Unveiling the role of heterophase nanostructure in MnO-based colorimetric sensors for ascorbic acid detection.

Nanozymes based on manganese oxide (MnO) are demonstrated to be promising probes in colorimetric sensing applications. In this study, the r-MnO/β-MnO heterophase nanostructure was simply prepared by a calcination process with controllable temperature. The characterization of the nanostructured material was confirmed by SEM, UV-vis spectroscopy, Raman, TGA-DSC, and XRD analysis.

Magnetoplasmonic photonic arrays for rapid and selective colorimetric detection of chloride ions in water.

The rapid and efficient detection of chloride (Cl) ions is crucial in a variety of fields, making the development of advanced sensing methods such as colorimetric sensors an imperative advancement in analytical chemistry. Herein, a novel, selective, and straightforward paper-based colorimetric sensing platform has been developed utilizing an amorphous photonic array (APA) of magnetoplasmonic Ag@FeO nanoparticles (MagPlas NPs) for the detection of Cl in water. Taking advantage of the highly responsive APA, the key principle of this sensing method is based on the chemical reaction between Ag and Cl, which results in the precipitation of high-refractive index (RI) AgCl.

Unveiling the effect of crystallinity and particle size of biogenic Ag/ZnO nanocomposites on the electrochemical sensing performance of carbaryl detection in agricultural products.

In this study, bio-Ag/ZnO NCs were synthesized a microwave-assisted biogenic electrochemical method using mangosteen () peel extract as a biogenic reducing agent for the reduction of Zn and Ag ions to form hybrid nanoparticles. The as-synthesized NC samples at three different microwave irradiation temperatures ( , , ) exhibited a remarkable difference in size and crystallinity that directly impacted their electrocatalytic behaviors as well as electrochemical sensing performance. The obtained results indicate that the sample showed the highest electrochemical performance among the investigated samples, which is attributed to the improved particle size distribution and crystal microstructure that enhanced charge transfer and the electroactive surface area.

Elucidating the roles of oxygen functional groups and defect density of electrochemically exfoliated GO on the kinetic parameters towards furazolidone detection.

Using electrochemically exfoliated graphene oxide (GO)-modified screen-printed carbon electrodes for the detection of furazolidone (FZD), a nitrofuran antibiotic, was explored. In this study, we designed some GO samples possessing different oxygen functional group content/defect density by using ultrasonic irradiation or microwave techniques as supporting tools. The difference in physical characteristics of GO led to the remarkable change in kinetic parameters (electron transfer rate constant ( ) and transfer coefficient ()) of electron transfer reactions at / probes as well as the FZD analyte.

Bio-AgNPs-based electrochemical nanosensors for the sensitive determination of 4-nitrophenol in tomato samples: the roles of natural plant extracts in physicochemical parameters and sensing performance.

The present work reports efficient electrochemical nanosensors for the sensitive monitoring of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) in tomato samples using various biosynthesized silver nanoparticles (bio-AgNPs). Three different bio-AgNP types were synthesized using natural plant extracts, including green tea (GT) leaf, grapefruit peel (GP), and mangosteen peel (MP), aiming to investigate their effects on the formation of bio-AgNPs, as well as the analytical performance of 4-NP. Based on the obtained results, it was found that the phytochemical content in various plant extracts directly influenced the physicochemical parameters of the created bio-AgNPs, such as particle size, crystallinity, and distribution.