Fabrication and Characterization of a Highly-Sensitive Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Nanosensor for Detecting Glucose in Urine
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of Au NPs
2.3. Synthesis of Core-Shell NPs
2.4. Functionalization of NPs by 4-MPBA
2.5. NPs Characterization
2.5.1. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
2.5.2. UV-Vis Spectrometer
2.5.3. Raman Measurement
2.5.4. EDX Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. NPs Characterization
3.2. SERS Analysis of NPs Modified with Different Concentrations of 4-PATP
3.3. Detection of Glucose by SERS
3.4. Detection of Glucose in Urine
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Limit of Detection (LOD) | Detection Method | Detection Selectivity | References |
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0.1 mM | SERS with Au@Ag NPs modified with internal standard | Urine, Creatinine, Uric acid, Glucuronic acid | This work |
0.56 mM | Naked eye detection using glucose oxidase | Creatinine, Cysteine | [4] |
0.11 mM | Near-infrared (NIR) | Blood | [10] |
1 mM | electrochemical method | Uric acid, Ascorbic acid | [14] |
0.1 mM | SERS with Ag@Fabric NanoZymes | Urine | [18] |
1 mM | SERS with Au NPs substrate | Urine | [19] |
10 nM | SERS with nanorods assembled substrate | Galactose, Fructose | [20] |
5.1 mM | SERS substrate with metal carbonyl probe | Urine | [32] |
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Lu, Y.; Zhou, T.; You, R.; Wu, Y.; Shen, H.; Feng, S.; Su, J. Fabrication and Characterization of a Highly-Sensitive Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Nanosensor for Detecting Glucose in Urine. Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 629. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8080629
Lu Y, Zhou T, You R, Wu Y, Shen H, Feng S, Su J. Fabrication and Characterization of a Highly-Sensitive Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Nanosensor for Detecting Glucose in Urine. Nanomaterials. 2018; 8(8):629. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8080629
Chicago/Turabian StyleLu, Yudong, Ting Zhou, Ruiyun You, Yang Wu, Huiying Shen, Shangyuan Feng, and Jingqian Su. 2018. "Fabrication and Characterization of a Highly-Sensitive Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Nanosensor for Detecting Glucose in Urine" Nanomaterials 8, no. 8: 629. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8080629