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Chitosan embedded with Ag/Au nanoparticles: investigation of their structural, optical and sensing properties

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Quantitative detection of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is reported by utilizing an optical sensor based on the Surface Plasmon Resonances (SPR) of Ag and Au nanoparticles embedded in chitosan, a biopolymer. Ag and Au nanoparticles, fabricated by chemical reduction approach, were incorporated individually in chitosan matrix by solution casting method. Subsequently, their presence in the host matrix was confirmed using UV-visible spectroscopy, X-Ray diffractometer (XRD), High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM) and Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) along with Energy Dispersive Analysis of X-Ray (EDAX) spectroscopy. Structural changes induced in chitosan with addition of varying concentration of Ag or Au nanoparticles were studied using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Optical energy gap of chitosan decreased from 3.82 ± 0.28 eV to 1.84 ± 0.19 eV for Ag-chitosan nanocomposite (Nc) film containing 0.50 wt% Ag nanoparticle while to a value of 2.14 ± 0.08 eV for Au-chitosan Nc film containing 0.5 wt% of Au nanoparticle. A significant difference in position and intensity of SPR absorption band was observed as a function of variable concentration of H2O2. The detection limit of these optical sensors is upto 0.3 μM concentration of H2O2.

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Acknowledgements

One of the authors (Meena) wishes to express her deep gratitude towards UGC for financial support in the form of BSR fellowship to carry out the research work. Authors are grateful to AIIMS Delhi for providing HRTEM facility and IIT Roorkee for FESEM facility.

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  1. Department of Physics, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, 136119, India

    Meena & Annu Sharma

  2. Department of Physics, Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Govt. College, Jagdishpura, Kaithal, 136027, India

    Meena

  3. Department of Chemistry, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, 136119, India

    Rajiv Kumar & Pawan K. Sharma

  4. Department of Chemistry, C.M.G. G.C.W. Bhodia Khera, Fatehabad, 125050, India

    Rajiv Kumar

  5. Department of Chemistry, J.C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Faridabad, 121006, India

    Sita Ram

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Highlights

• Stable Ag-chitosan and Au-chitosan Nc films were fabricated.

• Optical energy gap reduces to 1.84 ± 0.19 eV and 2.14 ± 0.08 eV for Ag-chitosan Nc film and Au-chitosan Nc film respectively as compared to 3.82 ± 0.28 eV for chitosan.

• FTIR analysis confirms the strong interaction of Ag and Au nanoparticles with chitosan.

• The detection limit of these optical sensors is upto 0.3 μM concentration of H2O2.

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Meena, Sharma, A., Kumar, R. et al. Chitosan embedded with Ag/Au nanoparticles: investigation of their structural, optical and sensing properties. J Polym Res 27, 253 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-020-02233-y

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