A sensitive and selective sensor for the detection of chloroform using biosurfactant ethoxylated phytosterol-capped gold nanoparticles

Autor: Yilei Song, Yanguang Zhu, Jibin An, Ning Zhao, Hongyan Wu, Hongtao Zhou, Xu Leng, Pan Huang, Han Jia
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Materials Chemistry and Physics. 202:285-288
ISSN: 0254-0584
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2017.09.056
Popis: A facile, sensitive, and selective sensor was developed to detect chloroform using biosurfactant ethoxylated phytosterol-capped gold nanoparticles (BPS-GNPs). The BPS-GNPs were induced to aggregate rapidly with the addition of chloroform. Detection of additional chloroform of relatively small volume can be easily realized by monitoring the color fading of BPS-GNP aqueous solution by the naked eye. The presence of the chloroform with extremely small volume can be monitored by UV–vis spectra. A possible detection mechanism based on “double interface competitive adsorption’’ was proposed. Other common organic substances were used to further verify the selectivity of the detection.
Databáze: OpenAIRE