Amplifying fluorescent polymer sensors for the explosives taggant 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-dinitrobutane (DMNB)

Chemical Communications

Volumn , Issue 36, 2005, Pages 4572-4574

  Thomas III, Samuel W ^a   Amara, John P ^a   Bjork, Rebekah E ^a   Swager, Timothy M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2,3 DIMETHYL 2,3 DINITROBUTANE; BENZOPHENONE; BUTANE; EXPLOSIVE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FLUORESCENCE; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLYMERIZATION; SENSOR; SOLID STATE;

EID: 26444606294     PISSN: 13597345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b508408c     Document Type: Article

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