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A 3D spongy flexible nanosheet array for on-site recyclable swabbing extraction and subsequent SERS analysis of thiram

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A sponge inspired three dimensional flexible aluminum foil based ZnO nanosheet array substrate is described for use in real-world surface enhanced Raman spectroscopic detection. Gold and silver nanoparticles were employed to form numerous hot spots on uniformly grown ZnO nanosheets on the substrate. This flexible spongy substrate can extract analytes (such as the fungicide thiram) from various complex sample surfaces by physical swabbing. Specifically, this substrate was applied to detect thiram on the surface of fruits and vegetables. Non-destructive recycling detection with a relative standard deviation of 6.1% was accomplished by monitoring the characteristic Raman peak at 1382 cm−1. This modified substrate has a low detection limit (0.2 ng cm−2 of thiram for apple and tomato), outstanding uniformity (relative standard deviation = 8.9%) and thermal stability (relative standard deviation = 0.9%).

Schematic representation of using a aluminum foil modified with ZnO nanosheets as a flexible and recyclable substrate for SERS analysis of pollutants. The substrate can be cleaned after use by UV irradiation.

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This work was supported by the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC 21575077, 21750110438, 21876099), the Science and Technology Development Plans of Shandong Province (ZR2017ZC0227) and the Fundamental Research Funds of Shandong University (2016JC030).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China

    Ying Wang, Xiaofei Yu, Yuhong Chang, Jing Chen, Xiaoli Zhang & Jinhua Zhan

  2. Shandong Institute of Product Quality Supervision and Inspection, Jinan, 250102, China

    Cuiling Gao

  3. Suzhou Institute of Shandong University, Suzhou, 215123, China

    Jing Chen

  4. National Engineering Research Center for Colloidal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China

    Xiaoli Zhang & Jinhua Zhan

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Wang, Y., Yu, X., Chang, Y. et al. A 3D spongy flexible nanosheet array for on-site recyclable swabbing extraction and subsequent SERS analysis of thiram. Microchim Acta 186, 458 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-019-3579-2

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