A Portable Smart-Phone Readout Device for the Detection of Mercury Contamination Based on an Aptamer-Assay Nanosensor

A Portable Smart-Phone Readout Device for the Detection of Mercury Contamination Based on an Aptamer-Assay Nanosensor

The detection of environmental mercury (Hg) contamination requires complex and expensive instruments and professional technicians. We present a simple, sensitive, and portable Hg2+ detection system based on a smartphone and colorimetric aptamer nanosensor. A smartphone equipped with a light meter ap...

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Main Authors: Wei Xiao, Meng Xiao, Qiangqiang Fu, Shiting Yu, Haicong Shen, Hongfen Bian, Yong Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-11-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
smartphone
microwell reader
mercury ions
colorimetric aptamer nanosensor
gold nanoparticle
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/11/1871

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