Table 1 B, N co-doping CQDs was quenched by penicillin and erythromycin.

From: Pure and doped carbon quantum dots as fluorescent probes for the detection of phenol compounds and antibiotics in aquariums

Antibiotics

Linear regression equations

Correlation coefficient R2

Linear range

Limit of detection (LOD)

Penicillin

Io/I = 0.0271[Q] + 2.3543

0.9620

0–350 µM

10 µM

Erythromycin

Io/I = 1.4542[Q] + 14.62

0.9818

2 nM–80 µM

5 nM

  1. The detection limit is defined by the equation LOD = 3δ/S where δ is the standard deviation (n = 10), and S is the slope of the calibration plot.
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