Instrument-free detection of polyphenols with a thread-based analytical device

We described an instrument-free method for quantitative analysis of the total content of tea polyphenols by measurement of the length of a coloured band. Polyphenols react with ferrous ions to form a colourless ferrous-polyphenols complex on cotton threads, which could be adsorbed on the threads. Th...

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Main Authors: Jiahong Song, Zhuang Ouyang, Wei Lu, Longfei Cai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2020-03-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.192130