A Fluorometer-Free Experimental Course for Fluorescence Analysis Based on Smartphone and Image/Data-Processing Software Using a Synthetic Sensor

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Název: A Fluorometer-Free Experimental Course for Fluorescence Analysis Based on Smartphone and Image/Data-Processing Software Using a Synthetic Sensor
Jazyk: English
Autoři: Min Lu, Ziyi Yang, Zihan Ding, Tao Liang (ORCID 0000-0003-1646-9666)
Zdroj: Journal of Chemical Education. 2023 100(9):3564-3569.
Dostupnost: Division of Chemical Education, Inc. and ACS Publications Division of the American Chemical Society. 1155 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 800-227-5558; Tel: 202-872-4600; e-mail: eic@jce.acs.org; Web site: http://pubs.acs.org/jchemeduc
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 6
Datum vydání: 2023
Druh dokumentu: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Measurement Equipment, Photography, Measurement Techniques, Undergraduate Study, College Science
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c00252
ISSN: 0021-9584
1938-1328
Abstrakt: Fluorescence analysis is an important technology, which can obtain the concentration of target analytes through comparing the fluorescence intensity change of a fluorescent sensor. Generally, the fluorescence intensity is measured by a fluorometer. However, many undergraduates have no chance to operate such an expensive instrument. Besides, the students cannot see the fluorescence of the obscured samples during the fluorometer-based detection process. Herein, a flexible experiment for fluorescence analysis was designed using a smartphone for recording fluorescence photographs and the software, Photoshop or ImageJ, for measuring the fluorescence intensity. The change in fluorescence intensity can be directly observed by naked eyes and be quantitatively measured by Photoshop or ImageJ. RhBN, with a simple synthetic process, was chosen as a ClO[superscript -] sensor, whose fluorescence emission significantly increased in the presence of ClO[superscript -] because of the strongly enlarged conjugated system. The experimental course designed in this article overcame the requirement of an expensive fluorometer and provided an interesting and simple approach for educating undergraduates about fluorescence analysis and fluorescent sensors.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2024
Přístupové číslo: EJ1445119
Databáze: ERIC
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Abstrakt:Fluorescence analysis is an important technology, which can obtain the concentration of target analytes through comparing the fluorescence intensity change of a fluorescent sensor. Generally, the fluorescence intensity is measured by a fluorometer. However, many undergraduates have no chance to operate such an expensive instrument. Besides, the students cannot see the fluorescence of the obscured samples during the fluorometer-based detection process. Herein, a flexible experiment for fluorescence analysis was designed using a smartphone for recording fluorescence photographs and the software, Photoshop or ImageJ, for measuring the fluorescence intensity. The change in fluorescence intensity can be directly observed by naked eyes and be quantitatively measured by Photoshop or ImageJ. RhBN, with a simple synthetic process, was chosen as a ClO[superscript -] sensor, whose fluorescence emission significantly increased in the presence of ClO[superscript -] because of the strongly enlarged conjugated system. The experimental course designed in this article overcame the requirement of an expensive fluorometer and provided an interesting and simple approach for educating undergraduates about fluorescence analysis and fluorescent sensors.
ISSN:0021-9584
1938-1328
DOI:10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c00252