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The improper use of phosgene, either as a chemical warfare agent or a leak during chemical production, causes significant risks to human life and property. Therefore, it is particularly important to develop a rapid and highly selective method for the detection of phosgene. In this article, a highly selective fluorescent sensor ONB with a BODIPY unit as a fluorophore and o-aminophenol as a reactive site was constructed for the selective and rapid detection of phosgene in solution. The ONB-containing nanofibers were sprayed onto a non-woven fabric by electrostatic spinning and cut into test films, which can be used well for the detection of gaseous phosgene. While, there were no reported bio-imaging applications for phosgene detection. In this work, nasal mucosa and lung samples from the mice exposed to gaseous phosgene after dropping the ONB solution through the nasal cavity achieved bio-imaging applications successfully.
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Kong, YY., Sun, TQ., Yu, MM. et al. BODIPY-based fluorescent chemosensor for phosgene detection: confocal imaging of nasal mucosa and lung samples from mouse exposed to phosgene. Anal Bioanal Chem 414, 4953–4962 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-022-04120-5
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