title: Picogram sensing of trinitrophenol in aqueous medium through a water stable nanoscale coordination polymer.
abstract: A water stable nanoscale coordination polymer (CP) can detect trinitrophenol (TNP) in an aqueous medium at a record-picogram level (∼1.66 pg cm(-2)) with a detection limit of 1.66 ppb. This is a simple and low-cost method for the detection of TNP in aqueous media in contact mode, taking advantage of the unique structural arrangement of the as-synthesized CP and the associated photophysical properties.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala-695016, India. sukhendu@iisertvm.ac.in.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Asha
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala-695016, India. sukhendu@iisertvm.ac.in.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Vaisakhan
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala-695016, India. sukhendu@iisertvm.ac.in.
authors.forename: Sukhendu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mandal