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Frontispiece: A Rapid and Sensitive Strip‐Based Quick Test for Nerve Agents Tabun, Sarin, and Soman Using BODIPY‐Modified Silica Materials
Author(s) -
Climent Estela,
Biyikal Mustafa,
Gawlitza Kornelia,
Dropa Tomáš,
Urban Martin,
Costero Ana M.,
MartínezMáñez Ramón,
Rurack Knut
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201683261
Subject(s) - nerve agent , soman , tabun , sarin , bodipy , mesoporous silica , chemical warfare agents , intramolecular force , fluorescence , chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , organic chemistry , mesoporous material , acetylcholinesterase , engineering , catalysis , physics , biochemical engineering , enzyme , quantum mechanics
Rapid Test for Nerve Gases Covalent anchoring of a fluorescent BODIPY indicator into the channels of mesoporous SBA silica microparticles yielded a sensor material that selectively detects traces of chemical warfare agents through an intramolecular cyclization reaction leading to a non‐fluorescent product. When the hybrid particles are sterically immobilized on test strips, a rapid and simple alarm system is obtained that can in future be used on suits of first responders as visualized here by Marco Dinter. More information can be found in the Communication by K. Rurack et al. on page 11138 ff.