Issue 16, 2023

Y3+@CdTe quantum dot nanoprobe as a fluorescence signal enhancement sensing platform for the visualization of norfloxacin

Abstract

Quinolone antibiotics (norfloxacin) pose a serious threat to animal and human health due to their misuse and difficulty in being broken down in surface water and food. Rapid and effective detection of norfloxacin (NOR) is essential for environmental testing and ecosystems. In this study, yttrium was coordinated with mercaptopropionic acid (MPA)-modified CdTe quantum dots (QDs) to obtain a novel fluorescence sensor Y3+@CdTe QDs for the sensitive detection of NOR. NOR can bind to Y3+ to form a complex (NOR–Y3+). This complex enhances the luminescence of NOR and blue-shifts to 423 nm. The fluorescence intensity of NOR–Y3+ at 423 nm (I423) gradually increased with increasing NOR concentration; meanwhile, the fluorescence intensity of CdTe QDs at 634 nm (I634) gradually decreased due to aggregation induction. The ratio of I423 to I634 was used for the quantitative determination of NOR. The linear range of the constructed fluorescent probes was from 1.0 to 150.0 μM, with a detection limit of 31.8 nM. CdTe QDs act as a red fluorescent background, and with the addition of NOR, the color of the system transitions from red to purple and finally blue. This method was rapid (immediate) and visual, providing a simple analysis of various actual samples (tap water, lake water, honey, milk and human serum) for NOR.

Graphical abstract: Y3+@CdTe quantum dot nanoprobe as a fluorescence signal enhancement sensing platform for the visualization of norfloxacin

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
06 Jun 2023
Accepted
12 Jun 2023
First published
30 Jun 2023

Analyst, 2023,148, 3776-3784

Y3+@CdTe quantum dot nanoprobe as a fluorescence signal enhancement sensing platform for the visualization of norfloxacin

X. Chen, Y. Jiang, Y. Liu and C. Yao, Analyst, 2023, 148, 3776 DOI: 10.1039/D3AN00921A

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