A Turn-On Fluorescence-Based Fibre Optic Sensor for the Detection of Mercury
- Submitting institution
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City, University of London
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 469
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.3390/s19092142
- Title of journal
- Sensors
- Article number
- 2142
- First page
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- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 9
- ISSN
- 1424-8220
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- May
- Year of publication
- 2019
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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2
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- This paper successfully addressed the challenge of better in situ environmental monitoring through the detection of Hg2+ in aqueous media, by creating a novel fluorescent polymeric material immobilized onto the fibre surface by polymerization, using the ion imprinting technique, coating on an optical fibre sensor. The high selectivity for Hg2+ over other metal ions, excellent photo-stability and reversibility are unique features of the sensor, which formed part of an EU project to mount optical fibre sensors in a robotic vehicle to allow monitoring in the environment of a range of contaminants which pose a danger to health across the world
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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