Paper has been used as a substrate material in analytical testing for centuries, with scientific
reports dating back to the early 1800s with litmus paper. 1 As a substrate material, paper …

Optical chemosensors and reagents to detect explosives - Chemical Society Reviews (RSC
Publishing) DOI:10.1039/C1CS15173H Royal Society of Chemistry View PDF VersionPrevious …

There is at present an urgent need for trace detection of high explosives, with applications to
screening of people, packages, luggage, and vehicles. A great concern, because of recent …

The area of micro total analysis systems (μTAS), also called “lab on a chip” or miniaturized
analysis systems, is growing rapidly. This paper represents an update of the earlier reviews …

The detection of explosives and explosive related illicit materials is an important area for
preventing terrorist activities and for putting a check on their deleterious effects on health. A …

Selective and sensitive detection of explosives is very important in countering terrorist
threats. Detecting trace explosives has become a very complex and expensive endeavor …

Sensitive and rapid detection of nitro-explosives is vital to ensure military and homeland
security. Therefore, we have carried out DFT calculations to explore the selectivity and …

The ever increasing demand for in situ monitoring of health, environment and security has
created a need for reliable, miniaturised sensing devices. To achieve this, appropriate …

There has been a huge increase in instrument development for trace detection of explosives
in the past 3 years. This is especially true for methods that can be used at a stand off …

The microfluidic lab-on-a-chip allows scientists to conduct chemical and biochemical
analysis in a miniaturized format so small that properties and effects are successfully …