Aggregation induced emission of a cyanostilbene amphiphile as a novel platform for FRET-based ratiometric sensing of mercury ions in water†
Abstract
A rod-coil cyanostilbene amphiphile, which is prone to form self-assembled micelles with aggregation induced emission properties, serves as a novel platform for the fabrication of a FRET-based ratiometric sensor, leading to highly sensitive and specific detection of mercury ions in water.