Developing a novel ultraselective and ultrasensitive label-free direct spectrofluorimetric nanobiosensor for direct highly fast field detection of explosive triacetone triperoxide.

Autor: Hormozi Jangi SR; Hormozi Laboratory of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 9861334367, Zabol, Iran. Electronic address: saeedrezahormozi@gmail.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Analytica chimica acta [Anal Chim Acta] 2024 Sep 01; Vol. 1320, pp. 343016. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 24.
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2024.343016
Abstrakt: Background: Direct detection of the notorious explosive triacetone triperoxide (TATP) is very difficult because it lacks facile ionization and UV absorbance or fluorescence. Besides, the current indirect methods are time-consuming and need a pre-step for TATP cleavage to hydrogen peroxide. Moreover, they commonly show significant false-positive results in the presence of some camouflage which limits their field applications. Herein, for the first time, a novel label-free field-applicable spectrofluorimetric nanobiosensor was developed for direct TATP detection using a novel activated-protein protected gold nanocluster (ABSA-AuNCs; QY = 28.3 %) synthesized by a combined protein-assisted-ultrasonication procedure.
Results: The ABSA-AuNCs revealed a fluorescence spectrum centered at 330.0 nm which was significantly quenched by TATP (binding constant = 154.06 M -1 ; ΔG = -12.5 kJ mol -1 ; E(%) = 88.5 %). This phenomenon was used as a basis for direct TATP quantification, providing a working range of 0.01-40.0 mg L -1 and a detection limit of 6.7 μg L -1 which is the lowest LOD provided for TATP detection up to now. A %RSD of 0.9 % and 1.56 % was obtained for repeatability and inter-day reproducibility, respectively. The selectivity was checked against a variety of camouflages, revealing ultra-selectivity. Several synthetic samples prepared by several camouflages and real samples (clay soil and real water media) were analyzed, revealing quantitative recoveries of TATP.
Significance: During the production of the notorious explosive TATP, it can be discharged into water and soil. This novel method eliminated the false-positive results of traditional methods and is applicable for direct quantitative detection of camouflaged TATP and its residues in real soil and water samples in a highly short response time (2 min). The camouflaged TATP analysis is important for tracking the terrorist attacks in field conditions and analysis of soil and water can provide a first indication of the location of the production site.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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