Optical detection of glucose by CdS quantum dots immobilized in smart microgels

Weitai Wu; Ting Zhou; Jing Shen; Shuiqin Zhou

doi:10.1039/b907348e

Optical detection of glucose by CdS quantum dots immobilized in smart microgels

Chem Commun (Camb). 2009 Aug 7:(29):4390-2. doi: 10.1039/b907348e. Epub 2009 Jun 11.

Authors

Weitai Wu¹, Ting Zhou, Jing Shen, Shuiqin Zhou

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry and The Center for Engineered Polymeric Materials, College of Staten Island of The City University of New York, 2800 Victory BLVD, Staten Island, New York 10314, USA.

PMID: 19597602
DOI: 10.1039/b907348e

Abstract

Reversible fluorescence quenching and anti-quenching of CdS quantum dots immobilized in boronic acid-based microgels can be used for the optical detection of glucose.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Boronic Acids / chemistry
Cadmium Compounds / chemistry*
Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry
Gels / chemistry*
Glucose / analysis*
Microchemistry
Models, Chemical
Optics and Photonics*
Quantum Dots*
Sulfides / chemistry*

Substances

Boronic Acids
Cadmium Compounds
Fluorescent Dyes
Gels
Sulfides
cadmium sulfide
Glucose