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Fluorescence Detection of p-Nitrophenol in Water Using Bovine Serum Albumin Capped ag Nanoclusters

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We developed a sensitive and selective method for detection of 4-Nitrophenol (PNP) using Ag nanoclusters (NCs) as fluorescence probe. Bovine serum albumin (BSA) was used as the template for preparing Ag NCs via wet chemistry. The fluorescence of as-prepared Ag NCs was significantly quenched in the presence of PNP, showing excellent linear relationships between the quenching degree of the fluorescence intensity and the concentrations of PNP in the range of 0.5 μM to 60 μM. The fluorescence quenching mechanism was also investigated. Furthermore, this method was applied for the recognition of PNP in environmental samples.

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This work was financially supported by the Wuhan Youth Science and technology plan (2016070204010133) and Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province (2015CFB273).

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  1. Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Wuhan, 430062, China

    Mi Mao, Chun Deng, Yu He, Yili Ge & Gongwu Song

  2. Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China

    Yu He, Yili Ge & Gongwu Song

  3. Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Regional Development and Environment Response, Wuhan, 430062, China

    Yu He

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Mao, M., Deng, C., He, Y. et al. Fluorescence Detection of p-Nitrophenol in Water Using Bovine Serum Albumin Capped ag Nanoclusters. J Fluoresc 27, 1421–1426 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-017-2080-8

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