Post #1873679
2026-04-06 22:07 UTC
@gigabecquerel I suppose one could attempt to estimate the particle size some other way. I would assume it's easier to fudge up a dynamic light-scattering apparatus at home than anything involving electron microscopy.
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@mxchara@seattle.pink 2026-04-06 22:17
@gigabecquerel by a weird coincidence we looked up this one late last night because we stumbled across a mention that when making carbon dots in this way, the fluorescence is due to citrazinic acid (6-hydroxy-2-pyridone-4-carboxylic acid) formed during microwaving, and it was the citrazinic acid we were researching