TPU scientists equip chemical sensors with 'traps' to detect toxic substances

(Tomsk Polytechnic University) Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University and the University of Chemistry and Technology (Prague, Czech Republic) have created novel chemical sensors for Raman spectrometers. Having combined physical and chemical methods scientists obtained highly sensitive sensors for determining dyes prohibited in Europe and heavy metals in water at ultralow concentrations. The process of analysis lasts a couple of minutes, so the sensors are appropriate for using in mobile laboratories.
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