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Gum Arabic-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles for their applications as colorimetric and SERS-based detection of hydrogen peroxide

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We report on the one-step green method to synthesize Gum Arabic stabilized silver nanoparticles (GA-Ag NPs). The synthesized particles are monodispersed and in the size range of 15–20 nm. The synthesized Ag NPs are used as a colorimetric sensor for the detection of H2O2 and glucose with a detection limit of 11.7 nM and 0.13 µM, respectively. The sensor has also been used for the detection of H2O2 in water samples and glucose in human blood serum samples. The GA-Ag NPs decorated on filter paper have also shown excellent SERS activity for the detection of H2O2 with a detection limit of 0.56 µM.

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SM, AK, and SS thank BHU, Varanasi for PhD fellowships. CSPT and DG thank Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi for providing seed grant under IoE scheme (Dev. Scheme No. 6031). The authors also acknowledge IIT–BHU, and department of Chemistry for the use of instrumentation facilities.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

    Shukla Majhi, Surbhi Sharma & Debanjan Guin

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    Ashish Kumar & Chandra Shekhar Pati Tripathi

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SM: data curation, formal analysis. AK: visualization, investigation. SS: resources.: CSPT: investigation, validation, writing—reviewing and editing, DG: conceptualization, methodology, project administration.

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Majhi, S., Kumar, A., Sharma, S. et al. Gum Arabic-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles for their applications as colorimetric and SERS-based detection of hydrogen peroxide. ANAL. SCI. 40, 271–283 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44211-023-00455-w

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