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Electrospun Fluorescent Nanofibers for Explosive Detection

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Development of an instant on-site visual detection method for 2,4,6 trinitrotoluene (TNT) has become a significant requirement of the hour towards a secured society and a greener environment. Despite momentous advances in the respective field, a portable and reliable method for quick and selective detection of TNT still poses a challenge to many reasons attributing to inappropriate usage in subordinate areas and untrained personnel. The recent effort on the fluorescent based detection represents as one of easy method in terms of fast response time and simple on/off detection. Therefore, this chapter provides a consolidation of information relating to recent advances in fluorescence based TNT detection. Further, the main focus will be towards advances in the nanofibers based TNT detection and their reason to improving the sensitivity.

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Anitha Senthamizhan thanks the Scientific & Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) (TUBITAK-BIDEB 2216, Research Fellowship Programme for Foreign Citizens) for postdoctoral fellowship. Tamer Uyar acknowledges partial support of EU FP7- Marie Curie-IRG for funding NANOWEB (PIRG06-GA-2009-256428) and The Turkish Academy of Sciences – Outstanding Young Scientists Award Program (TUBA-GEBIP).

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Senthamizhan, A., Uyar, T. (2015). Electrospun Fluorescent Nanofibers for Explosive Detection. In: Macagnano, A., Zampetti, E., Kny, E. (eds) Electrospinning for High Performance Sensors. NanoScience and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14406-1_8

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