Issue 10, 2022

Strontium vanadate-supported graphitic carbon nitride nanocomposite for simultaneous voltammetric determination of acetaminophen and levofloxacin in complex biological samples

Abstract

In this study, we report a simple approach to preparing platelet-like strontium vanadate (SrV) supported on a graphitic carbon nitride (SrV/GCN) nanocomposite using a two-step synthesis process. An SrV/GCN nanocomposite modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was explored for the highly selective simultaneous electrochemical detection of the antibiotic drugs acetaminophen (ACAMP) and levofloxacin (LEV). The structure, morphology, and crystalline features of the SrV/GCN nanocomposite were characterized using different microscopy and spectroscopic techniques. The incorporation of SrV nanostructures onto GCN can remarkably improve the active surface area, electrical conductivity, and electrochemical performance. As a result, the constructed SrV/GCN/GCE sensor exhibits a remarkably high sensitivity of 15.79 and 14.27 μA μM−1 cm−2, a wide linear range of 0.019–1100 μM, and a low detection limit (LOD) of 0.026 and 0.028 μM for ACAMP and LEV, respectively. Moreover, the sensor showed exceptional selectivity and operational stability for the simultaneous detection of ACAMP and LEV without any interference effects. Finally, the practical use of the proposed sensor was validated in spiked real samples, such as human blood serum, human urine, commercial antibiotic tablets, and river water samples, offering promising opportunities for practical clinical analysis.

Graphical abstract: Strontium vanadate-supported graphitic carbon nitride nanocomposite for simultaneous voltammetric determination of acetaminophen and levofloxacin in complex biological samples

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
03 Nov 2021
Accepted
22 Aug 2022
First published
14 Sep 2022

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2022,9, 3927-3942

Strontium vanadate-supported graphitic carbon nitride nanocomposite for simultaneous voltammetric determination of acetaminophen and levofloxacin in complex biological samples

N. Nataraj, S. Chen and S. K. Krishnan, Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2022, 9, 3927 DOI: 10.1039/D1EN01008E

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