Simple colorimetric screening of the nerve agent VX using gold nanoparticles and a hand-powered extraction device
Fumiki Takahashi, Yuko Kazui, Hajime Miyaguchi, Takeshi Ohmori, Ryutaro Tanaka, Jiye Jin
Topics & Concepts
EthanethiolNerve agentColloidal goldNaked eyeExtraction (chemistry)ChemistryNanoparticleHydrolysisChromatographyNanotechnologyDetection limitMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryEnzymeAcetylcholinesterasePesticide Exposure and ToxicityGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsPrion Diseases and Protein Misfolding