Table 2 PLQYs of FA-CDs and DMF-CDs in dilute aqueous solutions, FA-CDs@BSA and DMF-CDs@BSA at a mass ratio of FA-CDs/DMF-CDs and BSA with 1:200 in dilute aqueous solutions

From: One step synthesis of efficient red emissive carbon dots and their bovine serum albumin composites with enhanced multi-photon fluorescence for in vivo bioimaging

 

FA-CDs

DMF-CDs

FA-CDs@BSA

DMF-CDs@BSA

H2O

6.0%

1.5%

21.9%

7.3%

DMSO

43.4%

28.6%