A feasible fluorescent probe based on modified silver nanocrystals for quantification of hydrogen peroxide in milk samples
摘要
In this study, a reliable fluorescence nanoprobe utilizing bovine serum albumin-modified silver nanocrystals (BSA-modified Ag NCs) was developed for the sensitive quantification of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in the milk samples. The successful synthesis of BSA-modified Ag NCs was examined through transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, energy-dispersive spectrometry, dynamic light scattering, X-ray powder diffraction, and attenuated total reflectance–Fourier transforms infrared. The probe exhibited a significant decrease in fluorescence intensity when exposed to H2O2, indicating an oxidative interaction between BSA-modified Ag NCs and H2O2. The proposed nanoprobe displayed a linear response toward H2O2 in the concentration range of 1.5–294 nmol/L, with a detection limit of 0.3 nmol/L. The intraday precision and inter-day precision which are percentages of relative standard deviation for five repetitive measurements of H2O2 at a concentration of 59 nmol/L, respectively, on the same day and different days were 3.4% and 6.8%. The validated method was successfully used for the determination of H2O2 in six milk samples obtained from the local market. This method exhibited high sensitivity and specificity, offering a sensing platform that is simple, convenient, and quick to implement.