Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy: A Metrological Tool for Fungicide Detection

• Abstract:

  The scope of this work is to standardize a Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering methodology for the detection of food contaminants in order to provide good compromise between sensitivity and reproducibility of analysis. A stable methodology to analyse fungicide’s traces directly on fruit peal by depositing gold nanoparticles on its surface is proposed. Different types of AuNPs for SERS where synthetized and tested. A comparative study between different AuNPs was performed in order to maximize the enhancement factor. Sensitive and specific method for in-situ detection is provided and two different strategies for quantification are proposed. A standardized method based on SERS technology for the analysis of fungicide traces on an apple’s peal was set and validated.
• Keywords:

  Raman mapping, Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering, Gold Nanoparticles, Fungicide
• Download:

  IMEKO-TC23-2016-058.pdf
• DOI:

  _unreg_tc23-2016.058

Event details:

• IMEKO TC:

  TC23
• Event name:

  2nd IMEKOFOODS Conference
• Title:

  Metrology Promoting Objective and Measurable Food Quality and Safety

• Place:

  Benevento, ITALY
• Time:

  2 October 2016 - 10 October 2016