食品中碳纳米粒子的研究进展

Research Progress of Foodborne Carbon Nanoparticles

摘要:

碳纳米粒子又称碳量子点，因具有可调谐荧光发射、成本低廉、毒性低等优点，被广泛应用于化学、生物、药物以及食品等领域。研究发现，面包、饼干、咖啡、饮料、牛奶及加工肉制品等食品中也存在碳纳米粒子。这些碳纳米粒子可直接作为荧光探针、成像试剂等应用。作者综述了食品中碳纳米粒子的来源、性质及应用，为食品中碳纳米粒子的深入研究提供理论依据。

Abstract:

Carbon nanoparticles, namely carbon dots, are widely used in many fields, such as chemical sensing, biological sensing, biological imaging, drug delivery and food safety since they possess various advantages including tunable fluorescent emission characteristics, low cost and low toxicity. Recently, foodborne carbon nanoparticles have been found in bread, biscuit, instant coffee, commercial beverage, milk and a variety of thermal-processed meat products. They could be directly used as fluorescent probes and imaging reagents. This article reviewed the origin of foodborne carbon nanoparticles, their properties and applications, providing theoretical background and development direction for further and intensive study of carbon nanoparticles in food.