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Zhai W, Cao M, Xiao Z, Li D, Wang M. Rapid Detection of Malathion, Phoxim and Thiram on Orange Surfaces Using Ag Nanoparticle Modified PDMS as Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Substrate. Foods 2022; 11:foods11223597. [PMID: 36429190 PMCID: PMC9689543 DOI: 10.3390/foods11223597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Malathion, phoxim, and thiram are organophosphates and organosulfur pesticides widely used in agricultural products. The residues of these pesticides present a direct threat to human health. Rapid and on-site detection is critical for minimizing such risks. In this work, a simple approach was introduced using a flexible surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrate. The prepared Ag nanoparticles-polydimethylsiloxane (AgNPs-PDMS) substrate showed high SERS activity, good precision (relative standard deviation = 5.33%), and stability (30 days) after optimization. For target pesticides, the linear relationship between characteristic SERS bands and concentrations were achieved in the range of 10~1000, 100~5000, and 50~5000 μg L-1 with LODs down to 3.62, 41.46, and 15.69 μg L-1 for thiram, malathion, and phoxim, respectively. Moreover, SERS spectra of mixed samples indicated that three pesticides can be identified simultaneously, with recovery rates between 96.5 ± 3.3% and 118.9 ± 2.4%, thus providing an ideal platform for detecting more than one target. Pesticide residues on orange surfaces can be simply determined through swabbing with the flexible substrate before acquiring the SERS signal. This study demonstrated that the prepared substrate can be used for the rapid detection of pesticides on real samples. Overall, this method greatly simplified the pre-treatment procedure, thus serving as a promising analytical tool for rapid and nondestructive screening of malathion, phoxim, and thiram on various agricultural products.
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- Wenlei Zhai
- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Beijing Center of AGRI-Products Quality and Safety, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
- Correspondence:
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Application of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy using silver and gold nanoparticles for the detection of pesticides in fruit and fruit juice. Trends Food Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2021.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Rapid and sensitive SERS detection of food contaminants by using nano-Ag aggregates with controllable hydrophobicity. Microchem J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2021.106221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Zhang R, Lai Y, Zhan J. Enhancing the Activity of Silver Nanowire Membranes by Electrochemical Cyclic Voltammetry as Highly Sensitive Flexible SERS Substrate for On-Site Analysis. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11030672. [PMID: 33803157 PMCID: PMC7998130 DOI: 10.3390/nano11030672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The development of high-quality flexible surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrates is crucial for developing rapid SERS analysis in situ. Silver nanowire membranes as novel flexible substrates could benefit from the high collection efficiency of analytes by wrapping complex surfaces or wiping the surfaces of samples. However, their low SERS performance impedes further applications of silver nanowire membranes in analyte detection. Herein, we report an ultra-high-sensitivity silver nanowire membrane synthesized by a simple and time-saving cyclic voltammetry (CV) method. After CV treatment, a part of the silver nanowires on the silver nanowire membrane turned into small nanoparticles and nanorods. This nanostructure’s reconstitution increased the analytical enhancement factor of silver nanowire membranes by 14.4 times. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy, UV-vis spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were employed to investigate the transformation in the membrane nanostructure. The CV-treated substrates exhibited high surface-enhanced Raman activity and good temporal stability. The limits of detection (LODs) for p-aminothiophenol, crystal violet, tetramethylthiuram disulfide, sodium perchlorate, malachite green, fluoranthene, and potassium nitrate are 3.7 × 10−12 M, 5.1 × 10−11 M, 5.4 × 10−11 M, 6.3 × 10−9 M, 0.00693 ng, 0.0810 ng, and 0.0273 ng on this substrate, respectively. Additionally, the developed substrate is feasible for the detection of crystal violet in real samples. These results certify that CV-treated substrates possess broad application prospects in on-site SERS analysis.
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- Rui Zhang
- Key Laboratory for Colloid & Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, Department of Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China;
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- Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250062, China
- Correspondence: (Y.L.); (J.Z.); Tel.: +86-0531-8836-5017 (J.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory for Colloid & Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, Department of Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China;
- Correspondence: (Y.L.); (J.Z.); Tel.: +86-0531-8836-5017 (J.Z.)
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Chu S, Wang H, Ling X, Yu S, Yang L, Jiang C. A Portable Smartphone Platform Using a Ratiometric Fluorescent Paper Strip for Visual Quantitative Sensing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:12962-12971. [PMID: 32100526 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b20458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Instrument-free, portable, and direct read-out mini-devices have wider application prospects in various fields, especially for real-time/on-site sensing. Herein, combined with a paper strip, a smartphone sensing platform integrated with a UV lamp and dark cavity by 3D-printing technology has been developed for the rapid, sensitive, instrument-free, and visual quantitative analysis in real-time/on-site conditions. The platform proved the feasibility for visual quantitative detection of pesticide via a fluorescence "on-off-on" response with a single dual-emissive ratiometric paper strip. Red-emitting CdTe quantum dots (rQDs) were embedded into the silica nanoparticles (SiO2 NPs) as an internal reference, while blue-emitting carbon dots (bCDs) as a signal report unit were covalently linked to the outer surface of SiO2 NPs. The blue fluorescence could be quenched by gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) and then recovered with pesticide. The red (R), green (G), and blue (B) channel values of the generated images were determined by a color recognizer application (APP) installed in the smartphone, and the R/B values could be used for pesticide quantification with a sensitive detection limit (LOD) of 59 nM. The smartphone sensing platform based on 3D printing might provide a general strategy for visual quantitative detection in a variety of fields including environments, diagnosis, and safety monitoring.
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- Suyun Chu
- Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China
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- Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
- State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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- Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
- State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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Mei H, Shu H, Lv M, Liu W, Wang X. Fluorescent assay based on phenyl-modified g-C 3N 4 nanosheets for determination of thiram. Mikrochim Acta 2020; 187:159. [PMID: 32036451 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-020-4135-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Phenyl-modified graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets (Ph-g-C3N4 NSs) were synthesized by a thermal copolymerization and ultrasonic exfoliation method. The Ph-g-C3N4 NSs are used as a fluorescent assay for determination of thiram. The results of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, 13C solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance and Fourier transform infrared spectra confirm that phenyl group is integrated into the heptazine network of g-C3N4. Compared to the g-C3N4 NSs, the Ph-g-C3N4 NSs show bigger stokes shift about 185 nm and higher fluorescence intensity. The fluorescence of Ph-g-C3N4 NSs is quenched by Cu2+ via the photo-induced electron transfer mechanism, which then recovers in the presence of thiram. The fluorescence restoring of Ph-g-C3N4 NSs is correlated with the concentration of thiram. Under the optimized conditions, the fluorescent intensity of g-C3N4 NSs at excitation/emission wavelengths of 310/455 nm give a linear range of 33.0-670 nM with detection limit of 9.90 nM. While fluorescent assay based on the Ph-g-C3N4 NSs show the linear range of 6.70-1300 nM at excitation/emission wavelengths of 310/495 nm with detection limit of 2.01 nM. Graphical abstract Schematic representation of fluorescent "on-off-on" assay based on phenyl-modified graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets (Ph-g-C3N4 NSs) for determination of thiram.
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- He Mei
- Health Assessment Center, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Watershed Science and Health, School of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, People's Republic of China
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- Health Assessment Center, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Watershed Science and Health, School of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, People's Republic of China.,State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325027, People's Republic of China.,Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, 325001, People's Republic of China
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- Health Assessment Center, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Watershed Science and Health, School of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, People's Republic of China
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- Health Assessment Center, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Watershed Science and Health, School of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, People's Republic of China.
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- Health Assessment Center, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Watershed Science and Health, School of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, People's Republic of China. .,National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Municipal Sewage Resource Utilization Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, People's Republic of China.
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