Journal
ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
Volume 731, Issue -, Pages 75-81Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2012.04.022
Keywords
Colorimetric assay; Gold nanoparticles; Chromium detection; Aqueous solution
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Industrial Water Conservation & Emission Reduction
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A simple, rapid, sensitive and field-portable colorimetric technique for the determination of Cr(III) in aqueous solution based on an aggregation-induced color transition of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) has been developed. AuNPs were first functionalized with a clithiocarbamate-modified N-benzy1-4-(pyridin4-ylmethy)aniline ligand (BP-DTC). Chelation of Cr(III) by several of these ligands, bound to different nanoparticles, led to nanoparticle aggregation in solution. This gave rise to a color change from winered to blue that was discernible by the naked eye and an easily measurable alteration in the extinction spectrum of the particles. The method could be used to determine Cr(III) with a detection limit of 31 ppb. Furthermore, selective detection of trace Cr(III) in aqueous solution in the presence of 12 other transition metal ions has been achieved. Toward the goal of practical applications, the sensor has been further evaluated with a view to monitoring Cr(III) in nutritional supplements and the blood of diabetes patients and also applied in the indirect determination of Cr(VI) in waste water. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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