A Highly Selective and Non-Reaction Based Chemosensor for the Detection of Hg2+ Ions Using a Luminescent Iridium(III) Complex

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Chan, Daniel Shiu Hin ^a   Fu, Wai Chung ^a   Wang, Modi ^a   Liu, Li Juan ^b   Leung, Chung Hang ^b   Ma, Dik Lung ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b University of Macau   (Macao)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

(2,4 DIFLUOROPHENYLPYRIDINE) 2 (4,4' DINONYL 2,2' BIPYRIDINE)IRIDIUM COMPLEX; IRIDIUM COMPLEX; MERCURY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CHEMOSENSOR; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; SENSOR; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 84875348299     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060114     Document Type: Article

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