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Li M, Xie K, Wang G, Zheng J, Cao Y, Cheng X, Li Z, Wei F, Tu H, Tang J. An AIE-Active Ultrathin Polymeric Self-Assembled Monolayer Sensor for Trace Volatile Explosive Detection. Macromol Rapid Commun 2021; 42:e2100551. [PMID: 34610177 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202100551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
This work has prepared polymeric self-assembled monolayer (SAM) sensors for the detection of trace volatile nitroaromatic compound (NAC) explosives by fluorescence quenching. A typical aggregation-induced emission (AIE) luminogen 1,1,2,2-tetraphenylethene (TPE) polymerizes into PTPE to increase the fluorescence intensity in the SAMs, and the phosphoric acid acts as the anchor group to form stable covalent bonds with the Al2 O3 substrate. This design takes advantage of the high sensitivity and good stability of SAMs, and high fluorescence intensity, and "wire effect" of the conjugated polymers. The polymeric SAM sensors are prepared on the Al2 O3 silicon wafer and testing paper. Both of them show good response speed, reversibility, selectivity, and sensitivity. The detection limits down to 0.07, 0.35, and 4.11 ppm for TNT, DNB, and NB, respectively, are achieved on the inorganic testing paper. Furthermore, due to the higher fluorescence intensity by interlacing and overlapping of fibers, the detection of the paper can be distinguished by naked eyes even with a low-power handheld UV lamp, which provides an experimental basis for the development of cheap and easy trace NAC explosive sensors.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mingliang Li
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
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- GRIMAT Engineering Institute Co., Ltd, Beijing, 101407, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials for Smart Sensing, General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, Beijing, 100088, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China
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- GRIMAT Engineering Institute Co., Ltd, Beijing, 101407, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials for Smart Sensing, General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, Beijing, 100088, P. R. China
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- GRIMAT Engineering Institute Co., Ltd, Beijing, 101407, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials for Smart Sensing, General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, Beijing, 100088, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China.,State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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