Ti mesh loaded with Ag “nanobosk”: A highly sensitive Raman sensing platform for trace norfloxacin in water

In the present work, Ti mesh loaded with Ag “nanobosk” was prepared through electro-deposition and characterized with X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Then, the surface enhanced Raman scattering of norfloxacin on the Ti mesh loaded with Ag “nanobosk” was directly explored in norfloxacin aqueous solution. In addition, for practical purposes, the surface enhanced Raman scattering of norfloxacin was studied as a function of content of Ag, pH of solution, ions in water, and salinity, respectively. At last, the surface enhanced mechanisms were discussed preliminarily. The results indicate that the Ti mesh loaded with Ag “nanobosk” is an ultrasensitive surface enhanced Raman scattering substrate for trace norfloxacin in water. When the concentration of norfloxacin is 1 × 10 −5 mol L −1 , the enhancement factor is approximately 5.1 × 10 3 at 1389 cm −1 . And the detection limit is up to 1 × 10 -10 mol L −1 for norfloxacin under optimal conditions. Our work provides a new strategy for designing a sensing platform which is sensitive to trace norfloxacin in water and can be applied in the routine detection.