Optical sensing and imaging of pH values: Spectroscopies, materials, and applications

A Steinegger, OS Wolfbeis, SM Borisov - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
This is the first comprehensive review on methods and materials for use in optical sensing of
pH values and on applications of such sensors. The Review starts with an introduction that …

Recent advances on stimuli‐responsive smart materials and their applications

M Mrinalini, S Prasanthkumar - ChemPlusChem, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Stimuli‐responsive materials have raised major attention in digital technology, sensors and
biomedical applications owing to quick response towards external stimuli, for example light …

A highly sensitive and selective bis (salamo)-type fluorescent chemosensor for identification of Cu2+ and the continuous recognition of S2−, Arginine and Lysine

YQ Pan, X Xu, Y Zhang, Y Zhang, WK Dong - Spectrochimica Acta Part A …, 2020 - Elsevier
A novel bis (salamo)-type chemosensor H 3 L was synthesized and characterized. It was
found that the sensor molecule can selectively recognize Cu 2+, and its L-Cu 2+ is highly …

Rapid gelation of oxidized hyaluronic acid and succinyl chitosan for integration with insulin-loaded micelles and epidermal growth factor on diabetic wound healing

J Zhu, G Jiang, W Hong, Y Zhang, B Xu, G Song… - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, poly (ethylene glycol)-b-poly [3-acrylamidophenylboronic acid-co-styrene](PEG-
bP (PBA-co-St) has been firstly synthesized for loading of insulin to form insulin-loaded …

A benzimidazole-appended double-armed salamo type fluorescence and colorimetric bifunctional sensor for identification of MnO4− and its applications in actual …

PL Yuan, L Tong, XX Li, WK Dong, Y Zhang - Spectrochimica Acta Part A …, 2024 - Elsevier
The symmetrically double-armed salamo type fluorescent sensor BMS, incorporating
benzimidazole units, was designed and synthesized. Showcasing remarkable specificity …

Ion-Selective optodes: Alternative approaches for simplified fabrication and signaling

X Du, X Xie - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2021 - Elsevier
This review highlights recent advances in ion-selective optodes (ISOs), an ionophore-based
optical chemical sensor. Progress in the development of new optode components …

Strategies for improving selectivity and sensitivity of Schiff base fluorescent chemosensors for toxic and heavy metals

B Musikavanhu, Y Liang, Z Xue, L Feng, L Zhao - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Toxic cations, including heavy metals, pose significant environmental and health risks,
necessitating the development of reliable detection methods. This review investigates the …

Novel Biologically Active N-Substituted Benzimidazole Derived Schiff Bases: Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation

A Beč, M Cindrić, L Persoons, M Banjanac… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Herein, we present the design and synthesis of novel N-substituted benzimidazole-derived
Schiff bases, and the evaluation of their antiviral, antibacterial, and antiproliferative activity …

Hydrothermal preparation of five rare-earth (Re= Dy, Gd, Ho, Pr, and Sm) luminescent cluster-based coordination materials: the first MOFs-based ratiometric …

XR Wang, Z Huang, J Du, XZ Wang, N Gu… - Inorganic …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Through the powerful hydrothermal method, five rare-earth (Re= Dy, Gd, Ho, Pr, and Sm)
three-dimensional (3D) cluster-based metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have been …

Strong acid-assisted preparation of green-emissive carbon dots for fluorometric imaging of pH variation in living cells

Q Wang, H Yang, Q Zhang, H Ge, S Zhang, Z Wang… - Microchimica Acta, 2019 - Springer
New green-emissive carbon dots (G-CDs) are described here and shown to be viable
fluorescent nanoprobes for the detection of changes in cellular pH values. By using m …