Quantum dot-based SEIRA nanosensors for monitoring organic micropollutants in aquatic environments

Project funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (FCT) (Concurso de Projetos de IC&DT em Todos os Domínios Científicos 2023), grant 2023.16977.ICDT. Funded amount: EUR 249,998, as stated by the source. Runs 2025-01-01 to 2027-12-31. Keywords: Natural sciences. Source: OpenAIRE Graph, from the funder's project data (collected by OpenAIRE on 2026-03-24); national funding data, not CORDIS. Abstract given by the source: NanoSEIRA aims to produce nanosensors for organic micropollutants detection in the environment, contributing to preserving the quality of aquatic resources. Silver- and copper-based quantum dots (QDs) will be developed and used as SEIRA amplifiers. The QDs will be functionalized to enhance their selectivity, incorporated in activated, carbon or deposited in silicon sampler holders, to achieve practical and reusable sensors. NanoSEIRA propõe a produção de nanossensores para detetar micropoluentes orgânicos no ambiente, contribuindo para a preservação da qualidade dos recursos aquáticos. Serão preparados pontos quânticos (PQs) baseados em prata e cobre, e usados como amplificadores em SEIRA. Os PQs serão funcionalizados para aumentar a selectividade, incorporados em carvão ativado e depositados em porta-amostras de sílicio para obter sensores práticos e reutilizáveis.

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Source: OpenAIRE Graph: projects of national funders, OpenAIRE, from the project data of Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (FCT). Retrieved 2026-10-28. Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (OpenAIRE Graph). Selected metadata, adapted presentation; the publisher's record is authoritative. No endorsement by the source is implied. Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).

AI-assisted summary: The project "NanoSEIRA" aims to develop quantum dot-based nanosensors for detecting organic micropollutants in aquatic environments, funded by FCT with a grant of EUR 249,998 from 2023 to 2027. It focuses on enhancing sensor selectivity using silver- and copper-based quantum dots. Suggested technology pillar: sensing. Generated by AI from the public source text; it may contain errors and the original source is authoritative.