Emerging strategies for enhancing detection of explosives by artificial olfaction

T Wasilewski, J Gębicki - Microchemical Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Explosives detection systems need to be able to reliably detect a wide range of explosive
materials and their vapours. The continued development and improvement of artificial …

Recent developments in sensing devices based on polymeric systems

AM Sanjuán, JAR Ruiz, FC García, JM García - Reactive and Functional …, 2018 - Elsevier
This review is focused on the analysis of recent developments in the application of polymers
in the detection and quantification of target species. The work begins with a description of …

Highly fluorescent pyrene-functional polystyrene copolymer nanofibers for enhanced sensing performance of TNT

A Senthamizhan, A Celebioglu, S Bayir… - … applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
A pyrene-functional polystyrene copolymer was prepared via 1, 3-dipolar cycloaddition
reaction (Sharpless-type click recation) between azide-functional styrene copolymer and 1 …

Graphene nanoribbon coated flexible and conductive cotton fabric

L Gan, S Shang, CWM Yuen, S Jiang - Composites science and technology, 2015 - Elsevier
In the present study, the graphene nanoribbon was prepared and was coated to the cotton
fabric using a wet coating approach. The prepared graphene nanoribbon coated cotton …

Self-diffusion driven ultrafast detection of ppm-level nitroaromatic pollutants in aqueous media using a hydrophilic fluorescent paper sensor

W Lu, J Zhang, Y Huang, P Théato… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Development of fluorescent film probes for toxic nitroaromatic compound pollutants (NACs)
such as 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) in real water samples implies broad applications in …

Solid polymer substrates and coated fibers containing 2, 4, 6‐trinitrobenzene motifs as smart labels for the visual detection of biogenic amine vapors

JL Pablos, S Vallejos, A Muñoz, MJ Rojo… - … A European Journal, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Attempts to polymerize trinitrobenzene derivatives (TNB) have been fruitless so far.
Accordingly, polymers containing TNB have not been exploited in spite of their envisaged …

[HTML][HTML] Meisenheimer complex between 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene and 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane and its use for a paper-based sensor

S Hughes, SSR Dasary, S Begum, N Williams… - Sensing and Bio-Sensing …, 2015 - Elsevier
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 …

Colorimetric sensors and nanoprobes for characterizing antioxidant and energetic substances

R Apak, SD Çekiç, A Üzer, E Çapanoğlu, SE Çelik… - Analytical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of analytical techniques for antioxidant compounds is important, because
antioxidants that can inactivate reactive species and radicals are health-beneficial …

based probes with visual response to vapors from nitroaromatic explosives: polyfluorenes and tertiary amines

R Aguado, ARMG Santos, S Vallejos, AJM Valente - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Although it is well-known that nitroaromatic compounds quench the fluorescence of different
conjugated polymers and form colored Meisenheimer complexes with proper nucleophiles …

Smart polymers in micro and nano sensory devices

JA Reglero Ruiz, AM Sanjuán, S Vallejos, FC García… - Chemosensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
The present review presents the most recent developments concerning the application of
sensory polymers in the detection and quantification of different target species. We will firstly …