title: A colorimetric logic gate based on free gold nanoparticles and the coordination strategy between melamine and mercury ions.
abstract: A colorimetric logic gate based on free gold nanoparticles is presented with melamine and Hg(2+), as well as its colorimetric detection of Hg(2+) with good selectivity and sensitivity.
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore.
authors.forename: Jianjun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Shengyan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D003124:Colorimetry; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007477:Ions / Q000737:chemistry; D008628:Mercury / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D014227:Triazines / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D007477:Ions; D014227:Triazines; D006046:Gold; D008628:Mercury; C011907:melamine