“…To date, a few aqueous based sensing probes have been reported in literature, however, most are haunted by crossdetection problem. [34][35][36][37] Thus, the detection of heavy metal cations in aqueous environments are still high on the priority list, due to their prospective of developing eld-based sensing kits, 14,[38][39][40][41] which can be readily used anywhere, including rural areas. In addition, aqueous solution-based sensing probes can be essential in physiological systems, for monitoring the presence and concentration of specic cations of concern, and be able to regulate them.…”