Colorimetric detection of mercury(II) based on gold nanoparticles, fluorescent gold nanoclusters and other gold-based nanomaterials

TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 65, Issue , 2015, Pages 83-96

  Chansuvarn, Woravith ^a   Tuntulani, Thawatchai ^b   Imyim, Apichat ^b  

^a RAJAMANGALA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY PHRA NAKHON   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Colorimetry; Fluorescence; Gold nanocluster; Gold nanoflower; Gold nanoparticle; Gold nanorod; Gold nanostar; Mercury(II); Naked eye; Test strip

Indexed keywords

COLOR; COLORIMETRY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FLUORESCENCE; GOLD NANOCLUSTERS; GOLD NANORODS; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MULTILAYERS; NANOCLUSTERS; NANOFLOWERS; NANORODS; QUENCHING;

COLORIMETRIC DETECTION; COST-EFFECTIVE PRODUCTION; DETERMINATION OF MERCURIES; GOLD NANORODS (AUNRS); LIMITS OF DETECTION; NAKED-EYE; NANOSTAR; TEST STRIPS;

GOLD NANOPARTICLES;

FLUORESCENT GOLD NANOCLUSTER; GOLD NANNOSTAR; GOLD NANOFLOWER; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; GOLD NANOROD; MERCURY; NANOMATERIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; DEGRADATION; FLUOROMETRY; OPTICAL BIOSENSOR; PARTICLE SIZE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84920972450     PISSN: 01659936     EISSN: 18793142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2014.10.013     Document Type: Review

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