On-site quantitation of xanthine in fish and serum using a smartphone-based spectrophotometer integrated with a dual-readout nanosensing assay

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Author(s)

  • Ningxia Xu
  • Meng Xiao
  • Zipei Yu
  • Baohui Jin
  • Changqing Yi

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Original languageEnglish
Article number137107
Journal / PublicationFood Chemistry
Volume431
Online published6 Aug 2023
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jan 2024

Abstract

Rapid and quantitative biochemical analysis at points-of-need is imperative for food safety inspection. This work reports on: 1) a stand-alone smartphone-based “two-in-one” spectrophotometer (the SAFS) installed with a self-developed application (the SAFS-App) which can precisely collect both absorption spectra and fluorescence spectra in a reproducible manner within 5 s; and 2) a straightforward protocol for xanthine detection using fluorescent carbon nanodots and silver nanoparticles. The assay performed with the SAFS demonstrates high specificity towards xanthine, and a linear range of 1–60 μM with LODs of 0.38 and 0.58 μM for colorimetric and fluorometric readouts, respectively. The reliability and robustness of the SAFS are validated by on-site quantitation of xanthine in fish and serum samples, with comparable accuracy to HPLC method. More importantly, the SAFS presents itself as an appealing device which is accessible to everyone through the Internet of Things and can be tailored for diverse point-of-care testing applications. © 2023 Elsevier Ltd.

Research Area(s)

  • Carbon nanodots, Inner filter effect, Portable device, Silver nanoparticle, Xanthine