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Thyroxine Quantification by Using Plasmonic Nanoparticles As SERS Substrates

Version 1 : Received: 3 June 2023 / Approved: 5 June 2023 / Online: 5 June 2023 (04:09:39 CEST)

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De Leon Portilla, P.; González, A.L.; Sanchez-Mora, E. Thyroxine Quantification by Using Plasmonic Nanoparticles as SERS Substrates. Chemosensors 2023, 11, 516. De Leon Portilla, P.; González, A.L.; Sanchez-Mora, E. Thyroxine Quantification by Using Plasmonic Nanoparticles as SERS Substrates. Chemosensors 2023, 11, 516.

Abstract

Detecting low concentrations of thyroxine hormone (T4) is of utmost importance to prevent diseases and medical issues caused by hypothyroidism. In this work, we propose the use of a simple technique for T4 sensing, the well-known surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). Spherical Au and Ag nanoparticles (NPs) and functionalized with ascorbic acid and tannic acid, respectively. They synthesized by a seed-mediated growth method, were used as SERS substrates to quantify T4 at different concentrations. The NPs were characterized by UV-VIS spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Both, Au and Ag NPs, have an average diameter of 50 nm, the first ones have a surface plasmon resonance at 537 nm, while the latter have it at 421 nm. It was noticed the SERS substrates are composed of isolated and agglomerated NPs. From theoreti-cal-numerical calculations, we identified the hot spots |E| of the agglomerate NPs is at least 7 times more intense than that of the isolated NPs. We show the substrates can detect up to 0.01 mM and, for the range of concentration studied, the Ag substrate is more sensitive than Au. Thus, the proposed substrates and the SERS technique constitute a potential prospect for sensing hormones and organic molecules at low concentrations.

Keywords

Ag; Au; Nanoparticles; SERS; thyroxine; DDA; Sensor

Subject

Chemistry and Materials Science, Materials Science and Technology

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