Synthesis of highly fluorescent water-soluble silver nanoparticles for selective detection of Pb(ii) at the parts per quadrillion (PPQ) level
Anant Kumar Singh,Rajashekhar Kanchanapally,Zhen Fan,Dulal Senapati,Paresh Chandra Ray
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 07/24/2012 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C2CC34027E
Abstract
This communication reports for the first time the synthesis of water-soluble glutathione protected highly fluorescence (Φ = 0.18) silver nanoparticles for the selective and highly sensitive sensing of Pb(II) at the parts per quadrillion (PPQ) level.