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Bacterial Detection & Identification Using Electrochemical Sensors
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Sensing a Bacillis anthracis biomarker with well-known OLED emitter EuTta3Phen
M A Shipman1, K J Ramhit, B A Blight
1School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent, Ingram Building, Canterbury, CT2 7NH, UK. b.blight@kent.ac.uk.
Journal of Materials Chemistry. B
|April 9, 2020
Abstract:
Dipicolinic acid (DPA) is a distinctive biomarker for bacterial spores. Here, we present the successful demonstration of dramatic Switch-OFF sensing of DPA using an easily synthesised Eu(iii) phosphor applied primarily in light-emitting devices. The sensor in the presence of water and phosphate is also demonstrated to be effective.

