title: A switchable fluorescent quantum dot probe based on aggregation/disaggregation mechanism.
abstract: Here we report a facile switchable fluorescent QD probe for F(-) ions, which is based on the hydrogen bonding-driven aggregation and the analyte-triggered disaggregation.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China.
authors.forename: Jianbo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiaohai
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Kemin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ronghua
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Haining
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Liyan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Chunlei
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D019187:Cadmium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D003543:Cysteamine / Q000737:chemistry*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D045663:Quantum Dots; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D013691:Tellurium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D003543:Cysteamine; D013691:Tellurium; C028337:cadmium telluride