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Royal Society of Chemistry, RSC Advances, 47(5), p. 37385-37391
DOI: 10.1039/c5ra05055c
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Highly stable ionic liquid-in-water emulsions as a new class of fluorescent sensors for metal ions: The case study of Fe3+ sensing
Journal article published in 2015 by
Alexandre Bettoschi,
Andrea Bencini 
,
Debora Berti,
Claudia Caltagirone,
Luca Conti,
Francesco Isaia,
Claudia Giorgi,
Davide Demurtas,
Vito Lippolis,
Marianna Mamusa,
Sergio Murgia
,
Debora Berti,
Claudia Caltagirone,
Luca Conti,
Francesco Isaia,
Claudia Giorgi,
Davide Demurtas,
Vito Lippolis,
Marianna Mamusa,
Sergio Murgia
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Abstract
The first example of a fluorescent highly stable pure binary ionic liquid (IL)-in-water emulsion is here described. The system is inexpensive, easy to synthesize and can be used as a selective fluorescent probe for metal ions. In particular, the system is able to recognize Fe3+ ions in pure water by a fluorescence “turn-off” mechanism.