title: A polymer membrane potentiometric sensor for silver.
abstract: Four new sulfur-containing compounds based on pyridine, benzene, 1,8-naphthyridine and 1,10-phenanthroline have been synthesized. These molecules have been incorporated into a polymeric matrix as neutral carriers and evaluated as silver sensors. Two of the compounds (pyridine and benzene) show high selectivity for Ag(+). The sensor with the pyridine-based compound, in particular, shows near-Nernstian response and good sensitivity towards Ag(+) with a short response time (<10s), making it ideal for use in flow analysis.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Scientific Instrumentation, School of Chemistry, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic. 3083, Australia.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Bates
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Cardwell
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Cattrall
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Deady
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Gregorio