A Spectral Probe for Detection of Aluminum (III) Ions Using Surface Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals and Reagents
2.2. Synthesis of the Gold Nanoparticles
2.3. Characterization of the AuNPs
2.4. Selectivity of the AuNPs
2.5. Determination of the Al3+ Standard Solution
2.6. Effect of pH and Ionic Strength
2.7. Real-time Response of the AuNPs toward Al3+
2.8. Interference from other Metal Ions
2.9. UV-vis Response toward Al3+ in Real Samples
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Synthesis of the AuNPs
3.2. Characterization of the AuNPs
3.3. Selectivity of the AuNPs toward Al3+
3.4. Determination of the Standard Al3+ Concentration
3.5. Effect of pH and Ionic Strength
3.6. Time Course of the AuNPs toward Al3+
3.7. Plausible Coordination of Al3+ with Casein Peptide Ligands
3.8. Interference from Other Metal Ions
3.9. Spectral Response of Al3+ in Real Samples, Water, Urine and Ionic Drink
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Method | Surface Chemistry | Limit of Detection (LOD) of Al3+ | Solvent | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Colorimetric | Citrate | 1.0 μM | Water | [61] |
Colorimetric | Pyridoxal derivative | 0.51 μM | Water | [62] |
Colorimetric | Ionic liquid | 1.0 μM | Water | [63] |
Colorimetric | Schiff base | 0.29 μM | Water | [64] |
Colorimetric | Polyacrylate | 2.0 μM | Water | [65] |
Spectral | Casein peptides | 0.067 μM | Water | This work |
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Shinde, S.; Kim, D.-Y.; Saratale, R.G.; Syed, A.; Ameen, F.; Ghodake, G. A Spectral Probe for Detection of Aluminum (III) Ions Using Surface Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles. Nanomaterials 2017, 7, 287. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7100287
Shinde S, Kim D-Y, Saratale RG, Syed A, Ameen F, Ghodake G. A Spectral Probe for Detection of Aluminum (III) Ions Using Surface Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles. Nanomaterials. 2017; 7(10):287. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7100287
Chicago/Turabian StyleShinde, Surendra, Dae-Young Kim, Rijuta Ganesh Saratale, Asad Syed, Fuad Ameen, and Gajanan Ghodake. 2017. "A Spectral Probe for Detection of Aluminum (III) Ions Using Surface Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles" Nanomaterials 7, no. 10: 287. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7100287