title: Fluorescence sensing of caffeine in water with polysulfonated pyrenes.
abstract: The commercially available fluorescence dye 8-hydroxypyrene-1,3,6-trisulfonate (HPTS) can be used as a selective molecular probe for the detection of caffeine in aqueous solution.
authors.affiliation: Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rochat
authors.forename: Stephan N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Steinmann
authors.forename: Clémence
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Corminboeuf
authors.forename: Kay
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Severin
mesh_terms: D001190:Arylsulfonates / Q000737:chemistry; D002110:Caffeine / Q000032:analysis*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry; D011721:Pyrenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001190:Arylsulfonates; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D011721:Pyrenes; D014867:Water; D002110:Caffeine; C005047:pyranine