1. A weakly luminescent Tb-MOF-based "turn-on" sensor for the highly selective and sensitive sensing of an anthrax biomarker.
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Zhao, Xiao-Yang, Yang, Hui, Zhao, Wen-Yuan, Wang, Jia, and Yang, Qi-Shan
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ANTHRAX ,BACILLUS anthracis ,DICARBOXYLIC acids ,TERBIUM ,BIOMARKERS ,DETECTORS ,LIGANDS (Chemistry) - Abstract
Bacillus anthracis is an extremely dangerous bacterium that is associated with high morbidity and mortality. 2,6-Pyridine dicarboxylic acid (DPA) is a major biomarker of Bacillus anthracis, and it is of great significance to be able to detect DPA in a rapid, efficient, and sensitive way. Herein, a 3D network metal–organic framework (Tb-MOF) with excellent thermal and water stability was synthesized. Tb-MOF could be used to selectively detect DPA via green fluorescence recovery with a fluorescence intensity enhancement factor of 10
3 . In addition, due to the high detection sensitivity (a detection limit of 2.4 μM) and excellent anti-interference abilities, Tb-MOF was less affected by environmental factors when compared with a "turn-off"-response luminescence sensor; it can be employed as a promising "turn-on" luminescence sensor for DPA in the future. Finally, quantum calculations showed that a large energy difference appeared between the5 D4 level of Tb3+ and the first excited triplet energy level of H2 -DHBDC2− , which was the reason that the complex did not show characteristic Tb3+ emission. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2021
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