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A Polyaniline-based Sensor of Nucleic Acids
Published on: November 1, 2016
A novel NIR fluorescent turn-on sensor for the detection of pyrophosphate anion in complete water system
Weihong Zhu1, Xiaomei Huang, Zhiqian Guo
1Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai 200237, PR China. whzhu@ecust.edu.cn
Abstract:
A novel fluorescent sensor DCAA-Cu(2+) was developed, showing turn-on fluorescence in NIR region with high selectivity to pyrophosphate anion in 100% aqueous solution.
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