A metal-responsive interdigitated bilayer for selective quantification of mercury(ii) traces by surface plasmon resonance?

Analyst Pub Date: 2016-02-08 DOI: 10.1039/C5AN02523K

Abstract

Reusable surface plasmon resonance chips allowing the quantitative and selective detection of mercury(II) ions in water at the 0.01 nM level are reported. The surface-modified gold sensor consists of a rarefied self-assembled monolayer of octanethiol topped with a Langmuir–Blodgett monolayer of an amphiphilic and highly-specific chelator. The interdigitated architecture confers to the bilayer a high packing density, surface coverage, and binding-group accessibility.

Graphical abstract: A metal-responsive interdigitated bilayer for selective quantification of mercury(ii) traces by surface plasmon resonance
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