Detection of trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) can allow for early intervention of cardiovascular disease, but is challenging to achieve using conventional materials and instruments owing to it being spectroscopically silent in the UV-visible region. Here, a series of bilanthanide metalorganic frameworks functionalised with a borono group are shown to detect TMAO with high sensitivity and selectivity by exploiting the inverse emission intensity changes of the two lanthanide centres.
- Hui Min
- Zhonghang Chen
- Peng Cheng
