title: Sensors for the optical detection of cyanide ion.
abstract: This tutorial review focuses on recent developments arising from studies of optical sensors for cyanide ions, which are categorized by approaches involving cyanide selective receptors, the utilization of metal coordinated complexes, and chemodosimeters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-750, Korea.
authors.forename: Zhaochao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Xiaoqiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ha Na
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Juyoung
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yoon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D002623:Chemistry Techniques, Analytical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003486:Cyanides / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000633:toxicity; D006801:Humans; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry; D055620:Optical Phenomena
chemical_list: D003486:Cyanides; D008670:Metals