Detecting mercury ions in water using a low-cost colorimetric sensor derived from immobilized silver nanoparticles on a paper substrate

• Main Authors: Budlayan, Marco Laurence M, Dalagan, Jhonnybert, Oracion, Jeanne Phyre L, Patricio, Jonathan N, Arco, Susan D, Latayada, Felmer S, Vales, Temmy, Baje, Benito, Alguno, Arnold C, Capangpangan, Rey Yonson
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2022
• Subjects: Colorimetric sensor; Mercury detection; Paper-based device; Silver nanoparticle; Thiamine; Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics; Physical Sciences and Mathematics; Physics
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/physics-faculty-pubs/127; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enmm.2022.100736
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The exceptional and specific reactivity of mercury ions (Hg2+) toward plasmonic silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in aqueous media has motivated the need to develop innovative, low-cost, portable, and robust sensors to help address the detrimental effects of heavy metal contamination particularly in rura...