Issue 42, 2018

Polyurethane derivatives for highly sensitive and selective fluorescence detection of 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (TNP)

Abstract

A series of luminescent non-conjugated polyurethane derivatives (PUs) has been obtained in a facile way in high yields. The polymers show highly selective and sensitive detection of 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (TNP) (picric acid). The selectivity for TNP is accomplished via combination of a strong inner filter effect (IFE), Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) and photoinduced electron transfer (PET). A convenient indicator paper for the visual detection of TNP has been constructed by immobilization of the polymer PU1 on filter paper. The PU1-coated filter paper presents a rapid detection of TNP in water with a low concentration limit of 10−10 M, ∼0.229 ag cm−2. This is a simple, low-cost and highly efficient method for the detection of TNP.

Graphical abstract: Polyurethane derivatives for highly sensitive and selective fluorescence detection of 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (TNP)

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
24 Aug. 2018
Accepted
23 Sept. 2018
First published
05 Okt. 2018

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2018,6, 11287-11291

Polyurethane derivatives for highly sensitive and selective fluorescence detection of 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (TNP)

N. Jiang, G. Li, W. Che, D. Zhu, Z. Su and M. R. Bryce, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2018, 6, 11287 DOI: 10.1039/C8TC04250K

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