Overview
Topic status: We're looking for students to study this topic.
This project will investigate the development of efficient and selective anion sensors for the detection of biologically, environmentally and chemically important anions. One such route to anion sensing devices is to utilise the unique cavities in intermolecular architectures such as catenanes and rotaxanes to form highly specific anion binding domains. Porphyrins will be incorporated as the signalling unit in such systems as they sense guests through both electro- and photo-chemical means. Students will gain experience in synthetic organic chemistry, purification techniques as well as a wide variety of analytical techniques used to monitor the binding of guest molecules.
- Study level
- PhD, Honours
- Supervisors
- QUT
- Organisational unit
Faculty of Science and Technology
- Research area
- Contact
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Please contact the supervisor.
Dr Kathleen Mullen
