A Methodology Study of the Detection of Carbon Quantum Dots in Chlorophytum comosum
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Authors
Pasnoori, Nikaash
Engelmann, Kathleen
Patra, Prabir
Issue Date
2023-03-24
Type
Other
Language
en_US
Keywords
Carbon Quantum Dots (CQD) , Biomarkers , Mycorrhizal Connections (MC)
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Abstract
Carbon quantum dots hold great promise in the fields of agriculture and environmental engineering. In this project, they are used as biomarkers to determine how plants can communicate with each other via mycorrhizal connections (MC). One of the preliminary steps of this process is creating a detection protocol for the presence of carbon quantum dots (CQD) in plant material. We tested two separate dissolution protocols of plant ash to determine which gave the best UVVis spectrophotometry results. We discovered a clearer peak of CQD with HCI dissolution when compared to SDS dissolution. Given these results, we are proceeding forward with the HCI dissolution method.
Description
UB Rise 2023
Department of Biology
Department of Biomedical Engineering