In aqueous systems, heavy metal ions, when present in excess than permissible limits, are
dangerous for human beings and aquatic life. Heavy metals cannot be degraded. Rather …

The quest for industrial and biotechnological revolution has been contributed in increasing
environmental contamination issues, worldwide. The controlled or uncontrolled release of …

Luminescence bioimaging offers a unique approach for visualizing morphological details of
tissues with subcellular resolution and has become a powerful tool for the manipulation and …

The recognition and sensing of biologically and environmentally important species has
emerged as a significant goal in the field of chemical sensors in recent years. 1Ā10 Several …

After a brief introduction on the main transduction mechanisms for metal ion detection by
fluorescence, this paper reviews ligand molecules containing fluorophores synthesized and …

Rhodamine dyes are widely used as fluorescent probes owing to their high absorption
coefficient and broad fluorescence in the visible region of electromagnetic spectrum, high …

A new trend in rhodamine-based chemosensors: application of spirolactam ring-opening to
sensing ions - Chemical Society Reviews (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/B802497A Royal …

Chemical probes are valuable tools for the investigation of biochemical processes,
diagnosis of disease markers, detection of hazardous compounds, and other purposes …

Other than traditional cation detection strategies, which are solely based on the ion-receptor
complementarity, the extension of the concept of supramolecular chemistry and the …

Molecules that experience a change in their fluorescence emission due to the effect of
fluorescence enhancement upon binding events, like chemical reactions or a change in their …