Issue 11, 2020

Ionophore-based pH independent detection of ions utilizing aggregation-induced effects

Abstract

Ionophores have been integrated into various electrochemical and optical sensing platforms for the selective detection of ions. Previous ionophore-based optical sensors rely on a H+ chromoionophore as the signal transducer and consequently, suffered from a pH cross-response. pH independent methods were proposed very recently by utilizing the solvatochromic dyes or the exhaustive mode. Here, we report a pH independent sensing principle based on nanospheres containing ionophores. As the ion-exchange occurs, the signal transducer undergoes aggregation-induced emission (AIE) or aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ), leading to a dramatic change in fluorescence intensity. The principle was evaluated on different ionophores including those selective for K+, Na+, Ca2+, and Pb2+. The nanospheres were also introduced into microfluidic chips and successfully applied for the determination of sodium and potassium ion concentrations in diluted blood serum and urine samples.

Graphical abstract: Ionophore-based pH independent detection of ions utilizing aggregation-induced effects

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
11 Mac 2020
Accepted
07 Apr 2020
First published
07 Apr 2020

Analyst, 2020,145, 3846-3850

Ionophore-based pH independent detection of ions utilizing aggregation-induced effects

R. Wang, X. Du, X. Ma, J. Zhai and X. Xie, Analyst, 2020, 145, 3846 DOI: 10.1039/D0AN00486C

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