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Flexible colorimetric detection of mercuric ion by simply mixing nanoparticles and oligopeptides

  • Jianjun Du
  • , Yinghui Sun
  • , Lin Jiang
  • , Xuebo Cao
  • , Dianpeng Qi
  • , Shengyan Yin
  • , Jan Ma
  • , Freddy Y. C. Boey
  • , Xiaodong Chen*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Journal Publications and ReviewsRGC 21 - Publication in refereed journalpeer-review

Abstract

A colorimetric detection system for Hg2+ in aqueous media is developed with high selectivity and sensitivity based on the mixing of gold nanoparticles and oligopeptides. Oligopeptides with cysteine (Cys) at both ends normally aggregate gold nanoparticles, which can be disturbed by Hg2+ through formation of an oligopeptide-Hg2+ complex. © 2011 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1407-1411
JournalSmall
Volume7
Issue number10
Online published8 Mar 2011
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 May 2011
Externally publishedYes

Research Keywords

  • colorimetry
  • gold
  • mercury
  • nanoparticles
  • oligopeptides

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