Ultrasensitive quantum dot fluorescence quenching assay for selective detection of mercury ions in drinking water

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Ke, Jun ^a   Li, Xinyong ^a   Zhao, Qidong ^a   Hou, Yang ^b   Chen, Junhong ^b  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; FLUORESCENT DYE; MERCURY; METAL NANOPARTICLE; QUANTUM DOT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANALYSIS; BIOASSAY; CHEMISTRY; FLUORESCENCE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DRINKING WATER; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENT DYES; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MERCURY; METAL NANOPARTICLES; QUANTUM DOTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84904016232     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep05624     Document Type: Article

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