Yuexia Gao, Xing Li, Yonglong Li
May 22, 2014
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Abstract
Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) modified by 8-hydroxy-quinoline (8-HQ) and stabilized by polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) were used for highly selective and sensitive colorimetric detection of Hg(2+) based on the quick aggregation of AuNPs leading to a color change from wine red to gray. The limit of Hg(2+) detection in real environmental water samples is 4.0 × 10(-7) M by the naked eyes and 1.0 × 10(-8) M by UV-vis spectroscopy.