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Area of Science:

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Chemical Sensing

Background:

  • Developing selective sensors for metal ions and thiols is crucial for environmental monitoring and diagnostics.
  • Existing methods often require multiple receptors or complex procedures for differentiating diverse analytes.
  • A single-entity sensor that can simultaneously host and indicate multiple analyte classes remains a significant challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and demonstrate a sensor array utilizing a single squaraine dye (SQ) as both host and indicator.
  • To achieve pattern-based discrimination of multiple metal ions and thiols using this single-entity sensor.
  • To explore the potential of SQ-based sensors for complex analyte mixtures.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of a sensor array incorporating squaraine dye (SQ) as the core sensing element.
  • Systematic investigation of the spectral responses of SQ upon interaction with a series of metal ions (Mercury(II), Palladium(II), Copper(II), Iron(II), Nickel(II)) and thiols (propane thiol (PT), 3-mercaptopropionic acid (MPA), naphthalene-2-thiol (NT), 2,3-dimercaptopropanol (DMP), and 2-acetylamino-3-mercaptopropionic acid methyl ester (ACM)).
  • Analysis of response patterns for pattern-based discrimination of analytes.

Main Results:

  • The squaraine dye (SQ) successfully differentiated between various metal ions and thiols through distinct response patterns.
  • Combinations of SQ with specific thiols (e.g., 2-acetylamino-3-mercaptopropionic acid methyl ester (ACM)) enabled excellent discrimination of all tested metal ions.
  • Mercury(II) ions demonstrated unique discrimination capabilities, particularly for naphthalene-2-thiol (NT) against other thiols, offering the best overall discrimination.
  • Certain thiol combinations (propanethiol, 3-mercaptopropionic acid, naphthalene-2-thiol) showed similar metal ion discrimination patterns, highlighting the importance of analyte selection.

Conclusions:

  • A single squaraine dye (SQ) can serve as a versatile host and indicator for complex discrimination of metal ions and thiols.
  • Pattern-based analysis of sensor responses allows for the differentiation of analytes from diverse chemical classes.
  • This approach offers a simplified yet effective strategy for developing multi-analyte sensing systems.