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SUBMITTER: Liu J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5472617 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liu Jinshui J Vellaisamy Kasipandi K Yang Guanjun G Leung Chung-Hang CH Ma Dik-Lung DL
Scientific reports 20170615 1
A novel luminescent turn-on detection method for Hg(II) was developed. The method was based on the silver nanoparticle (AgNP)-mediated quenching of Ir(III) complex 1. The addition of Hg(II) ions causes the luminescence of complex 1 to be recovered due to the oxidation of AgNPs by Hg(II) ions to form Ag(I) and Ag/Hg amalgam. The luminescence intensity of 1 increased in accord with an increased Hg(II) concentration ranging from 0 nM to 180 nM, with the detection limit of 5 nM. This approach offers ...[more]