Silica Nanoparticles Incorporating Chemiluminescent And Absorbing Active Molecules
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1. ) A silica nanoparticle having a mesoporous structure comprising absorbing material,wherein the absorbing material is covalently linked to the silica network,wherein the absorbing material absorbs electromagnetic energy of from 300 nm to 1200 nm, and wherein on exposure to an appropriate chemical species the absorbing material exhibits chemiluminescent emission,wherein the longest dimension of the nanoparticle is 1 to 500 nm.
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Nanoparticles incorporating absorbing materials, e.g., an absorber dye, which under appropriate conditions exhibit chemiluminescence. The nanoparticles can be mesoporous silica nanoparticles or core-shell silica nanoparticles. The nanoparticles can be used as sensors to detect an analyte.
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1. ) A silica nanoparticle having a mesoporous structure comprising absorbing material,
wherein the absorbing material is covalently linked to the silica network, wherein the absorbing material absorbs electromagnetic energy of from 300 nm to 1200 nm, and wherein on exposure to an appropriate chemical species the absorbing material exhibits chemiluminescent emission, wherein the longest dimension of the nanoparticle is 1 to 500 nm.
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8. ) A silica nanoparticle, wherein the nanoparticle comprises a core comprising an absorbing material, wherein the absorbing material is covalently linked to the silica network of the core, wherein the absorbing material absorbs electromagnetic energy of from 300 nm to 1200 nm, and wherein on exposure to an appropriate chemical species the absorbing material exhibits chemiluminescent emission,
wherein the shell comprises silica, and wherein the longest dimension of the nanoparticle is 1 to 500 nm.
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