title: Highly selective and ultrasensitive detection of Hg(2+) based on fluorescence quenching of Au nanoclusters by Hg(2+)-Au(+) interactions.
abstract: A simple label-free method for the detection of Hg(2+) ions with high selectivity and sensitivity has been developed by using fluorescent Au NCs in aqueous media. The sensing mechanism was based on the high-affinity metallophilic Hg(2+)-Au(+) interactions, which effectively quenched the fluorescence of Au NCs.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 31 Biopolis Way, The Nanos, Singapore 138669, Singapore.
authors.forename: Jianping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Yuangang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Jackie Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Ying
mesh_terms: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D006046:Gold; D008628:Mercury