Accepted Manuscript Title: One step synthesis of functionalized carbon dots for the ultrasensitive detection of Escherichia coli and Iron (III) Authors: Soumen Chandra, Triveni Kumar Mahto, Angshuman Ray Chowdhuri, Balaram Das, Sumanta kumar Sahu PII: S0925-4005(17)30236-8 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.snb.2017.02.017 Reference: SNB 21748 To appear in: Sensors and Actuators B Received date: 2-12-2016 Revised date: 31-1-2017 Accepted date: 1-2-2017 Please cite this article as: Soumen Chandra, Triveni Kumar Mahto, Angshuman Ray Chowdhuri, Balaram Das, Sumanta kumar Sahu, One step synthesis of functionalized carbon dots for the ultrasensitive detection of Escherichia coli and Iron (III), Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2017.02.017 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.