There is a great necessity for development of novel sensory concepts supportive of smart
sensing capabilities in defense and homeland security applications for detection of chemical …

A short overview of colorimetric and fluorescence detection with gold nanoparticle (AuNP)
sensors of chemical warfare agents (CWAs) is provided. This review of CWA sensing …

We report rapid and ultra-sensitive detection system for 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) using
unmodified gold nanoparticles and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). First …

Abstract 2, 4, 6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) forms a red-colored Meisenheimer complex with 3-
aminopropyltrienthoxysilane (APTES) both in solution and on solid phase. The TNT–APTES …

Abstract Picric acid (2, 4, 6-Trinitrophenol) is a high-power explosive and a common
environmental pollutant found in wastewaters generated from leather, pharmaceutical, and …

In 2010, the US Army initiated a program through the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
to identify viable spectroscopic signatures of explosives and initiate environmental …

Rapid, reliable, onsite approaches for detection trace level of trinitrotoluene (TNT) is a
pressing necessity for both homeland security and environmental protection. To this end …

Hyper Rayleigh Scattering (HRS) and absorption spectral assays using surface-modified
gold nanoparticles (AuNP) have been developed for sensitive and selective detection of …

The dual role of a hexaazamacrocyclic ligand L in the effective reduction of Au3+ to Au0 and
stabilization of the ensuing gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) is successfully demonstrated. The …

Nonlinear absorption (NLA) properties and excited state dynamics of a porphyrin and
phthalocyanine in the presence of explosive molecules were investigated using the …