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Nickel hexacyanoferrate nanoparticle-decorated 3D rGO composites-based electrochemical sensing platform for detection of di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate

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A label-free and efficient electrochemical (EC) sensing platform for di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) was developed based on in situ probe nickel hexacyanoferrate nanoparticle (NiHCF NP)-decorated three-dimensional reduced graphene oxide (3D rGO) composites. NiHCF NPs in the composites as an in situ probe show a pair of well-defined peaks with good reversibility and stability. Coupling 3D rGO with NiHCF NPs not only improved the electron transfer capability of NiHCF NPs but also provided more sites for aptamer immobilization. The synthesized NiHCF NP-decorated 3D rGO composites were used to act as a substrate for the immobilization of anti-DEHP aptamer by the covalent bonding method. The designed EC sensing platform displays excellent sensing performance for DEHP with a low detection limit of 3.64 pg/L, and a linear working range of 0.01 − 1000 ng/L. The application of the sensing platform to actual environmental samples was studied and satisfactory results were obtained. Thus, the proposed EC sensing platform would provide a potential tool for efficient detection of pollutants in the environment.

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This work is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant 22076107, 21707082, and 21775095), the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province (20210302124342), the Hundred Talent Program of Shanxi Province, Shanxi Laboratory for Yellow River, and the Foundation of State Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering.

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    Yuyao Liu, Yuan Deng, Dongyun Liao, Yujie Han, Yujing Guo, Chuan Dong & Lifang Fan

  2. State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi, China

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  3. State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, 750021, Ningxia, China

    Hongcun Bai

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Liu, Y., Deng, Y., Liao, D. et al. Nickel hexacyanoferrate nanoparticle-decorated 3D rGO composites-based electrochemical sensing platform for detection of di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate. Microchim Acta 190, 107 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-023-05670-w

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