title: Fluorescent and colorimetric sensors for environmental mercury detection.
abstract: Exposure to mercury ions can damage the human brain, the nervous system, the endocrine system, and other biological systems. Much effort has therefore been made to develop real-time monitoring of mercury variations, and many mercury-ion sensors have been reported recently. In this review, mercury-ion sensors reported since 2008 are described and discussed. The sensors are classified as molecular, nanomaterial based, and others. Molecular sensors are based on chemical and hydrogen bond formation, and the other types are based on changes in the materials used.
authors.affiliation: College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China. gqchen@hnu.edu.cn zgming@hnu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Guiqiu
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Zhi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Guangming
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D003124:Colorimetry / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D008628:Mercury