A colorimetric logic gate based on free gold nanoparticles is presented with melamine and Hg2+, as well as its colorimetric detection of Hg2+ with good selectivity and sensitivity.
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A colorimetric logic gate based on free gold nanoparticles and the coordination strategy between melamine and mercury ions
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School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore
E-mail: chenxd@ntu.edu.sg
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Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 4196-4198
DOI: 10.1039/C2CC36955A
Received 25 Sep 2012, Accepted 29 Oct 2012
First published online 29 Oct 2012
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