Characterization and application of molecularly imprinted polymer-coated quantum dots for sensitive fluorescent determination of diethylstilbestrol in water samples

Molecularly imprinted silica layers coated to quantum dots (MIP-QDs) were successfully fabricated and applied as the fluorescence probe for highly selective and sensitive determination of diethylstilbestrol (DES). Scanning electron microscopy, Transmission electron microscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy indicated successful grafting of molecularly imprinted silica layers onto the surface of QDs. Furthermore, the fluorescence...