Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Detection of Pesticide Residues Using Transparent Adhesive Tapes and Coated Silver Nanorods

Jiaolai Jiang; Sumeng Zou; Lingwei Ma; Shaofei Wang; Junsheng Liao; Zhengjun Zhang

doi:10.1021/acsami.7b18039

Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Detection of Pesticide Residues Using Transparent Adhesive Tapes and Coated Silver Nanorods

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2018 Mar 14;10(10):9129-9135. doi: 10.1021/acsami.7b18039. Epub 2018 Mar 5.

Authors

Jiaolai Jiang¹, Sumeng Zou², Lingwei Ma², Shaofei Wang¹, Junsheng Liao¹, Zhengjun Zhang²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Materials , China Academy of Engineering Physics , P.O. Box 9-11, Huafengxincun, Jiangyou , Sichuan 621908 , P. R. China.
² Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials (MOE), School of Materials Science and Engineering , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , P. R. China.

PMID: 29470045
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b18039

Abstract

The efficient extraction of analytes from complex and severe environments is significant for promoting the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) technique to actual applications. In this paper, a proof-of-concept strategy is proposed for the rapid detection of pesticide residues by utilizing the flexible, transparent, and adhesive properties of commercial tapes and SERS performance of Al₂O₃-coated silver nanorod (AgNR@Al₂O₃) arrays. The function of tapes is to rapidly transfer the analytes from the actual surface to the SERS substrate. The novel "tape-wrapped SERS (T-SERS)" approach was constructed by a simple "paste, peel off, and paste again" procedure. The easily obtained but clearly distinguished SERS signals allow us to quickly determine the constituents of complex surfaces, such as tetramethylthiuram disulfide and thiabendazole pesticides from fruits and vegetables, which may be practically applied to food safety, environmental monitoring, and industrial production process controlling.

Keywords: Al2O3-coated silver nanorods; SERS; extraction; pesticide detection; tape.