Biocompatibility evaluation and imaging application of a new fluorescent chemodosimeter for the specific detection of mercury ions in environmental and biological samples

• Published in: Microchemical journal Vol. 207; p. 111859
• Main Authors: Fu, Tingting, Li, Wenzhai, Wen, Huayan, Kong, Lingtao, Zheng, Min, Ma, Lixue, Guo, Wenli, Meng, Zhengxiang, Zhang, Xiaoqi, Zhang, Xuanming, Gong, Weili, Cai, Lei, Jin, Meng, Liu, Kechun, Zhu, Baocun, Sheng, Wenlong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.2024
• Subjects: Biological imaging; Biosafety evaluation; Environmental sample; Fluorescent probe; Mercury ions; Zebrafish; Zebrafish; Mercury ions; Fluorescent probe; Environmental sample; Biosafety evaluation; Biological imaging

[Display omitted] •BE-Hg can detect Hg2+ as low as 1.18 nM specifically.•BE-Hg owns obvious color change in response to Hg2+.•BE-Hg can detect Hg2+ in water samples with a good recovery.•BE-Hg is proved with good biosafety using 4 transgenic zebrafish strains and 6 detection techniques.•BE-Hg can se...