Kawakami Jun, Isobe Toru, Sasaki Yohei, Ito Shunji, Nagaki Masahiko, Kitahara Haruo
Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Hirosaki University, Bunkyo-cho 3, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8561, Japan.
Anal Sci. 2005 Jul;21(7):729-30. doi: 10.2116/analsci.21.729.
Poly(amide amine) dendrimer with naphthyl units (N8) as a fluorescent chemosensor for metal ions was synthesized. We investigated the metal ion recognition of N8. Large changes in the fluorescence spectra of N8 were observed upon the addition of cadmium and zinc ions.