Tetrathiafulvalene-capped hybrid materials for the optical detection of explosives

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2013 Mar 13;5(5):1538-43. doi: 10.1021/am303111c. Epub 2013 Feb 25.

Abstract

Mesoporous silica microparticles capped with TTF moieties and containing a ruthenium dye in the pores were used for the turn-on optical detection of the nitroaromatic explosives Tetryl and TNT via a selective pore uncapping and release of the entrapped dye.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chemistry Techniques, Analytical / instrumentation
  • Chemistry Techniques, Analytical / methods*
  • Explosive Agents / analysis*
  • Heterocyclic Compounds / chemistry*
  • Porosity
  • Silicon Dioxide / chemistry
  • Trinitrotoluene / analysis*

Substances

  • Explosive Agents
  • Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Trinitrotoluene
  • Silicon Dioxide
  • tetrathiafulvalene