In pH 5.5 PBS buffer, PVP selectively coordinated with Cr(vi), causing PVP-AgNPs aggregation, the solution color changed from bright yellow to orange, and the characteristic absorption peak of PVP–AgNPs at 390 nm lowered, a new peak at 530 nm appeared.
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