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Rapid visual dual-mode detection of Zr(IV) based on l-histidine functionalized gold nanoparticles

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Heavy metal pollution has always been a great threat to human health and safety. Compared with other heavy metals, although zirconium ion (Zr(IV)) is equally harmful, due to the lack of research on Zr(IV) in the biological systems and environment, its detection does not seem to have received the attention it deserves. Herein, a rapid visual dual-mode detection (colorimetric and chrominance method) of Zr(IV) based on l-histidine functionalized gold nanoparticles (HIS-AuNPs) has been reported. AuNPs and HIS-AuNPs before and after adding Zr(IV) were characterized by UV–Vis, TEM, DLS, Zeta potential, EDS and FT-IR, etc. These results showed that l-histidine was successfully modified on the surface of AuNPs by forming a stable Au–N bond, and its modification had little effect on the dispersion degree of AuNPs. After the addition of Zr(IV), interaction of this metal ion with the imidazolyl group on l-histidine can obviously cause the aggregation of HIS-AuNPs within 12 min, and the dispersion state and particle size of HIS-AuNPs can be significantly changed. These two detection modes were established by means of absorbance and color change of solution, and being used in addition and recovery experiments of Zr(IV) in natural water. Under the optimal conditions, these two modes exhibited good linearity within 15–70 and 20–100 μmol L−1, and limit of detection of 2.62 and 6.25 μmol L−1. The proposed method was highly sensitive and selective, which provided a new convenient way to realize the detection of Zr(IV).

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project No. 21677174).

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    Zhili Liu, Yumei Yan, Jing Li, Wenfeng Zhou, Haixiang Gao & Runhua Lu

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Liu, Z., Yan, Y., Li, J. et al. Rapid visual dual-mode detection of Zr(IV) based on l-histidine functionalized gold nanoparticles. ANAL. SCI. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44211-024-00557-z

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