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- Developed two types of film sensors made from cellulose nanofibrils that are specialized for detecting explosives.
- Utilized surface molecular-imprinting techniques to enhance the sensors' ability to recognize specific explosive vapors, namely TNT and DNT.
- These sensors demonstrate high selectivity and rapid response times when exposed to the target explosive vapors.
Article Abstract
We designed and synthesized two conjugated polymer-grafted cellulose nanofibril film sensors via surface molecular-imprinting. These two surface TNT- or DNT-imprinted film sensors exhibit highly selective recognition and fast response towards target explosive vapor.
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