Thy-AuNP-AgNP Hybrid Systems for Colorimetric Determination of Copper (II) Ions Using UV-Vis Spectroscopy and Smartphone-Based Detection
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Apparatus and Measurements
2.3. Detection of Cu2+
2.4. Smartphone Application for Cu2+ Detection
2.5. Real Water Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Principle for Cu2+ Detection
3.2. Optimization of Cu2+ Sensing Conditions
3.2.1. pH of Tris Buffer
3.2.2. Tris Buffer Concentration
3.2.3. Thymine Concentration
3.2.4. AgNP Dilution
3.3. Analysis of Cu2+
3.3.1. Naked Eye Detection and Spectrophotometric Quantification
3.3.2. Smartphone-Based Detection
3.4. Selectivity Test
3.5. Real Sample Analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Detection Probe | LOD (ppm) | Detection Time (min) | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
AuNPs | 320 | 6 | [33] |
Alkyne-AuNPs | 3.2 | N/A | [45] |
DNA-functionalized AgNPs | 0.32 | N/A | [46] |
AgNPs | 0.0064 | 30 | [44] |
Casein peptide- functionalized AgNPs | 0.01 | 20 | [29] |
MPD-AgNPs | 1.28 | 10 | [47] |
Thy-AuNPs-AgNPs | 0.03 (UV-vis spectrometry) 0.09 (Smartphone) | 15 | This work |
Samples | Final Conc. (ppm) | UV-Vis Spectrophotometer | RGB Application | ||||
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Detection Value (ppm) | RSD (%) | Recovery (%) | Detection Value (ppm) | RSD (%) | Recovery (%) | ||
1 | 0 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
2 | 0.2 | 0.140 | 3.21 | 70.14 | 0.203 | 9.49 | 101.74 |
3 | 0.4 | 0.336 | 17.63 | 84.01 | 0.361 | 8.71 | 90.32 |
4 | 1.0 | 0.835 | 14.51 | 83.60 | 1.036 | 6.26 | 103.59 |
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Thongkam, T.; Apilux, A.; Tusai, T.; Parnklang, T.; Kladsomboon, S. Thy-AuNP-AgNP Hybrid Systems for Colorimetric Determination of Copper (II) Ions Using UV-Vis Spectroscopy and Smartphone-Based Detection. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 1449. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12091449
Thongkam T, Apilux A, Tusai T, Parnklang T, Kladsomboon S. Thy-AuNP-AgNP Hybrid Systems for Colorimetric Determination of Copper (II) Ions Using UV-Vis Spectroscopy and Smartphone-Based Detection. Nanomaterials. 2022; 12(9):1449. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12091449
Chicago/Turabian StyleThongkam, Thitiporn, Amara Apilux, Thitaporn Tusai, Tewarak Parnklang, and Sumana Kladsomboon. 2022. "Thy-AuNP-AgNP Hybrid Systems for Colorimetric Determination of Copper (II) Ions Using UV-Vis Spectroscopy and Smartphone-Based Detection" Nanomaterials 12, no. 9: 1449. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12091449