Change of pH indicator's pKa value via molecular imprinting.
The pKa value of the indicator is significantly changed up to several orders of magnitude by the imprinting synthesis; this fine-tuning of the reactivity for pH indicators via the imprinting synthesis may find novel applications in fabricating pH sensors with tailored pKa values.
Liang
Chengdu
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Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA.
Weaver
Michael J
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Dai
Sheng
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