Zhou Tianyu, Zhang Zhiyang
CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China.
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
Biosensors (Basel). 2025 May 8;15(5):298. doi: 10.3390/bios15050298.
Colloidal noble metal nanoparticle aggregates have demonstrated significant advantages in surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) analysis, particularly for online detection, due to their excellent optical properties, spatial homogeneity, and fluidic compatibility. However, conventional chemically induced aggregation methods (such as salt-induced nanoparticle aggregation) suffer from uncontrolled aggregation, limited stability, and narrow detection windows, which restrict their quantitative and long-term applications. In this study, we developed a non-chemical method for fabricating stable colloidal aggregates from uniform β-cyclodextrin-stabilized silver nanoparticles (β-CD@AgNPs) via centrifugation. By precisely controlling the addition rate of silver nitrate, we synthesized β-cyclodextrin-stabilized silver nanoparticles with a uniform size. Surprisingly, these nanoparticles can form highly dispersed and homogeneous colloidal aggregates simply via centrifugation, which is completely different from the behavior of traditional ligand-modified nanoparticles. Notably, the resulting aggregates exhibit excellent SERS enhancement, enabling the sensitive detection of various dyes at nanomolar levels. Furthermore, they maintain a stable SERS signal (RSD = 6.99%) over a detection window exceeding 1 h, markedly improving signal stability and reproducibility compared with salt-induced aggregates. Additionally, using pyocyanin as a model analyte, we evaluated the quantitative performance of these aggregates (LOD = 0.2 nM), achieving satisfactory recovery (82-117%) in spiked samples of drinking water, lake water, and tap water. This study provides a facile strategy for fabricating stable colloidal SERS substrates and paves the way for the advancement of SERS applications in analytical sciences.
胶体贵金属纳米颗粒聚集体在表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)分析中显示出显著优势,特别是对于在线检测,这归因于其优异的光学性质、空间均匀性和流体兼容性。然而,传统的化学诱导聚集方法(如盐诱导纳米颗粒聚集)存在聚集不可控、稳定性有限和检测窗口狭窄的问题,这限制了它们的定量和长期应用。在本研究中,我们开发了一种非化学方法,通过离心从均匀的β-环糊精稳定的银纳米颗粒(β-CD@AgNPs)制备稳定的胶体聚集体。通过精确控制硝酸银的添加速率,我们合成了尺寸均匀的β-环糊精稳定的银纳米颗粒。令人惊讶的是,这些纳米颗粒仅通过离心就能形成高度分散且均匀的胶体聚集体,这与传统配体修饰的纳米颗粒的行为完全不同。值得注意的是,所得聚集体表现出优异的SERS增强效果,能够在纳摩尔水平灵敏检测各种染料。此外,它们在超过1小时的检测窗口内保持稳定的SERS信号(相对标准偏差=6.99%),与盐诱导的聚集体相比,显著提高了信号稳定性和重现性。此外,以绿脓杆菌素为模型分析物,我们评估了这些聚集体的定量性能(检测限=0.2 nM),在饮用水、湖水和自来水的加标样品中实现了令人满意的回收率(82-117%)。本研究为制备稳定的胶体SERS基底提供了一种简便策略,并为SERS在分析科学中的应用发展铺平了道路。
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