Selective and Efficient Detection of Nitro-Aromatic Explosives in Multiple Media including Water, Micelles, Organogel, and Solid Support

Dey, Nilanjan and Samanta, Suman K and Bhattacharya, Santanu (2013) Selective and Efficient Detection of Nitro-Aromatic Explosives in Multiple Media including Water, Micelles, Organogel, and Solid Support. In: ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 5 (17). pp. 8394-8400.

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Abstract

Selective detection of nitro-aromatic compounds (NACs) at nanomolar concentration is achieved for the first time in multiple media including water, micelles or in organogels as well as using test strips. Mechanism of interaction of NACs with highly fluorescent p-phenylenevinylene-based molecules has been described as the electron transfer phenomenon from the electron-rich chromophoric probe to the electron deficient NACs. The selectivity in sensing is guided by the pK(a) of the probes as well as the NACs under consideration. TNP-induced selective gel-to-sol transition in THF medium is also observed through the reorganization of molecular self-assembly and the portable test trips are made successfully for rapid on-site detection purpose.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Publisher:	AMER CHEMICAL SOC
Additional Information:	Copyright for this article belongs to the AMER CHEMICAL SOC, USA
Keywords:	nitro-aromatic explosives; micellar medium; organogel; test strips; nanomolar detection
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Organic Chemistry
Date Deposited:	24 Feb 2014 07:55
Last Modified:	24 Feb 2014 07:55
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/48440

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