Abstract
A surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensor for the pesticide carbendazim is described that has enhanced performance due to the use of a Au/Fe3O4 nanocomposite as an amplifying label on the surface the carboxymethyldextran-coated gold layer of the sensor. The surface was further modified with monoclonal antibody to obtain a sensor for real-time detection of carbendazim. Binding of carbendazim results in a change in refractive index. SPR detection in the absence of Au/Fe3O4 nanocomposite and by UPLC-MS analysis demonstrated the improved performance to be due to the use of the Au/Fe3O4 nanocomposite. Response is linear in the 0.05 to 150ng·mL-1 carbendazim concentration range, and the limit of detection is 0.44ng·mL-1. This is more than 1 order of magnitude lower than that of the conventional SPR assay. The recoveries from spiked medlar are between 102.4 and 115.0%. The selectivity was tested by using the pesticides benzimidazole, 2-mercaptobenzimidazole, 2-benzimidazole propionic acid, and 2-(2-aminoethyl) benzimidazole as potential interferents. Conceivably, this Au/Fe3O4 nanocomposite-based method has a large potential for the detection of other small analytes at trace concentrations. Graphical abstract Schematic presentation of the SPR sensor for the detection of the fungicide carbendazim (methyl 2-benzimidazole carbamate; MBC) based on the use of a gold/Fe3O4 nanocomposites.
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