title: Optical chemosensors and reagents to detect explosives.
abstract: This critical review is focused on examples reported from 1947 to 2010 related to the design of chromo-fluorogenic chemosensors and reagents for explosives (141 references).
authors.affiliation: Centro Interuniversitario de Reconocimiento Molecular y Desarrollo Tecnológico, (IDM), Unidad Mixta Universidad Politécnica de Valencia - Universitat de València, Spain.
authors.forename: Yolanda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Salinas
authors.forename: Ramón
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martínez-Máñez
authors.forename: María D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Marcos
authors.forename: Félix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sancenón
authors.forename: Ana M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Costero
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parra
authors.forename: Salvador
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gil
mesh_terms: D002623:Chemistry Techniques, Analytical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003124:Colorimetry; D053834:Explosive Agents / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D007202:Indicators and Reagents / Q000737:chemistry; D055620:Optical Phenomena; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D053834:Explosive Agents; D007202:Indicators and Reagents