title: A cost-effective pH-sensitive release system for water source pH detection.
abstract: A facile and cost-effective strategy has been developed to form basic cobalt carbonate nanovalves at the orifice of mesoporous nanocontainers, which facilitate the pH sensitive release of functional cargo for up-scaling towards applications in water source pH detection.
authors.affiliation: Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZD, UK. d.shchukin@liverpool.ac.uk zzlwudi@liverpool.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Zhaoliang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Xing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Dmitry
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shchukin
mesh_terms: D002254:Carbonates / Q000737:chemistry*; D003035:Cobalt / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D015394:Molecular Structure; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry; D010316:Particle Size; D016062:Porosity; D013499:Surface Properties; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry / Q000191:economics*
chemical_list: D002254:Carbonates; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D003035:Cobalt