Issue 22, 2016

A turn-on fluorescent sensor for the detection of melamine based on the anti-quenching ability of Hg2+ to carbon nanodots

Abstract

We have proposed here a facile, simple, and cost-effective turn-on assay for melamine with carbon nanodots (C-dots) as a fluorescence reader. Melamine is prone to coordinate with Hg2+ due to the presence of a multi-nitrogen heterocyclic ring. This property is the cause for the anti-quenching ability of Hg2+ to C-dots through decreasing the interaction between Hg2+ and C-dots. By this method, a detection limit of 0.3 μM is obtained, which is approximately 65 times lower than that of the US Food and Drug Administration estimated melamine safety limit of 20 μM. In addition, several real samples including raw milk and milk powder are analyzed using the sensing system with satisfactory recoveries. This research may expand the applications of C-dots as the fluorescent probe in food safety.

Graphical abstract: A turn-on fluorescent sensor for the detection of melamine based on the anti-quenching ability of Hg2+ to carbon nanodots

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
11 Apr 2016
Accepted
10 May 2016
First published
11 May 2016

Anal. Methods, 2016,8, 4438-4444

A turn-on fluorescent sensor for the detection of melamine based on the anti-quenching ability of Hg2+ to carbon nanodots

C. H. Lei, X. E. Zhao, S. L. Jiao, L. He, Y. Li, S. Y. Zhu and J. M. You, Anal. Methods, 2016, 8, 4438 DOI: 10.1039/C6AY01063F

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