title: White-light emitting boronate microparticles for potential use as reusable bright chemosensors in water.
abstract: The facile surface functionalization of surfactant-free organic microparticles composed of polymeric 2,4,8,10-tetraoxa-3,9-diboraspiro[5.5]undecane allowed us to develop white-light emissive chemosensors for the real-time visual detection of Cu(2+) in HEPES buffer (pH 7.0) due to a synergistic response of fluorophores grafted onto the particles. A detection limit of 15.4 ppb for Cu(2+) in aqueous media and excellent recyclability were also observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-ohsawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan. ryuhei@tmu.ac.jp yujik@tmu.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Ryuhei
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nishiyabu
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sugino
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kubo