This study illustrates the synthesis of functionalized carbon quantum dots (CQDs) by the one-pot pyrolysis method. The functionalization agent used in CQD synthesis was poly l- lysine (PLL). Various physicochemical techniques were employed to confirm the successful formation of PLLCQD including High resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), UV-Vis spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy; Atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The size of PLLCQD was confirmed by HRTEM and AFM. The synthesized PLLCQD shows bright blue fluorescence and has a quantum yield of 19.35%. The highest emission band was observed at 471nm when excited to 370nm. The prepared PLLCQD exhibited excellent antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus with inhibition zone 7-20 mm. The concentrations of 0.9 to 0.1gmL-1 were studied to determine minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) by the agar well diffusion assay method. MIC of 0.2gml -1 concentration of PLLCQD is achieved. The anti-angiogenic activity of PLLCQD was determined using (Chick Chorioallantoic Membrane) CAM assay. CAM assay is a reliable in -vivo model to study angiogenesis also; many stimulators and inhibitors have been examined by this method. This study proves higher antibacterial efficiency of PLLCQD over non functionalized CQD. PLLCQD was successfully employed in bio-imaging of the bacterial cell through fluorescence microscopy. Further, PLLCQD displayed cytotoxic effect on endothelial cells and inhibited blood vessel formation in the CAM model.

Department of Electronics and Information Convergence Engineering Kyung Hee University 1732 Deogyoung Road Giheung Gyeonggi Yongin 17104 South Korea

Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine and Medical Biotechnology D Y Patil Education Society Kolhapur 416 006 Maharashtra India

Fluorescence Spectroscopy Research Laboratory Department of Chemistry Shivaji University Kolhapur Maharashtra India

Laboratory of Cell Regeneration and Plasticity Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics AS CR v v i Rumburska 89 Libechov 277 21 Czech Republic

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