On-site determination of bisphenol A in river water by a novel solid-state electrochemiluminescence quenching sensor
Xiaoying Wang A C , Yijie Wang A , Meng Jiang A , Yanqun Shan A and Xiaobing Wang B
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A Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China.
B Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
C Corresponding author. Email: wxy@seu.edu.cn
Environmental Chemistry 14(2) 115-122 https://doi.org/10.1071/EN16137
Submitted: 30 July 2016 Accepted: 17 November 2016 Published: 14 December 2016
Environmental context. Bisphenol A is an endocrine disruptor, which may migrate and transfer to the environment where it presents a potential risk to the health of humans and animals. Herein, we demonstrate that electrospun nanofibers could be used to develop a highly efficient solid-state quenching sensor for on-site determination of bisphenol A in river water samples. The strategy has great potential for routine environmental analyses.
Abstract. A novel solid-state electrochemiluminescence (ECL) quenching sensor based on luminescent composite nanofibres for detection of bisphenol A (BPA) has been designed. Luminescent composite nanofibres of ruthenium(ii) tris(bipyridine) (Ru(bpy)32+)-doped core–shell Cu@Au alloy nanoparticles (Ru/Cu@Au) mixed with nylon 6 (PA6)–amino-functionalised multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), Ru/Cu@Au-MWCNTs-PA6, were successfully fabricated by a one-step electrospinning technique. The Ru/Cu@Au-MWCNTs-PA6 nanofibres, with a unique 3D nanostructure, large specific surface area and double Ru(bpy)32+-ECL signal amplification, exhibited excellent ECL photoelectric behaviours on a glassy carbon electrode. As a solid-state ECL sensor, the Ru/Cu@Au-MWCNTs-PA6 nanofibres can sensitively detect low concentrations of BPA by monitoring the BPA-dependent ECL intensity change. The detection limit for BPA is 10 pM, which is comparable or better than that in the reported assays. The sensor was successfully applied to on-site determination of BPA in river water samples obtained from eight different sampling sites with good recovery, ranging from 97.8 to 103.4 %. The solid-state ECL sensor displayed wide-range linearity, high sensitivity and good stability, and has great potential in the field of environmental analyses.
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