LUMINESCENT NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS FOR USE IN ELECTROGENERATED CHEMILUMINESCENCE
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Abstract
A nanostructured particulate material, which includes a redox active luminescent organic and/or ionic compound, is provided herein. The nanostructured particulate material may be used for determining the presence of an analyte of interest in a sample by detecting the emitted electromagnetic radiation generated by exposing a reagent mixture, which includes the nanostructured material and the target analyte, to chemical or electrochemical energy.
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27. A method of determining the presence of an analyte of interest in a sample comprising:
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(a) forming a reagent mixture, which comprises a chemical reagent and the sample;
wherein the chemical reagent comprises luminescent nanostructured material formed from a redox active, luminescent compound;(b) inducing the luminescent nanostructured material to emit electromagnetic radiation; and (c) detecting the emitted electromagnetic radiation; wherein inducing the luminescent nanostructured material to emit electromagnetic radiation comprises exposing the reagent mixture to chemical and/or electrochemical energy. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. Nanostructured particulates formed from a redox active, luminescent phenyl substituted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon;
- wherein the nanostructured particulates have a least one dimension which is no larger than about 250 nm and can be induced to repeatedly emit electromagnetic radiation by direct exposure to an electrochemical energy source.
- View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. Nanostructured particulates comprising a redox active, ionic luminescent compound;
- wherein the nanostructured particulates have a least one dimension which is no larger than about 250 nm.
- View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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