Research Article

Improvement of Cochineal Extract (Dactylopius coccus Costa) Properties Based on the Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles for Application in Organic Devices

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(a) UV-Vis spectra of cochineal pigment at pH 3.8 (black) and 12.0 (blue) with corresponding CIE chromaticity diagram (inset). Linear least-squares models (red dashed lines) of Gaussian components of cochineal pigment spectra (solid blue lines) at pH 3.8 (b) and 12.0 (c). Insets in (b) and (c) show the chemical structures of cochineal pigment at pH 3.8 and pH 12.0.
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