A novel quinolinyl-tetraphenylethene-based fluorescence “turn-on” sensor for Zn2+ with a large Stokes shift and its applications for portable test strips and biological imaging
Keyword(s):
Turn On
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A new 8-hydroxyquinoline derivative TPE(OH)-8HQ, has been synthesized and evaluated as an efficient fluorescence “turn-on” sensor for detection of Zn2+ based on the chelation-enhanced fluorescence (CHEF) mechanism in neutral aqueous solution.