Issue 5, 2014

Simultaneous detection of mercury(ii) and silver(i) ions with picomolar sensitivity

Abstract

We develop a new method for the simultaneous detection of Hg2+ and Ag+ by integrating bifunctional strand displacement amplification and multiplexed short linear quencher–fluorophore probes. This method exhibits excellent specificity and high picomolar sensitivity, which is improved by up to 4 orders of magnitude compared to the current approaches for metal ion assay.

Graphical abstract: Simultaneous detection of mercury(ii) and silver(i) ions with picomolar sensitivity

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
09 Sep 2013
Accepted
17 Oct 2013
First published
18 Oct 2013

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 572-574

Simultaneous detection of mercury(II) and silver(I) ions with picomolar sensitivity

G. Zhu, Y. Li and C. Zhang, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 572 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC46884D

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