Development of Metal Nanoparticles as Catalysts for a Color-Changing Reaction

Abstract

Record ID: 283

Award(s): Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentorship

Program Affiliation: Capstone

Presentation Type: Poster

Abstract: Detection of toxins, cancers, and other harmful substances is a key challenge and area of development in modern medicine. The analytes can be detected using a catalytic reaction with a fluorescent dye and appropriate catalysts. In this project, the goal is to optimize the preparation of the catalyst to maximally intensify the color change of the dye, so that the catalyst can be used in subsequent sensor development. The research task is to synthesize a series of metal nanoparticle catalysts and evaluate their efficiency in catalyzing the color-changing reaction. In the future, we plan to integrate these metal nanoparticles into sensing schemes for applications.