An “off–on–off” fluorescence chemosensor for the sensitive detection of Cu2+ in aqueous solution based on multiple fluorescence emission mechanisms

The Analyst ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 146 (8) ◽  
pp. 2670-2678
Author(s):  
Aimei Zhou ◽  
Shuhua Han

A new type of fluorescent chemical sensor (AHBH-PMOs) with AIE and ICT mechanisms is synthesized, which can detect copper ions in pure aqueous solution with good selectivity and high sensitivity.

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (39) ◽  
pp. 23975-23984
Author(s):  
Xue Yang ◽  
Yixia Ren ◽  
Hongmei Chai ◽  
Xiufang Hou ◽  
Zhixiang Wang ◽  
...  

Four fluorescent 2D Zn-MOFs based on a flexible triangular ligand and linear N-donor ligands are hydrothermally prepared and used to detect nitrobenzene in aqueous solution with high sensitivity, demonstrating their potential as fluorescent sensors.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhezhe Wang ◽  
Xuechun Xiao ◽  
Tong Zou ◽  
Yue Yang ◽  
Xinxin Xing ◽  
...  

Citric acid capped CdS quantum dots (CA-CdS QDs), a new assembled fluorescent probe for copper ions (Cu2+), was synthesized successfully by a simple hydrothermal method. In this work, the fluorescence sensor for the detection of heavy and transition metal (HTM) ions has been extensively studied in aqueous solution. The results of the present study indicate that the obtained CA-CdS QDs could detect Cu2+ with high sensitivity and selectivity. It found that the existence of Cu2+ has a significant fluorescence quenching with a large red shifted (from greenish-yellow to yellowish-orange), but not in the presence of 17 other HTM ions. As a result, Cu2S, the energy level below the CdS conduction band, could be formed at the surface of the CA-CdS QDs and leads to the quenching of fluorescence of CA-CdS QDs. Under optimal conditions, the copper ions detection range using the synthesized fluorescence sensor was 1.0 × 10‒8 M to 5.0 × 10‒5 M and the limit of detection (LOD) is 9.2 × 10‒9 M. Besides, the as-synthesized CA-CdS QDs sensor exhibited good selectivity toward Cu2+ relative to other common metal ions. Thus, the CA-CdS QDs has potential applications for detecting Cu2+ in real water samples.


Polymers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingyuan Yin ◽  
Caiyun Zhang ◽  
Jing Li ◽  
Haijie Li ◽  
Qiliang Deng ◽  
...  

The method capable of rapid and sensitive detection of benzoyl peroxide (BPO) is necessary and receiving increasing attention. In consideration of the vast signal amplification of fluorescent conjugated polymers (FCPs) for high sensitivity detection and the potential applications of boron-containing materials in the emerging sensing fields, the organoboron FCPs, poly (3-aminophenyl boronic acid) (PABA) is directly synthesized via free-radical polymerization reaction by using the commercially available 3-aminophenyl boronic acid (ABA) as the functional monomer and ammonium persulfate as the initiator. PABA is employed as a fluorescence sensor for sensing of trace BPO based on the formation of charge-transfer complexes between PABA and BPO. The fluorescence emission intensity of PABA demonstrates a negative correlation with the concentration of BPO. And a linear range of 8.26 × 10−9 M–8.26 × 10–4 M and a limit of detection of 1.06 × 10–9 M as well as a good recovery (86.25%–111.38%) of BPO in spiked real samples (wheat flour and antimicrobial agent) are obtained. The proposed sensor provides a promising prospective candidate for the rapid detection and surveillance of BPO.


2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (82) ◽  
pp. 12403-12406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chuan-Ping Li ◽  
Wei-Wei Long ◽  
Zhen Lei ◽  
Ling Guo ◽  
Ming-Jun Xie ◽  
...  

Fabrication and engineering of an anionic metal–organic framework as a unique turn-on fluorescent chemical sensor for the ultra-sensitive detection of antibiotics.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
pp. 2630-2633
Author(s):  
Qirong Deng ◽  
Nan Wang ◽  
Jianke Su ◽  
Aijuan Liu ◽  
Jin Zhang ◽  
...  

Herein, a novel carbazole derivative of BEVC was designed with an enhanced fluorescence signal by a G-quadruplex, and thus a fluorescent probe of G-quadruplex/BEVC was obtained by aggregation-induced emission, which could exhibit a decreased fluorescence signal in the presence of Cu2+via the Fenton reaction, demonstrating great potential for Cu2+ assay in pure aqueous solution.


CrystEngComm ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 1166-1175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying-Jie Yang ◽  
Yue-Hua Li ◽  
Dong Liu ◽  
Guang-Hua Cui

Two water-stable cadmium(ii) MOFs were synthesized and characterized. 1 is the first dual-function Cd(ii)-MOF luminescent sensor for sensing acetylacetone and Cr2O72− in aqueous solution with high sensitivity and selectivity and good recyclability.


2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (26) ◽  
pp. 11148-11154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liping Bai ◽  
Yuhang Xu ◽  
Leixuan Li ◽  
Farong Tao ◽  
Shuangshuang Wang ◽  
...  

An efficient reversible fluorescent chemosensor, PEGFB, based on polyethylene glycol bearing a furan Schiff base unit has been successfully developed to sensitively detect Al3+ in pure aqueous solution.


Author(s):  
N. Mori ◽  
T. Oikawa ◽  
Y. Harada ◽  
J. Miyahara ◽  
T. Matsuo

The Imaging Plate (IP) is a new type imaging device, which was developed for diagnostic x ray imaging. We have reported that usage of the IP for a TEM has many merits; those are high sensitivity, wide dynamic range, and good linearity. However in the previous report the reading system was prototype drum-type-scanner, and IP was also experimentally made, which phosphor layer was 50μm thick with no protective layer. So special care was needed to handle them, and they were used only to make sure the basic characteristics. In this article we report the result of newly developed reading, printing system and high resolution IP for practical use. We mainly discuss the characteristics of the IP here. (Precise performance concerned with the reader and other system are reported in the other article.)Fig.1 shows the schematic cross section of the IP. The IP consists of three parts; protective layer, phosphor layer and support.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Imam Uddin ◽  
Tyler C. Kilburn ◽  
Sara Z. Jamal ◽  
Craig L. Duvall ◽  
John S. Penn

AbstractDiabetic retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity and retinal vein occlusion are potentially blinding conditions largely due to their respective neovascular components. The development of real-time in vivo molecular imaging methods, to assess levels of retinal neovascularization (NV), would greatly benefit patients afflicted with these conditions. mRNA hybridization techniques offer a potential method to image retinal NV. The success of these techniques hinges on the selection of a target mRNA whose tissue levels and spatial expression patterns correlate closely with disease burden. Using a model of oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR), we previously observed dramatic increases in retinal endoglin that localized to neovascular structures (NV), directly correlating with levels of neovascular pathology. Based on these findings, we have investigated Endoglin mRNA as a potential marker for imaging retinal NV in OIR mice. Also of critical importance, is the application of innovative technologies capable of detecting mRNAs in living systems with high sensitivity and specificity. To detect and visualize endoglin mRNA in OIR mice, we have designed and synthesized a novel imaging probe composed of short-hairpin anti-sense (AS) endoglin RNA coupled to a fluorophore and black hole quencher (AS-Eng shRNA). This assembly allows highly sensitive fluorescence emission upon hybridization of the AS-Eng shRNA to cellular endoglin mRNA. The AS-Eng shRNA is further conjugated to a diacyl-lipid (AS-Eng shRNA–lipid referred to as probe). The lipid moiety binds to serum albumin facilitating enhanced systemic circulation of the probe. OIR mice received intraperitoneal injections of AS-Eng shRNA–lipid. Ex vivo imaging of their retinas revealed specific endoglin mRNA dependent fluorescence superimposed on neovascular structures. Room air mice receiving AS-Eng shRNA–lipid and OIR mice receiving a non-sense control probe showed little fluorescence activity. In addition, we found that cells in neovascular lesions labelled with endoglin mRNA dependent fluorescence, co-labelled with the macrophage/microglia-associated marker IBA1. Others have shown that cells expressing macrophage/microglia markers associate with retinal neovascular structures in proportion to disease burden. Hence we propose that our probe may be used to image and to estimate the levels of retinal neovascular disease in real-time in living systems.


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