Sensitive surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) determination of nitrofurazone by β-cyclodextrin-protected AuNPs/γ-Al2O3 nanoparticles

A novel surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) method for the determination of nitrofurazone was developed using AuNPs/ γ -Al 2 O 3 nanoparticles protected by β -cyclodextrin ( β -CD) as substrate prepared in our lab. The optimum experimental conditions were obtained from single factor procedure and response surface modeling. A linear relationship ( I SERS  = 508.96 c  + 31987.87, c : nmol L −1 , R 2  = 0.996) between SERS intensity and the concentration of nitrofurazone in the range of 3.3 – 667.0 nmol L −1 was established, the limit of detection (LOD) was found at nmol L −1 level (0.37 nmol L −1 by 3 S 0 / S ). The selectivity for the method was studied by the influences of foreign substances on the determination. The recoveries and RSD (n = 5) for the six meat samples were 95.1 % – 104.5% and 2.4 % – 4.8% respectively, which suggesting that the new SERS method was successfully to detecting nitrofurazone.