Metal-chelating nanoparticles as selective fluorescent sensor for Cu2+.
A fluorescent sensor for Cu(2+) at the nanomolar level in water has been designed by associating a BODIPY fluorophore and a selective ligand (cyclam) in ultrafine polymer nanoparticles.
PPSM UMR CNRS 8531, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Cachan, France. rachelm@ppsm.ens-cachan.fr
Rachel
R
Meallet-Renault
Robert
R
Pansu
Sonia
S
Amigoni-Gerbier
Chantal
C
Larpent