Rapid and sensitive detection of pesticides by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy technique based on glycidyl methacrylate-ethylene dimethacrylate (GMA-EDMA) porous material

A novelmethod of fast and sensitive SERS detection using GMA-EDMA porous material combined with a miniature device was reported in this study. A 100 μL solution containing sample, silver colloid and NaCl was evenly mixed to ensure the sample molecules would adsorb onto silver nanoparticles. Then the mixture was added onto the porous material surface slowly, so that the aggregation of silver colloid would stay on the surface while the liquid components would flow away. This technology can improve the sensitivity of SERS detection. By this method, two pesticides tricyclazole and paraquat were successfully detected at concentrations of 5×10-3 mg/L and 1×10-3 mg/L, respectively.     

应用表面增强拉曼光谱技术快速检测尿样中的β-兴奋剂

应用表面增强拉曼光谱技术与化学计量法相结合分析克伦特罗、沙丁胺醇和莱克多巴胺3种β-兴奋剂的标准溶液.在取自10头猪的尿样中,分别添加5个不同浓度的莱克多巴胺(1～20 mg/L),采用快速的液液萃取法对样品进行前处理,再进行表面增强拉曼测试.结果表明,克伦特罗和沙丁胺醇标准溶液的最低检测浓度为2 μg/L,莱克多巴胺标准溶液的最低检测浓度为0.1 mg/L;通过偏最小二乘法建立模型进行定量分析,3种药物的实际值与预测值的相关系数(R2)为0.9134～0.9368;本方法可检测尿样中1 mg/L莱克多巴胺,经外部验证后模型的实际值与预测值的相关系数(R2)为0 881,相对分析误差(RPD)为2.83;分析尿液中的莱克多巴胺含量所需时间小于30 min,为快速检测莱克多巴胺提供新途径.     

CdTe/CdS半导体量子点作为农药百草枯的高灵敏传感器

用硫普罗宁(Tiopronin, TP)作为稳定剂合成了水溶性的高荧光CdTe/CdS量子点. 研究了该量子点与10种农药的相互作用. 实验发现, 当农药浓度为4.76×10^-6 mol/L时, 农药百草枯(Paraquat)能显著猝灭CdTe/CdS量子点的荧光, 使其荧光强度下降87.3%, 而分别加入乙酰甲胺磷及辛硫磷等其它9种农药, 仅能使CdTe/CdS量子点的荧光强度下降0.1%～5.1%, 显示了该CdTe/CdS量子点对百草枯的特异性传感作用. 采用吸收光谱和时间分辨荧光动力学研究了百草枯对CdTe/CdS量子点的荧光猝灭机理. 计算得出荧光强度猝灭的Stern-Volmer常数K为2.03×10⁶, 而寿命猝灭的Stern-Volmer常数K为4.25×10⁵. 结果表明, 百草枯对CdTe/CdS量子点的荧光猝灭主要为静态过程, 而动态过程的贡献较小. 利用二者的猝灭作用建立了对农药百草枯的高灵敏检测新方法, 校正曲线的线性范围为9.90×10^-9～1.50×10^-6 mol/L, 检出限为6.35×10^-9 mol/L, R=0.999. 用该方法对3种食品和3种水样中残留农药进行了检测, 加标回收率均在82.2%～98.5%之间, 其相对标准偏差为2.62%~8.35%.     

An integrated portable Raman sensor with nanofabricated gold bowtie array substrates for energetics detection

An integrated field-portable surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) sensing system has been developed and evaluated for quantitative analysis of energetics such as perchlorate (ClO(4)(-)) and trinitrotoluene (TNT) at environmentally relevant concentrations and conditions. The detection system consists of a portable Raman spectrometer equipped with an optical fiber probe that is coupled with novel elevated gold bowtie nanostructural arrays as a sensitive and reproducible SERS substrate. Using the standard addition technique, we show that ClO(4)(-) and TNT can be quantified at concentrations as low as 0.66 mg L(-1) (or ~6.6 μM) and 0.20 mg L(-1) (~0.9 μM), respectively, in groundwater samples collected from selected military sites. This research represents the first step toward the development of a field SERS sensor which may permit rapid, in situ screening and analysis for various applications including national security, chemical, biological and environmental detection.     

Synthesis of magnetic polyphosphazene-Ag composite particles as surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy substrates for the detection of melamine

Magnetic polyphosphazene(MPZS) particles coated by Ag nanoparticles(MPZS-Ag) have been developed as surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy(SERS) substrates for sensitive detection of melamine in aqueous solutions and milk samples.5,5'-Dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid)(DTNB) was used as model analyte to test the SERS activity of the MPZS-Ag particles.The prepared MPZS-Ag particles possess both magnetic responsiveness and excellent SERS properties.SERS detection of different concentrations of melamine aqueous solutions and spiked milk samples were performed by the MPZS-Ag particles.The limit of detection(LOD) of the melamine in aqueous solutions was 10-7 mol/L(0.0126 mg/L) and 0.6 mg/L in real milk samples using the MPZS-Ag particles as SERS substrates.The LOD of the melamine are much lower than the safety values of Food and Drug Administration and Codex Alimentarius Commission.These results indicate that the MPZS-Ag particles have promising application prospect for SERS analysis in food safety fields.     

茶叶浸出液中农药残留表面拉曼光谱检测与初步定量分析

选取甲基对硫磷和水胺硫磷为研究对象,改良了传统的QuEChERS前处理工艺,以自制纳米金溶胶为增强基底,利用表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)技术,对茶叶浸出液中的农药残留进行检测。通过比对两种有机磷农药的拉曼特征峰进行定性分析。同时,选取570,1034,1107和1202 cm^-1等拉曼位移附近的特征峰光谱数据,利用微分等数学手段,结合偏最小二乘法(PLSR)建立回归方程,预测样品中农药残留含量。所得预测数值与气相色谱-质谱联用(GC-MS)法检测值对比,验证本方法的可行性与可信度。结果表明:基于SERS技术对上述两种有机磷农药的检出限可达0.05 mg/L;通过数学模型分析建立回归方程,其线性相关系数范围为0.9077~0.9824,预测均方根误差(RMSEP)范围为0.77%~2.68%;利用回归方程得到的预测值与GC-MS检测结果基本接近,相对误差范围-5.16%~9.03%,回收率为81.4%~115.1%,说明可以用SERS技术对茶叶浸出液中的有机磷农药残留进行定性和初步定量分析。     

Synthesis of magnetic polyphosphazene-Ag composite particles as surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy substrates for the detection of melamine

Preparation process of the MPZS-Ag composite particles based on polyphosphazene and application for the detection of melamine as a novel SERS substrate.     

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopy of explosive 2,4-dinitroanisole using modified silver nanoparticles

2,4-Dinitroanisole (DNAN) is being used as a replacement for 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) as a less-sensitive melt-cast medium explosive than TNT. In this paper, we studied the surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) analysis of DNAN using Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs) modified by L-cysteine methyl ester hydrochloride. Due to the formation of a Meisenheimer complex between DNAN and the modifier, the modified AgNPs can detect 20 μg/L (0.2 ng) and 0.1 mg/L (1 ng) DNAN in deionized water and aged tap water, respectively. Three other chemicals (L-cysteine, N-acetyl-L-cysteine, and L-cysteine ethyl ester hydrochloride) were used as AgNPs modifiers to study the mechanism of the SERS of DNAN. It was confirmed that the amino group of L-cysteine methyl ester hydrochloride was the active group and that the methyl ester group significantly contributed to the high SERS sensitivity of DNAN. In order to further test the mechanism of Meisenheimer complex formation, the effect of anions and cations present in natural water on the SERS of DNAN was studied. It was found that CO(3)(2-), Cl(-), and K(+) at 100 mg/L did not negatively affect the SERS of 10 mg/L DNAN, while SO(4)(2-), Na(+), Mg(2+), and Ca(2+) at 100 mg/L significantly quenched the SERS of 10 mg/L DNAN. The negative effect of the bivalent cations could be offset by SO(4)(2-).     

Enhanced Raman spectroscopy coupled to chemometrics for identification and quantification of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors

In this work, we present a new complete method using Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) and chemometrics for the qualitative and quantitative detection of pesticides by measuring the acetylcholinesterase (ACHE) activity. The Raman SERS is not only used for measuring the ACHE activity, but also for the direct detection of pesticides individually and for their identification. Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were used as dynamic SERS substrates for sensitive monitoring of ACHE activity in the presence of very low levels of organophosphate and carbamate pesticides, chemical warfare agents that are known to be ACHE inhibitors. The lowest detectable level for paraoxon was determined at 4.0 × 10⁻¹⁴ M and 1.9 × 10⁻⁹ M for carbaryl. The use of the enzyme allowed limits of detection for both pesticides that were much lower than the limits obtained by direct SERS analysis of the pesticides. The system shows a linear relationship between the intensity band at 639 cm⁻¹ and pesticide concentration. These results suggest that this biosensor could be used in the future for the non-selective detection of all ACHE inhibitors at very low concentrations with possible identification of the inhibitor.     

Aversatile β-cyclodextrin functionalized silver nanoparticle monolayer for capture of methyl orange from complex wastewater

The toxic organic dye contaminants in wastewater are extremely harmful to the ecosystem.Surface enhanced Raman scattering(SERS) is a technique with high sensitivity and chemical specificity which fulfills the requirements for monitoring dye contaminants in wastewater.However,as one of the common dye contaminants,methyl orange(MO) has very weak affinity to metallic surfaces and is difficult to be detected by SERS at low concentrations.Therefore,a new type of SERS substrate with Ag nanoparticle monolayer functionalized by mono-6-deoxy-6-thio-β-cyclodextrin(β-CD-SH) was prepared to efficiently capture and detect MO in wastewater with a limit of detection of 5×10^-7 mol/L.The hydrophobic cavity of β-CD is responsible for the efficient trap and enrichment of MO on the Ag NPs surface,achieving a strong SERS signal of MO at low concentrations and at different pH values.This study provides new insight into designing a well-performed adsorbent for the capture and detection of organic contaminants.     

运用金-银核壳结构纳米棒的表面增强拉曼效应检测超痕量葡萄糖

运用种子生长法合成金纳米棒溶胶,再经过化学还原法合成金-银核壳纳米棒溶胶作为表面增强拉曼活性基底。该基底可以检测低至10-18mol/L的罗丹明6G,其增强因子高达1011,具有优异的SERS增强效果。利用此基底的表面增强拉曼散射效应检测10-14~10-8mol/L的葡萄糖,并得到表面增强拉曼信号强度与相应葡萄糖浓度的工作曲线。实验结果表明,该基底在葡萄糖的检测及半定量分析方面具有良好的潜在应用前景。     

液相色谱-串联质谱法快速测定植物源性食品中的百草枯

建立了水果、蔬菜、豆类和粮谷中百草枯残留的高效液相色谱-串联质谱(HPLC-MS/MS)分析方法.用水提取样品中的百草枯,弱阳离子交换(WCX)固相萃取柱(SPE)净化.采用CAPCELL PAK ST色谱柱(150 mm×2.0mm).乙腈-10 mmol/L乙酸铵水溶液(用甲酸调至pH 4.0)为流动相,以电喷雾离...     

Rapid determination of illegal additives chrysoidin and malachite green by surface-enhanced Raman scattering with silanized support based substrate

Silanized support based SERS substrate is applied to detect chrysoidin in Sprite at 0.01 mg/L and malachite green in fish pond water at 0.0001 mg/L. The SERS method is sensitive, cost-effective and convenient, which has great potential in detection of illegal additives and harmful substances.     

双金属双硅层核-壳纳米结构Au@SiO2@Ag@SiO2用于葡萄糖检测

制备了一种灵敏度高、 稳定性强的双金属双硅层核-壳结构纳米材料Au@SiO₂@Ag@SiO₂. 由于双金属之间的硅层促进了远程等离子体的激发转移, 使该纳米粒子具有良好的表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)的特性及优异的稳定性. 利用这种SERS活性材料能直接检测出人体尿液的主要成分, 且该材料呈现出对低浓度(10^-6 mol/L)葡萄糖的无标记高效检出能力. 此外, 还实现了人工尿液中等浓度(10^-3 mol/L)葡萄糖和尿素分子的同时检测, 以及实际尿液中10^-3 mol/L葡萄糖的检测. Au@SiO₂@Ag@SiO₂纳米粒子具有在多种生物分子存在时快速检测葡萄糖的实际应用潜力.     

银/金纳米线阵列表面增强拉曼基底的制备及对孔雀石绿的高灵敏度检测

利用种子介导的软模板生长方法制备了金纳米线(Au NWs)阵列, 通过调节生长温度控制Au NWs阵列的形貌, 最后在经硼氢化钠(NaBH₄)清洗过的Au NWs阵列上化学沉积银纳米颗粒(Ag NPs), 制得银/金纳米线(Ag/Au NWs)阵列作为表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)基底. 选用罗丹明6G(R6G)作为拉曼探针分子测定了Ag/Au NWs阵列的SERS性能. 结果表明, Ag/Au NWs阵列作为SERS基底具有高灵敏度、 优异的信号均匀性和良好的稳定性. 使用Ag/Au NWs阵列对孔雀石绿(MG)检测的检出限可低至1×10^-8 mol/L, 线性范围为 1×10^-8~1×10^-4 mol/L. NaBH₄可以在不影响SERS性能的情况下去除Ag/Au NWs阵列上吸附的分子, 使得 SERS基底可以重复使用. 使用Ag/Au NWs阵列对湖水中的MG进行检测, 得到了可靠的回收率, 证明Ag/Au NWs 阵列在检测环境水体中的孔雀石绿上具有应用潜力.     

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering for arsenate detection on multilayer silver nanofilms

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has recently emerged as a promising method for chemical and biomolecular sensing. SERS quantification analysis of arsenate (As(V)) was investigated using multilayer Ag nanofilms deposited on glass slides as SERS-active substrates (Ag/GL substrates) by an electroless deposition process. The As(V) limit of detection (LOD) was determined to be ～5 μg L(-1) or lower with or without coexisting multiple background electrolytes (Na(+), K(+), Ca(2+), Mg(2+), Cl(-), NO(3)(-), SO(4)(2-) and H(2)PO(4)(-)). The presence of the background electrolytes at low concentrations was observed to enhance the SERS sensitivity of the substrate towards As(V) more than twofold. Standard calibration curves were prepared in the absence and presence of the background electrolytes. Excellent linear relationships between the peak heights of the As(V) SERS band at ～780 cm(-1) and the As(V) concentrations were obtained in a concentration range of 0-250 μg L(-1). The selectivity of the Ag nanofilm towards oxyanions was examined to be in the order of As(V)?phosphate?nitrate, sulphate. A low sample-to-sample relative standard deviation (RSD) of 5.2% was also determined, suggesting the Ag/GL substrate was uniform and highly reproducible. Experimental results indicated that the SERS method could be used for quantitative analysis of As(V) in groundwater samples.     

Trace analysis of pesticides in paddy field water by direct injection using liquid chromatography-quadrupole-linear ion trap-mass spectrometry

A multiresidue method was developed for the quantification and confirmation of 70 pesticides in paddy field water. After its filtration, water was injected directly in a liquid chromatograph coupled to a hybrid triple quadrupole-linear ion trap-mass spectrometer (QqLIT). The list of target analytes included organophosphates, phenylureas, sulfonylureas, carbamates, conazoles, imidazolinones and others compounds widely used in different countries where rice is cropped. Detection and quantification limits achieved were in the range from 0.4 to 80 ng L(-1) and from 2 to 150 ng L(-1), respectively. Correlation coefficients for the calibration curves in the range 0.1-50 μg L(-1) were higher than 0.99 except for diazinon (0.1-25 μg L(-1)). Only 9 pesticides presented more than 20% of signal suppression/enhancement, no matrix effect was observed in the studied conditions for the rest of the target pesticides. The method developed was used to investigate the occurrence of pesticides in 59 water samples collected in paddy fields located in Spain and Uruguay. The study shows the presence of bensulfuron methyl, tricyclazole, carbendazim, imidacloprid, tebuconazole and quinclorac in a concentration range from 0.08 to 7.20 μg L(-1).     

Simultaneous detection of fluquinconazole and flusilazole in lettuce using gas chromatography with a nitrogen phosphorus detector: decline patterns at two different locations

Method validations in addition to decline patterns of fluquinconazole and flusilazole in lettuce grown under greenhouse conditions at two different locations were investigated. Following the application of fluquinconazole and flusilazole at a dose rate of 20 mL/20 L water, lettuce samples were collected randomly for up to 7 days post‐application, and simultaneously extracted with acetone, purified through solid‐phase extraction, analyzed via gas chromatography with a nitrogen phosphorus detector, and confirmed through gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. The linearity was excellent, with determination coefficients (R²) between 0.9999 and 1.0. The method was validated in triplicate at two different spiking levels (0.2 and 1.0 mg/kg) with satisfactory recoveries between 75.7 and 97.9% and relative standard deviations of <9. The limit of quantification was 0.01 mg/kg. Both analytes declined very quickly, as can be seen from the short half‐life time of <4 days. Statistical analysis revealed significant differences between residues at different days of sampling, except at 7 days post‐application (triple application). At that point, the decline patterns of fluquinconazole and flusilazole were independent of application rate, location, temperature and humidity. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Highly Sensitive Silver Nanorod Arrays for Rapid Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Detection of Acetamiprid Pesticides

The determination of pesticide residue on agricultural products is increasingly important.Exposure to pesticides can cause severe acute reactions in humans, including aplastic anemia and leukemia.In this work, we developed a rapid and sensitive method to detect acetamiprid pesticide residue based on surface-enhanced Raman scattering.Silver nanorod (AgNR) arrays were fabricated by oblique angle deposition technology and were used as SERS substrates.Prior to detection, the AgNR arrays were cleaned with nitric acid solution or a mixture of methanol and acetone.Compared to the unwashed AgNR arrays, the AgNR arrays washed with methanol and acetone shows a signal enhancement 1000 times greater than the unwashed AgNR array due to the effective removal of the impurities on its surface.The limit of detection of acetamiprid was determined to be 0.05 mg/L.In addition, the molecular structure of acetamiprid was simulated and the corresponding vibration modes of the characteristic bands of acetamiprid were calculated by density function theory.To demonstrate its practical application, the AgNRs array substrates were applied successfully to the rapid identification of acetamiprid residue on a cucumber's surface.These results confirmed possibility of utilizing the AgNRs SERS substrates as a new method for highly sensitive pesticide residue detection.     

基于表面增强拉曼光谱技术对医疗美容产品中正壬酸香草酰胺的快速检测

以银纳米线为拉曼基底,运用表面增强拉曼光谱技术(SERS)建立了对发热剂中正壬酸香草酰胺的检测方法。采用简便有效的两步滴加多元醇法制备了具有SERS活性的银纳米线,利用扫描电镜和紫外-可见光谱仪对银纳米线进行了表征。对正壬酸香草酰胺进行了SERS研究并对正壬酸香草酰胺的SERS谱带进行了归属。正壬酸香草酰胺的质量浓度在1~1.0×10^-8mg/L范围内与其在1588 cm^-1处的SERS特征峰强度有良好的线性关系,方法的最低检出浓度可达0.66 pg/L。对样品进行前处理后,运用加标回收法考察其回收率。该方法可以用于发热剂中正壬酸香草酰胺的检测。