DOI: 10.1039/d6ra06405a ISSN: 2046-2069

Pyrrole-modified gold nanoparticle structure for dual UV-vis and smartphone-based colorimetric detection of hexavalent chromium in food and environmental samples

Md. Ramzan Ali, Ruksana Suraia Akhi, Md. Ruhul Amin, Alamin Howlader, Gang Chen, Fatema-Tuj Zohra, Mohamed Aly Saad Aly, Hermine Gharagulyan, Md. Zaved H. Khan

As a potent, human-carcinogenic toxin, hexavalent chromium, Cr(

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), causes aggressive cancers and severe organ failure.