@article{
author = "Campos, Bruno B. and Algarra, Manuel and Radotić, Ksenija and Mutavdžić, Dragosav and Rodriguez-Castellon, Enrique and Jimenez-Jimenez, Jose and Alonso, Beatriz and Casado, Carmen M. and Esteves da Silva, Joaquim C.G.",
year = "2015",
abstract = "We report a nanocomposite of ZnS:Mn quantum dots and a third generation PAMAM-OH dendrimer (ZnS:Mn"PAMAM-OHG=3) which was rationalized to be used as ratiometric nanosensor for Cd2+ in aqueous solution. The nanoparticles exhibited a bright yellow-orange emission with peaks at 448 and 595 nm. The structure of ZnS:Mn was not changed after coupling with PAMAM-OH, which was evidenced by the analysis of the emission spectra of the compounds. The results confirm that the prepared fluorescence nanoparticles could selectively detect Cd2+ in aqueous solution with a limit of detection of 24.34 mu M and RSD 4.07%, obtained by using the ratio I-448/I-595. The method was applied to different water samples.",
publisher = "Elsevier, Amsterdam",
journal = "Talanta",
title = "ZnS:Mn nanoparticles functionalized by PAMAM-OH dendrimer based fluorescence ratiometric probe for cadmium",
pages = "324-317",
volume = "134",
doi = "10.1016/j.talanta.2014.10.010"
}