RT Journal Article T1 Detecting CdSe Nanomaterials with a Fluorescent Schiff Base Ligand A1 Sanmartín Matalobos, Jesús A1 Bermejo Barrera, Pilar A1 Pérez-Juste, Ignacio A1 Fondo Busto, María Matilde A1 García Deibe, Ana María A1 Alves-Iglesias, Yeneva K1 CdSe K1 Nanomaterials K1 Quantum dots K1 Schiff base ligand K1 Chemosensor K1 Fluorescence AB We investigated the easily synthesized ligand H3L as a fluorescent chemosensor for the detection of CdSe nanoparticles (CdSe NPs) and L-cysteine-capped CdSe quantum dots (CdSe-Cys QDs) in ethanol–water samples. A drastic quenching of the fluorescence emission of H3L at 510 nm occurred, as a result of the addition of CdSe NPs and CdSe-Cys QDs. A solution of H3L (1.26 ppb) showed sensitive responses to both CdSe NPs and CdSe-Cys QDs, with limits of detection (LOD) as low as 40 and 62 ppb, respectively. Moreover, using a smartphone color recognizer application, the fluorescence intensity response of H3L-modified cellulose paper to CdSe-Cys QDs was recorded on a red channel (R), which allowed us to detect CdSe-Cys QDs with LOD = 15 ppb. Interference of some common metal nanomaterials (NMs), as well as metal ions, in the determination of CdSe NMs in solution was studied. The affinity of H3L to CdSe NPs and CdSe-Cys QDs was spectroscopically determined. Scanning electron microscopy/energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM/EDX), micro-X-ray fluorescence (µ-XRF), 1H-NMR, attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy (ATR-IR), and density functional theory (DFT) were also used to investigate the interaction of H3L with CdSe NMs PB MDPI YR 2022 FD 2022 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/32217 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/32217 LA eng NO Sanmartín Matalobos, J., Bermejo Barrera, P., Pérez Juste, I., Fondo, M., García Deibe, A.M., Alves Iglesias, Y. (2022). Detecting CdSe Nanomaterials with a Fluorescent Schiff Base Ligand. "Chemosensors". Vol. 10, 394 NO This research was funded by the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades(RTI2018-099222-B-I00) and Interreg Atlantic Area, Poctep (ACUINANO Project). DS Minerva RD 24 abr 2026