through esterase-like assay with p-NPA as a substrate, to get more insight about the interaction with catalytic residues (LYS 414, LYS 413, and TYR 411) in BSA at site II. These findings showed the potential of these 5-HT7 markers as promising ligands with appropriate drug likeliness characteristics.</p>","PeriodicalId":15800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluorescence","volume":" ","pages":"4491-4511"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141734314","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 : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2024-08-10DOI: 10.1007/s10895-024-03863-x
Diksha Solanki, Poonam Devi, Hina Dalal, Neeraj Sehrawat, Mukesh Kumar, Surendra Kumar, Rajesh Kumar Malik
{"title":"Structural and Luminescent Properties of Dy(III) Doped Ca<sub>0.5</sub>Bi<sub>3</sub>P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>10</sub> Nanophosphors for Solid-State Lighting & Latent Fingerprinting Applications.","authors":"Diksha Solanki, Poonam Devi, Hina Dalal, Neeraj Sehrawat, Mukesh Kumar, Surendra Kumar, Rajesh Kumar Malik","doi":"10.1007/s10895-024-03863-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10895-024-03863-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An efficient urea-assisted SC (solution-combustion) approach was used to synthesize a novel series of doped Ca<sub>0.5</sub>Bi<sub>3</sub>P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>10</sub>: xDy<sup>3+</sup> nanophosphors (0.01-0.1 mol). The powdered materials were thoroughly investigated using structural and optical measures. 'Rietveld refinement' investigations found that the produced nanophosphor formed a triclinic system with the P -1 triclinic space group. An EDS (energy-dispersive spectral) study was conducted to determine the corresponding proportions of constituent elements of doped nanophosphors. The TEM (transmission electron microscopy) revealed aggregated particles with a standard size on the nanoscale. The PLE (Photoluminescence excitation) spectrum indicates that the indicated phosphors can be stimulated by NUV (near ultraviolet) illumination sources. The Dy<sup>3+</sup>-ions undergo transitions from (<sup>4</sup>F<sub>9/2</sub> → <sup>6</sup>H<sub>15/2</sub> & <sup>4</sup>F<sub>9/2</sub> → <sup>6</sup>H<sub>13/2</sub>) were recognized as (PL) spectra with an excitation of 353 nm revealed the presence of blue-yellow bands at 481, and 577 nm, correspondingly. Further, PL data was used to determine photometric metrics such as CCT (correlated color-temperature), CC (chromaticity-coordinates (x & y)), and CP (color-purity (%)), supporting their use in solid-state lighting and latent fingerprinting applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":15800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluorescence","volume":" ","pages":"4773-4788"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141912913","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":"Preparation of Fluorescent \"on-off-on\" Carbon Quantum Dots and Their Application to the Detection of Fe<sup>3+</sup> and Ascorbic Acid and Information Encryption.","authors":"Zixuan Pu, Kuan Li, Wenlin Fan, Ying Wang, Lili Xiao, Mingtian Li","doi":"10.1007/s10895-024-03892-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10895-024-03892-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Carbon quantum dots are a new type of fluorescent carbon-based nanomaterials, and their excellent properties have provoked a strong research interest. Herein, blue-fluorescent carbon quantum dots (k-CQDs) were successfully synthesized by a simple one-step hydrothermal method using chitosan and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid as precursors. It was found that Fe<sup>3+</sup> could quench the fluorescence of k-CQDs by a dynamic quenching mechanism that increased the positive charge in solution. Due to ascorbic acid (AA) can reduce Fe<sup>3+</sup> to Fe<sup>2+</sup>, the positive charge in solution was reduced and the fluorescence of k-CQDs was restored. Based on the mechanism of the fluorescence \"on-off-on\", k-CQDs were used for the detection of Fe<sup>3+</sup> and AA with strong antijamming capability. The LOD for Fe<sup>3+</sup> concentrations in the ranges of 0 to 30 µM and 30 to 100 µM were 0.3 µM and 0.76 µM, respectively. The LOD for AA concentrations in the ranges of 0 to 82.5 µM and 82.5 to 172.5 µM were 3.93 µM and 1.63 µM, respectively. Spiking recoveries of Fe<sup>3+</sup> in tap water, AA in orange juice and tomato juice were 87.93 ∼ 101.13%, 86.77 ∼ 105.15% and 86.43 ∼ 103.80%, respectively. Meanwhile, k-CQDs also showed good potential for anti-counterfeiting encryption.</p>","PeriodicalId":15800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluorescence","volume":" ","pages":"4873-4887"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141971286","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":"Metal-Organic Framework Based on Ratiometric dual-Fluorescent Sensor Using for Accurate Quantification and on-Site Visual Detection of Ascorbic Acid.","authors":"Hongping Jia, Qianyi Li, Zuopeng Li, Min Wang, Sanbing Zhang, Zhiqiang Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s10895-024-03899-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10895-024-03899-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ascorbic acid is very important to the metabolic process of the body, but excessive intake can lead to diarrhea, kidney calculi and stomach cramps. However, complicated production procedures and harsh experimental settings limit many detection methods, and a simpler and more accurate measurement method is needed. In this study, a smartphone-assisted ratiometric fluorescence sensor was developed for the portable analysis of ascorbic acid. Leveraging the catalytic properties of MIL-53(Fe) to expedite the conversion of H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> into hydroxyl radicals, thereby facilitating the oxidation of o-phenylenediamine and terephthalic acid bridging ligand. The sensor showcased exceptional sensitivity in detecting ascorbic acid within a linear range of 0.3-100 µM, boasting an impressive limit of detection at 0.15 µM. Furthermore, through the utilization of color extraction RGB values captured by smartphones, accurate detection of ascorbic acid was achieved with a detection limit of 0.4 µM. Real fruit samples exhibited robust spiked recovery rates ranging from 91 to 119%, accompanied by relative standard deviations ≤ 4.7%. The MIL-53(Fe) nanozyme-based smartphone-assisted ratiometric fluorescence sensor offers an ascorbic acid fluorescence detection device that is visible, accurate, sensitive, and reasonably priced.</p>","PeriodicalId":15800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluorescence","volume":" ","pages":"4911-4920"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141975781","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":"Preparation and Judd-Ofelt Analysis of Warm Red Luminescent Eu<sup>3+</sup> Complexes for Semiconductor Lasing Devices.","authors":"Manoj Kumar, Pratibha Ahlawat, Poonam Kumari, Vaishnavi Lather, Aarti Khatkar, Harkesh Sehrawat, Rajesh Kumar","doi":"10.1007/s10895-024-03780-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10895-024-03780-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Six novel red photoluminescent Eu<sup>3+</sup> complexes with 3-formyl chromone as the primary sensitizer (L) were synthesized using the solution precipitation method. These complexes are [Eu(L<sub>3</sub>).X] where X is 2H<sub>2</sub>O (C1), phen (C2), neo (C3), bipy (C4), dmph (C5), and biquno (C6). These complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, EDAX analysis, SEM, FT-IR, thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA/DTA) and photoluminescence spectra. The transition rates, quantum efficiency, and J-O intensity parameters were calculated using emission data and luminescence decay time (τ). Complexes exhibit a strong emission peak (<sup>5</sup>D<sub>0</sub> → <sup>7</sup>F<sub>2</sub>) of the Eu<sup>3+</sup> ion in their luminescence emission spectra in solid and solution states, making them an effective emitter of the red color in OLEDs. The branching ratio of these complexes ranges from 80.67-82.92 in solid and 50.53-62.65 in solution state; CIE color coordinate of complexes falls in the red region. The color purity ranges [CP(%)] values for solid 95.26-97.27% and for solution ranges 85.11-93.43%. Correlated color temperature (CCT) of the complexes (C1-C6) ranged from 2710 to 3049 K in the solid state and 1775 to 2450 K in the solution state. These complexes are promising red emitters in OLEDs, semiconductors, and leasing devices.</p>","PeriodicalId":15800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluorescence","volume":" ","pages":"3945-3966"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141432077","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":"Active Hydrogen Free, Z-Isomer Selective Isatin Derived \"Turn on\" Fluorescent Dual Anions Sensor.","authors":"Muthumanickam Shenbagapushpam, Bosco Christin Maria Arputham Ashwin, Paulpandian Muthu Mareeswaran, Paneerselvam Yuvaraj, Selvakumar Kodirajan","doi":"10.1007/s10895-024-03762-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10895-024-03762-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An efficient and anions fluorescence \"on-off\" sensor of 1-(prop-2-yn-1-yl)-3-(quinolin-3-ylimino)indolin-2-one (PQI) has been developed for the selective sensing of dual anions of F<sup>-</sup> and NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup> ions in aqueous medium. Active hydrogen and Lewis acidic binding sites free, Z- isomer of isatin based π-conjugated quinoline exhibited excellent sensing activity against F<sup>-</sup> and NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup> ions in UV light. The fluorescence turns on the process accomplished via the PET \"on-off\" mechanism. The interaction between probe molecule and anions is thought to be a non-covalent interaction of the low electron density covalently bonded N-methylene moiety of propargyl isatin (-N-CH<sub>2</sub>-) of probe molecule with F<sup>-</sup> ion and the terminal acidic proton of propargyl group of isatin (-C≡C-H) with NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup> ions. The modes of anions binding with PQI and plausible mechanisms are proposed by <sup>1</sup>H and <sup>13</sup>C NMR titrations. The selectivity of anions sensing may be offered by the bucked structure of the Z-isomer. The calculated association constant values for PQI and F<sup>-</sup> and NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup> are ions 2.5 × 10<sup>4</sup> M<sup>-1</sup> and 2.2 × 10<sup>3</sup> M<sup>-1</sup>, respectively, indicating strong binding interaction between the PQI and anions. The association nature of anions and probes was analyzed by a Jobs plot and the finding indicates both F<sup>-</sup> and NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup> ions are in 1:1 complexation with PQI. The limit of detection (LOD) of the probe with F<sup>-</sup> and NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup> ions is calculated and is to be 6.91 × 10<sup>-7</sup> M and 9.93 × 10<sup>-7</sup> M, respectively. The proposed PQI fluorophore possesses a low limit of detection (LOD) for both F<sup>-</sup> and NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup> ions which is within the WHO prescribed detection limit.</p>","PeriodicalId":15800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluorescence","volume":" ","pages":"3905-3921"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141419453","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 : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2024-06-21DOI: 10.1007/s10895-024-03769-8
Nihita Linson, Jissy Jacob, Sunny Kuriakose
{"title":"Iron Oxide-Doped Carbon Nanoparticles Stabilised with Functionally Modified Hyperbranched Polyglycerol for Cd<sup>2+</sup> Sensing and Photodynamic Antibacterial Therapeutic Applications.","authors":"Nihita Linson, Jissy Jacob, Sunny Kuriakose","doi":"10.1007/s10895-024-03769-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10895-024-03769-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nanoscale materials are being developed from individual particles to multi-component assemblies, with carbon nanomaterials being particularly useful in bioimaging, sensing, and optoelectronics due to their unique optical properties, enhanced by surface passivation and chemical doping. Noble metals are commonly used in conjunction with carbon-based nanomaterials for the synthesis of nanohybrids. Carbon-based materials can function as photosensitizers and effective carriers in photodynamic therapy, enabling the use of combined treatment approaches. The hydrophobicity and agglomeration tendency of carbon nanoparticles pose a drawback. This study is an attempt to overcome these limitations, which involved the synthesis of iron oxide-doped carbon nanoparticles through the carbonisation of citric acid and hexamethylene tetramine, followed by doping them with iron oxide. The as synthesized iron oxide-doped carbon nanoparticles were stabilised with fluorescently modified hyperbranched polyglycerol. The efficacy of these nanoparticles in photodynamic antibacterial therapy and Cd (II) ion sensing was investigated. The selectivity of stabilised nanoparticles against Cd<sup>2+</sup> ion is presented in the current study. The current study also compares the antibacterial efficacy of undoped, iron oxide-doped and stabilised nanoparticle systems. The possible toxic effects of the synthesised nanosystems were investigated in order to assess their suitability for biomedical applications and establish their safety profile.</p>","PeriodicalId":15800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluorescence","volume":" ","pages":"3923-3943"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141432076","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}