A fluorescence nanosensor for Cu2+ on silica particlesElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: experimental procedure; TEM images; NMR, UV-vis and fluorescence spectra; fluoresence titration. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b3/b310582b/

Abstract

A fluorescence nanosensor for Cu2+ ions has been obtained by surface functionalization of silica particles with trialkoxysilane derivatized ligand and fluorescent dye.