Explosive trace detection (ETD) technologies play a vital role in maintaining national
security. ETD remains an active research area with many analytical techniques in …

FÖrster resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based biosensors have achieved great success
for biological applications. However, what is not extensively appreciated is the growing role …

Optical chemosensors and reagents to detect explosives - Chemical Society Reviews (RSC
Publishing) DOI:10.1039/C1CS15173H Royal Society of Chemistry View PDF VersionPrevious …

The world is made up of fundamental elements, ions and molecules that continuously
interact with each other through a series of chemical reactions. Thus, it is important to have a …

Selective and discriminative detection of–NO2 containing high energy organic compounds
such as picric acid (PA), 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) and dinitrotoluene (DNT) has become a …

The field of chemical sensing is becoming ever more dependent upon novel materials.
Polymers, crystals, glasses, particles, and nanostructures have made a profound impact and …

The detection of chemical explosives is crucial for military and civilian safety. A confluence of
chemistry and engineering continues to improve the sensitivity for several classes of …

Conventional approaches to chemical sensors have traditionally made use of a “lock-and-
key” design, wherein a specific receptor is synthesized in order to strongly and highly …

There is an enormous demand for chemical sensors for many areas and disciplines. High
sensitivity and ease of operation are two main issues for sensor development. Fluorescence …

Several polymers have been used to detect nitroaromatic explosives by a variety of
transduction schemes. Detection relies on both electronic and structural interactions …