Recent developments in the field of explosive trace detection

KC To, S Ben-Jaber, IP Parkin - ACS nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
Explosive trace detection (ETD) technologies play a vital role in maintaining national
security. ETD remains an active research area with many analytical techniques in …

Recent progress in carbon dot–metal based nanohybrids for photochemical and electrochemical applications

B De, N Karak - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon dot (CD) is the youngest member of the carbon based nanomaterials family but it
has emerged as the brightest in recent times, as now it is one of the most intensive research …

Designing a graphene metasurface organic material sensor for detection of organic compounds in wastewater

K Aliqab, J Wekalao, M Alsharari, A Armghan… - Biosensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
In many fields, such as environmental monitoring, food safety, and medical diagnostics, the
identification of organic compounds is essential. It is crucial to create exceptionally sensitive …

Carbon dots as fluorescent sensor for detection of explosive nitrocompounds

BB Campos, R Contreras-Cáceres, TJ Bandosz… - Carbon, 2016 - Elsevier
Highly and stable fluorescent carbon dots (CQDs), with λ ex/λ em= 350/465 nm were
obtained using a strong acid oxidation of activated carbon in aqueous suspension. The …

Sensitive and selective impedimetric determination of TNT using RSM-CCD optimization

M Soltani-Shahrivar, A Afkhami, T Madrakian, NR Jalal - Talanta, 2023 - Elsevier
Detection of trace amounts of 2, 4, 6-Trinitrotoluene as a widely used explosive in the
military and industrial sectors is of vital importance due to security and environmental …

Synthesis and characterization of end-functionalized solution polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber and study the impact of silica dispersion improvement on the …

M Hassanabadi, M Najafi, GH Motlagh, SS Garakani - Polymer Testing, 2020 - Elsevier
Two end-functionalized solution polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber was synthesized
through anionic polymerization for using in formulation of well-dispersed silica compounds …

Ethylenediamine mediated luminescence enhancement of pollutant derivatized carbon quantum dots for intracellular trinitrotoluene detection: soot to shine

S Devi, RK Gupta, AK Paul, V Kumar, A Sachdev… - RSC …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Vehicle-generated toxic pollutants are composed of gaseous smoke and particulate
byproducts accumulated as a black substance at its exhaust. This particulate matter (soot) is …

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles coated with carboxymethyl chitosan for 5-fluorouracil ocular delivery: characterization, in vitro and in vivo studies

AA Alhowyan, MA Kalam, M Iqbal, M Raish, AM El-Toni… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study investigates the development of topically applied non-invasive amino-
functionalized silica nanoparticles (AMSN) and O-Carboxymethyl chitosan-coated AMSN …

Diaminocyclohexane-functionalized/thioglycolic acid-modified gold nanoparticle-based colorimetric sensing of trinitrotoluene and tetryl

N Ular, A Uzer, S Durmazel, E Ercag, R Apak - ACS sensors, 2018 - ACS Publications
Detection of explosive residues in soil and postblast debris is an important issue in sensor
design for environmental and criminological purposes. An easy-to-use and low-cost gold …

A miniaturized fiber-optic fluorescence analyzer for detection of picric-acid explosive from commercial and environmental samples

SSR Dasary, AK Singh, KS Lee, H Yu… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …