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A smartphone-assisted photoelectrochemical POCT method via Z-scheme CuCo2S4/Fe3O4 for simultaneously detecting co-contamination with microplastics in food and the environment

Food Chemistry 2024 9 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count. Score: 55 ? 0–100 AI score estimating relevance to the microplastics field. Papers below 30 are filtered from public browse.

Jing Zeng, Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen, Elena Ibáñez, Elena Ibáñez, Xiao Chen, Wenqin Wu, Wenqin Wu, Zhaowei Zhang, Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen, Jing Zeng, Wenqin Wu, Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen, Zhaowei Zhang, Shenling Wang, Alejandro Cifuentes Peiwu Li, Zhaowei Zhang, Zhaowei Zhang, Zhaowei Zhang, Huimin Wu, Alejandro Cifuentes Zhaowei Zhang, Zhaowei Zhang, Zhaowei Zhang, Ahmed A. El‐Kady, Zhaowei Zhang, Elena Ibáñez, Zhaowei Zhang, Amnart Poapolathep, Alejandro Cifuentes Elena Ibáñez, Peiwu Li, Peiwu Li, Zhaowei Zhang, Zhaowei Zhang, Zhaowei Zhang, Zhaowei Zhang, Zhaowei Zhang, Zhaowei Zhang, Alejandro Cifuentes

Summary

Researchers developed a smartphone-based portable testing method that can simultaneously detect two harmful chemicals commonly associated with microplastic contamination in food and the environment. The system achieved extremely sensitive detection limits and showed reliable results when tested on real food and environmental samples. This portable approach could make it easier and more affordable to monitor microplastic-related chemical contamination outside of traditional laboratory settings.

As emerging contaminants, microplastics threaten food and environmental safety. Dibutyl phthalate (DBP, released from microplastics) and benzo[a]pyrene (BaP, adsorbed on microplastics) coexisted in food and the environment, harming human health, requesting a sensitive and simultaneous testing method to monitor. To address current sensitivity, simultaneousness, and on-site portability challenges during dual targets in complex matrixes, CuCoS/FeO nanoflower was designed to develop a smartphone-assisted photoelectrochemical point-of-care test (PEC POCT). The carrier transfer mechanism in CuCoS/FeO was proven via density functional theory calculation. Under optimal conditions, the PEC POCT showed low detection limits of 0.126, and 0.132 pg/mL, wide linearity of 0.001-500, and 0.0005-50 ng/mL for DBP and BaP, respectively. The smartphone-assisted PEC POCT demonstrated satisfied recoveries (80.00%-119.63%) in real samples. Coherent results were recorded by comparing the PEC POCT to GC-MS (DBP) and HPLC (BaP). This novel method provides a practical platform for simultaneous POCT for food safety and environment monitoring.

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