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ANALYST
Volume 136, Issue 2, Pages 278-281Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c0an00510j
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- National Basic Research Program of China [2007CB936601]
- National natural Science Foundation of China [50972145, 50525207, 10975152]
- Chinese Academy of Science [KJCX2YWN341]
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A sensitive and selective fluorescent membrane for rapid detection of trace 2,2`,4,5,5`-pentachlorinated biphenyl (PCB101) has been achieved by immobilizing the fluorophore phenyl isothiocyanate (PITC) onto porous anodic aluminium oxide (AAO) membrane (denoted as PITC@AAO). The fluorescence of the PITC@AAO membrane is obviously enhanced after titrating the analyte PCB101 into the membrane, being ascribed to the halogen-bonding interaction between the fluorophore PITC and the analyte PCB101. The fluorescence intensity increases with the PCB101 concentration in the low range below 1 ppm, and there exists an approximate linear relationship between the relative fluorescence intensity and the PCB101 concentration in the low range of 1-6 ppb. Moreover, the PITC@AAO membrane shows good selectivity; for example, it is insensitive to common structural analogs (polychlorinated aromatics). The mechanisms of the fluorescence enhancement and the better sensitivity and selectivity of the PITC@AAO membrane to PCB101 than that of PITC/n-hexane solution are also discussed. This work demonstrates that trace (in ppb range) PCBs can be detected by simple fluorescence measurement.
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