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Dye-loaded zeolite L @silica core-shell composite functionalized with europium(III) complexes for dipicolinic acid detection

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Novel core-shell composites have been developed by immobilization of non-luminescent europium(III) complexes onto the surface of silica shells that are coated on the surface of luminescent dye-loaded zeolite L nano-crystals. The obtained core-shell composites were used for the ratiometric detection of dipicolinic acid (DPA) molecules. The dyes located in the channels of the zeolite L host are protected from any interaction with the environment of the particles and therefore provide a stable reference signal which can eliminate the need for instrument-specific calibration curves for DPA quantification in an analyte.

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    Yige Wang, Huanrong Li, Qi Zhao, Yi Fang & Pengpeng Cao

  2. Chemistry group, Shandong Zhucheng Longcheng Middle School, Zhucheng, 262233, Shandong, China

    Yuping Yue

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† Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Fig. 1S: Emission intensity at 615 nm of the core-shell composite as a function of DPA concentration; Fig. 2S: Emission spectrum of the core-shell composites upon addition of 0.05 μM of DPA. See DOI: 10.1039/c0pp00273a

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Wang, Y., Yue, Y., Li, H. et al. Dye-loaded zeolite L @silica core-shell composite functionalized with europium(III) complexes for dipicolinic acid detection. Photochem Photobiol Sci 10, 128–132 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1039/c0pp00273a

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