Abstract
Advanced gold (Au) and silver (Ag) nanostructures were produced by laser techniques on printer paper substrate. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) analyses of the fungicide mancozeb (Dithane DG) and insecticide thiamethoxam (Aktara 25 BG) in quantities smaller than usually applied in agricultural medicine were performed for the first time assisted by the structures fabricated. The investigations and results show an easy alternative and cheap way to detect small amounts or residue of harmful environmental pollutants, which has a direct bearing on food quality and thus on human health.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 313-319 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Applied Spectroscopy |
Volume | 73 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 Mar 1 |
Keywords
- Ag and Au nanostructures
- SERS
- laser processing techniques
- mancozeb
- paper substrate
- surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
- thiamethoxam
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Instrumentation
- Spectroscopy