“…Moreover, when comparing the performance of this sensor to previous reports utilizing fluorescence, colorimetric, and electrochemical devices, this hybrid sensor exhibited a LOD that was 1–3 orders of magnitude better. 164 Finally, the sensor exhibited excellent selectivity toward Pb 2+ wherein exposure to other metal ions such as Ag + , Ca 2+ , Cd 3+ , CO 2+ , Cu 2+ , Fe 3+ , Hg 2+ , K + , and Ni 2+ did not induce any evident change in fluorescence.…”