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Simultaneous sensing of ammonia and temperatures using a dual-mode freshness indicator based on Au/Cu nanoclusters
Wenyang Zhang1, Da-Wen Sun2, Ji Ma3
1School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China; Academy of Contemporary Food Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou 510006, China; Engineering and Technological Research Centre of Guangdong Province on Intelligent Sensing and Process Control of Cold Chain Foods, & Guangdong Province Engineering Laboratory for Intelligent Cold Chain Logistics Equipment for Agricultural Products, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Abstract:
Seafood is highly perishable and monitoring its freshness this thus an important issue. For the first time, the current study developed a dual-mode freshness indicator based on d-penicillamine capped bimetallic gold/copper nanoclusters (DPA-Au/CuNCs) as a response probe for simultaneous monitoring of ammonia and temperatures to assess seafood freshness. Results indicated that the prepared DPA-Au/CuNCs have good sensitivity toward ammonia, with a limit of detection of 0.14 ppm. The indicator as a gas sensor for ammonia vapour detection exhibited highly recognizable fluorescence colour changes and the variations from white to yellow were observed with increasing storage temperature under natural light. For confirming its practical applications, the indicator was used to simultaneously monitor ammonia and temperatures during the storage of shrimp and fish, showing good potential for practical applications in evaluating seafood freshness for the food industry.
