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A Novel Electrochemical Sensor Based on Graphene Oxide Decorated with Silver Nanoparticles–Molecular Imprinted Polymers for Determination of Sunset Yellow in Soft Drinks

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In this study, a new imprinted electrochemical sensor for selectively detecting sunset yellow was developed based on glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modified by graphene oxide decorated with silver nanoparticles–molecular imprinted polymers (GO/AgNPs–MIPs). GO/AgNPs were firstly synthesized using self-assembly technology, and GO/AgNPs–MIPs were synthesized through surface imprinted technology by using GO/AgNPs as the substrate and sunset yellow as the template, respectively. The sensor was prepared by a drop-casting method. The synthetic materials were characterized by transmission electron microscope (TEM), Fourier transmission infrared spectra (FT-IR), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The sensor was characterized by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The usage amount of GO/AgNPs–MIPs suspensions, solution pH, and accumulation time made an important difference in the process of detecting sunset yellow. Under optimal conditions, the peak current is linear to concentration of sunset yellow in the ranges of 0.1–0.6 and 0.6–12 μM, and the limit of detection was estimated to be 0.02 μM (S/N = 3). Finally, the proposed sensor was applied to detect sunset yellow in soft drinks with acceptable recovery, which demonstrated that the sensor could be used as a reliable and simple method for practical detection of sunset yellow.

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  1. School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, 212003, China

    Changchun Qin & Wenlu Guo

  2. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China

    Yan Liu, Jian Qiu & Jianbo Peng

  3. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, 212003, China

    Zhanchao Liu

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21207051), Ph.D. Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China (No. 20123227120015), Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20150483), special financial grant from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2014T70488), Natural Science Fund for Colleges and Universities in Jiangsu Province (Nos. 16KJB530002, 15KJB550003), Society Development Fund of Zhenjiang (No. SH2013110), and Programs of Senior Talent Foundation of Jiangsu University (No. 15JDG024).

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Qin, C., Guo, W., Liu, Y. et al. A Novel Electrochemical Sensor Based on Graphene Oxide Decorated with Silver Nanoparticles–Molecular Imprinted Polymers for Determination of Sunset Yellow in Soft Drinks. Food Anal. Methods 10, 2293–2301 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12161-016-0753-6

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