A facile ratiometric Hg2+ probe was fabricated based on core–shell silica nanoparticles as the scaffolds.
Novel Hg2+ probe combined with the host–guest interaction on the polymer brush functionalized MSNs with conjugated PPV.
The probe can selectively detect Hg2+ via FRET between PPV and AD-SRhB.
Compared with AD-SRhB as probe, the novel probe can selectively detect Hg2+ from Fe3+ and Al3+.