Silica nanoparticle-modified paper strip-based new rhodamine B chemosensor for highly selective detection of copper ions in drinking water.

A new rhodamine B derivative (RDB) was synthesized and utilized for the colorimetric detection of copper ions (Cu). This chemosensor utilized a paper strip as a support and a smartphone as a detector for on-site quantitative detection of Cu in water samples. Silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) were investigated as the modifier nanoparticles to achieve uniform color on the paper strip and showed a color response 1.

A portable device as a paper test strip platform with smartphone application for detection of branched-chain amino acids in edible insects.

A novel strategy is presented for simple, sensitive and selective branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) detection in edible insects on a paper test strip device readout with a smartphone. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were applied, interacting with dye, which provided 1.5 times higher color intensity than the one without AgNPs.