Analytical strategies based on quantum dots for heavy metal ions detection

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Vázquez González, Margarita ^a,b   Carrillo Carrion, Carolina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

bio inspired systems; heavy metalions; quantum dots; sensors

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; LEAD; METAL IONS; SENSORS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

ANALYTICAL STRATEGY; BIOINSPIRED SYSTEMS; ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL AND BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION; LUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES; PHOTOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; TOXIC HEAVY METALS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

HEAVY METAL; ION; QUANTUM DOT;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENETIC PROCEDURES; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTANT; REVIEW;

BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, ANALYTICAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; IONS; METALS, HEAVY; QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84901712178     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.JBO.19.10.101503     Document Type: Article

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