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A Novel Magnetic Fluorescent Fe3O4@ZnS@MPS Nanosensor for Highly Sensitive Determination and Removal of Ag+

  • Yan Gao
  • , Xin Chen
  • , Ping Xu
  • , Jie Chen
  • , Shihua Yu
  • , Zhigang Liu*
  • , Xiaodan Zeng*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A novel magnetic fluorescent nanoprobe (Fe3O4@ZnS@MPS(MFNPs)) was synthesized, which recognized and cooperated with Ag+ ions, and a rapid method for detecting Ag+ was established in solution. It was found by fluorescence spectroscopy analysis that the MFNPs could detect Ag+ in PBS solution and, upon addition of Ag+ ions, the fluorescence (FL) of MFNPs could be quenched significantly. The sensor has a low limit of detection (LOD) of 7.04 µM for Ag+. The results showed that MFNPs were extremely specific and sensitive for the quantitative detection of Ag+ over a wide pH range. Then, the recognition mechanism between MFNPs and guest Ag+ was explored via measures of infrared spectroscopy and electron microscopy. It was speculated that the oxygen atoms in the sulfonic acid group cooperated with Ag+ to form a synergistic complexation. The assay was successfully used to determine the content of Ag+ in real samples.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1557
JournalCoatings
Volume13
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2023
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 3-sulfhydryl-1-propane sodium (MPS)
  • magnetic fluorescent nanosensor
  • selective recognition
  • silver ion

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