A novel metronidazole fluorescent nanosensor based on graphene quantum dots embedded silica molecularly imprinted polymer

A novel optical nanosensor for detection of Metronidazole in biological samples was reported. Graphene quantum dots embedded silica molecular imprinted polymer (GQDs-embedded SMIP) was synthesized and used as a selective fluorescent probe for Metronidazole detection. The new synthesized GQDs-embedded SMIP showed strong fluorescent emission at 450 nm excited at 365 nm which quenched in presence of Metronidazole as a template molecule.. The quenching was proportional to the concentration of Metronidazole in a linear range of at least 0.2 mu M to 15 mu M. The limit of detection for metronidazole determination was obtained 0.15 mu M. The nanosensor successfully worked in plasma matrixes.