A rapid and label-free dual detection of Hg (II) and cysteine with the use of fluorescence switching of graphene quantum dots

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 207, Issue PartA, 2015, Pages 490-497

  Li, Zhuo ^a   Wang, Yong ^a   Ni, Yongnian ^a   Kokot, Serge ^b  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Citric acid; Cysteine; Fluorescence switching; Graphene quantum dots; Mercury (II) ions

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CHARGE TRANSFER; CITRIC ACID; ELECTROSTATICS; FLUORESCENCE; GRAPHENE; NANOCRYSTALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLUTIONS;

CYSTEINE; FLUORESCENCE SWITCHING; FLUORESCENT PROBES; LIMITS OF DETECTION; MERCURY ION; NEGATIVELY CHARGED SURFACES; RAPID METHOD; SPIKED WATER SAMPLES;

MERCURY COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84955380122     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2014.10.071     Document Type: Article

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