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A Simple and Sensitive Method for Detecting Thiamethoxam Residues Using β-CD-AgNP

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A new surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) method for the determination of thiamethoxam (TBZ) on the surface of fruit was developed using β-cyclodextrin (β-CD)-coated AgNPs as substrates. When using it to detect 10−8 M methylene blue, the characteristic peak was still clearly visible. In addition, β-CD-AgNP substrates can be used for SERS detection of low concentration TBZ on apple surfaces, which can detect TBZ as low as 7.3 × 10−8 M. The results indicated that this substrate based on silver nanoparticles has high sensitivity for rapid detection of pesticide residues.

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This work was supported by special project of guiding local scientific and technological development by the central government of Liaoning Province (Grant No. 2022JH6/100100033), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11974152), the Liaoning Provincial Department of Education Project (Grant No. LQN202009), the Science Program of Liaoning Provincial Department of Education (LJKZ0097), the intercollegiate cooperation project of colleges and universities of Liaoning Provincial Department of Education, the Liaoning Revitalization Talents Program of China (XLYC2002097), and the Key Projects of Liaoning Provincial Education Department (JYTZD2023001).

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  3. College of Public Health, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, 110036, China

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by X. M., L. Y., P. S., and L. X. The first draft of the manuscript was written by X. M., and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Ma, X., Song, P., Xia, L. et al. A Simple and Sensitive Method for Detecting Thiamethoxam Residues Using β-CD-AgNP. Plasmonics (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-024-02232-5

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