Polymeric sensors containing P-dimethylaminocinnamaldehyde: Colorimetric detection of urea nitrate

Autor: Ester Abtew, Konda Reddy Kunduru, Abraham J. Domb, Tsadok Tsach, Arijit Basu
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. 238:387-391
ISSN: 0925-4005
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2016.07.057
Popis: Identifying urea nitrate (UN) in post-blast debris is difficult, since it readily decomposes under high temperature. The authors developed onsite, rapid, and accurate detection of UN, using p-dimethylaminocinnamaldehyde (p-DMAC) dispersed in poly(acrylamide) hydrogels. These hydrogels change color (yellow to red) upon exposure to UN in a concentration as low as 2 ppm. The p-DMAC-hydrogel system is sensitive to both UN solid and solution. This method can be easily applied for onsite detection of UN.
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