Researchers Pioneer Nanosensor for Real-Time Iron Detection in Plants
TBMG-53024
05/01/2025
- Content
Researchers from the Disruptive and Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision (DiSTAP) interdisciplinary research group of the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, in collaboration with Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) and MIT, have developed a groundbreaking near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent nanosensor capable of simultaneously detecting and differentiating between iron forms — Fe(II) and Fe(III) — in living plants.
- Citation
- "Researchers Pioneer Nanosensor for Real-Time Iron Detection in Plants," Mobility Engineering, May 1, 2025.