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Unambiguous detection of nitrated explosive vapours by fluorescence quenching of dendrimer films

Yan Geng, Mohammad A. Ali, Andrew J. Clulow, Shengqiang Fan, Paul L. Burn, Ian R. Gentle, Paul Meredith Orcid Logo, Paul E. Shaw

Nature Communications, Volume: 6, Start page: 8240

Swansea University Author: Paul Meredith Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1038/ncomms9240

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Unambiguous and selective standoff (non-contact) infield detection of nitro-containingexplosives and taggants is an important goal but difficult to achieve with standard analyticaltechniques. Oxidative fluorescence quenching is emerging as a high sensitivity method fordetecting such materials but is...

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ISSN: 2041-1723
Published: 2015
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