Selective Rayleigh light scattering determination of trace quercetin with silver nanoparticles

• Published in: Journal of luminescence Vol. 179; pp. 438 - 444
• Main Authors: Usoltseva, Liliya O., Samarina, Tatiana O., Abramchuk, Sergei S., Prokhorova, Aleksandra F., Beklemishev, Mikhail K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2016
• Subjects: Bioflavonoid; Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide; Quercetin determination; Rayleigh light scattering; Silver nanoparticles; Sodium n-dodecyl sulfate; MOPS; Qu; AgNPs; DLS; Quercetin determination; CTAB; Rayleigh light scattering; Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide; Bioflavonoid; HEPES; AuNPs; RLS; Sodium n-dodecyl sulfate; Silver nanoparticles
• ISSN: 0022-2313; 1872-7883
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jlumin.2016.07.020

Rayleigh light scattering (RLS) is a simple technique with a high potential of sensitive determination of small organic molecules. We have found that ppb amounts of quercetin (Qu) greatly enhance the RLS of the solution of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) stabilized with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) or sodium n-dodecyl sulfate (SDS). Enhancement of light scattering is observed only in the presence of an excess of AgNO3, which implies that it is a result of nanoparticle growth; another reason for the enhanced scattering is the aggregation of AgNPs by the analyte that was confirmed by dynamic light scattering technique. The conditions were chosen for the determination of Qu in aqueous solution with the detection limits of 0.01 and 0.03μmolL−1 and linear ranges of 0.1–1.3 and 0.1–2.0μmolL−1 for SDS- and CTAB-stabilized AgNPs, respectively; the intra-day RSDs did not exceed 7%. Unexpectedly, other bioflavonoids (rutin, dihydroquercetin, and naringenin) did not change the signal of Qu and did not interfere with its determination in 1:1M ratio (0.5μmolL−1 each). Other compounds (asparagin, uric acid, urea and some inorganic ions) were also tolerated in high amounts. •Low concentrations of quercetin enhance the light scattering by silver nanoparticles.•Main processes are aggregation, nanoparticle growth and formation of new particles.•Other compounds exert a weaker effect on the light scattering signal.