An Ultra-Sensitive Colorimetric Sensing Platform for Simultaneous Detection of Moxifloxacin/Ciprofloxacin and Cr(III) Ions Based on Ammonium Thioglycolate Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles
Abstract
Highlights What is the main findings? ATG-functionalized AuNPs were prepared as a colorimetric chemosensor with ultra-sensitivity for the simultaneous detection of MOX/CIP and Cr(III). What are the implications of the main findings? ATG-AuNPs sensor color transitions from wine-red to gray-blue indicated successful detection. The detection limits for MOX/CIP and Cr(III) are 1.57 µM, 1.30 µM, and 57.1 nM, respectively. The presented method was used to detect multiple analytes in lake and tap water samples. Abstract Water pollution by antibiotics and heavy metals threatens the ecological environment and human health globally, yet there is no rapid method to detect multiple antibiotics and metal ions simultaneously. A simple, fast, and ultra-sensitive colorimetric chemosensor for the simultaneous detection of moxifloxacin (MOX), ciprofloxacin (CIP), and Cr(III) based on the aggregation of ammonium thioglycolate (ATG)-functionalized gold nanoparticles (ATG-AuNPs) was developed. Following the addition of MOX, CIP, and Cr(III), a color change in the solution was observed from wine-red to blue-grey. The UV–Vis signal of the ATG-AuNPs system blended with MOX, CIP, and Cr(III) in the range of 0~200 µM, 0~100 µM, and 0~5 µM was assessed and measured with detection limits (LODs) of 1.57 µM, 1.30 µM, and 57.1 nM calculated by 3σ/S, respectively. Therefore, this system has the potential to act as an effective colorimetric chemosensor for simultaneously detecting MOX, CIP, and Cr(III) in…
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