One pot fabrication of fluorescein functionalized manganese dioxide for fluorescence “Turn OFF–ON” sensing of hydrogen peroxide in water and cosmetic samples†
Hassan Refat H. Ali,Ahmed I. Hassan,Yasser F. Hassan,Mohamed M. El-Wekil
RSC Advances Pub Date : 05/05/2020 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/D0RA01980A
Abstract

In recent decades, H2O2 has been promoted as a health indicator because its moderate to high levels can cause some health problems. Herein, we developed a new fluorescent nanoprobe for rapid, selective and sensitive detection of H2O2. The fluorescent nanoprobe is composed of fluorescein dye (FLS) as a fluorescent probe and MnO2 nanosheets (MnO2 NS) as a quencher. In this study, H2O2 can reduce MnO2 NS in the synthesized composite and release FLS, causing sufficient recovery of fluorescent signal related to the concentration of H2O2. The nanoprobe, with λex/λem at 495/515 nm, has a linear range of 0.04–30 μM, with a limit of detection (LOD) of 7.5 nM and a limit of quantitation (LOQ) of 21 nM. The mean relative standard deviation (RSD) was 2.6% and the applicability of the method was demonstrated by the determination of H2O2 in water and cosmetic samples.

Graphical abstract: One pot fabrication of fluorescein functionalized manganese dioxide for fluorescence “Turn OFF–ON” sensing of hydrogen peroxide in water and cosmetic samples