Health & Environmental Research Online (HERO)


Print Feedback Export to File
4271529 
Journal Article 
Hierarchically structured nanocomposite films as highly sensitive chemosensory materials for TNT detection 
Tao, S; Shi, Z; Li, G; Li, P 
2006 
ChemPhysChem
ISSN: 1439-4235
EISSN: 1439-7641 
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH 
WEINHEIM 
1902-1905 
English 
Sensitive to TNT vapor: Porphyrin-doped silica films with bimodal porous structures, fabricated using a dual template approach, exhibit remarkable sensitivity towards traces of TNT vapour. These hierarchically structured nanocomposites serve as useful chemosensory materials for rapid detection of explosives (see picture). (Chemical Equation Presented). © 2006 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA. 
Fluorescence; Mesoporous materials; Porphyrins; Sensors; Template synthesis