Mentor: John Breen (Providence College)
Project Location
Providence College
Project Description
We are exploring luminescence displacement assays for phosphate in seawater. Our work is based on the well established phosphate binding chemistry involving molecules containing two closely spaced dipicolylamine (DPA) ligands each binding a zinc ion. In this work we are assessing the sensitivity of our methods with different small molecule scaffolds and transition metal complex ions to which the DPA/Zn moieties are attached as well as cations other than zinc.
This project involves:
- lab work
Available for SURF Flex?
No
Required/preferred skills
basic laboratory skills acquired in a first year chemistry laboratory sequence
2022
Rhode Island EPSCoR is funded by the National Science Foundation under EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Award #OIA-1655221 (Sept. 2017-Aug. 2022). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.