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Chemistry

Engineering

2012

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One-Pot Synthesis Of Colloidal Silicon Quantum Dots And Surface Functionalization Via Thiol-Ene Click Chemistry, Xiaoyu Cheng, Richard Gondosiswanto, Simone Ciampi, Peter J. Reece, J Justin Gooding Jan 2012

One-Pot Synthesis Of Colloidal Silicon Quantum Dots And Surface Functionalization Via Thiol-Ene Click Chemistry, Xiaoyu Cheng, Richard Gondosiswanto, Simone Ciampi, Peter J. Reece, J Justin Gooding

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

A solution method for preparing surface functionalized colloidal silicon quantum dots (SiQDs) is presented. SiQDs prepared by this method are reasonably monodispersed and can be further functionalized via thiol-ene click reactions to introduce specific functionalities (i.e. -NH2, -COOH, -SO 3 -, alkane, alkene).


A Novel Route To Copper(Ii) Detection Using 'Click' Chemistry-Induced Aggregation Of Gold Nanoparticles, Carol Hua, William H. Zhang, Swahnnya De Almeida, Simone Ciampi, Danmar Gloria, Guozhen Liu, Jason Brian Harper, J Justin Gooding Jan 2012

A Novel Route To Copper(Ii) Detection Using 'Click' Chemistry-Induced Aggregation Of Gold Nanoparticles, Carol Hua, William H. Zhang, Swahnnya De Almeida, Simone Ciampi, Danmar Gloria, Guozhen Liu, Jason Brian Harper, J Justin Gooding

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

A simple colorimetric method for the detection of copper ions in water is described. This method is based on the 'click' copper(i)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition reaction and its use in promoting the aggregation of azide-tagged gold nanoparticles by a dialkyne cross-linker is described. Nanoparticle cross-linking, evidenced as a colour change, is used for the detection of copper ions. The lowest detected concentration by the naked eye was 1.8 μM, with the response linear with log(concentration) between 1.8-200 μM. The selectivity relative to other potentially interfering ions was evaluated.