A Fluorescence Sensor for Pb2+ Detection Based on Liquid Crystals and Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminogens

• Published in: ACS applied materials & interfaces Vol. 13; no. 19; pp. 22361 - 22367
• Main Authors: Du, Xiaoxue, Liu, Yanjun, Wang, Fei, Zhao, Dongyu, Gleeson, Helen F, Luo, Dan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 19.05.2021
• Subjects: Energy, Environmental, and Catalysis Applications; DNAzyme; aggregation-induced emission; liquid crystals; lead ions; biological sensing and sensors

Heavy metals, such as lead ions, are regarded as the main environmental contaminants and have a negative impact on human bodies, making detection technologies of lead ions critical. However, most existing detection methods suffer from time consumption, complicated sample pretreatment, and expensive...