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Figure 3. (A) The value of Ex650 nm/Ex520 nm of Tween 20- 40-, 60-, and 80-modified AuNPs (0.48 nM) after the addition of (a) 1 µM Hg 2+ and<br />

(b) 1 µM Ag + . (B) Effect of the concentration of Tween 20-AuNPs on the ratio Ex650 nm/Ex520 nm in the presence of (a) 1 µM Hg 2+ and (b) 1 µM<br />

Ag + . (C) Effect of phosphate concentration on the ratio Ex650 nm/Ex520 nm of 0.24 nM Tween 20-AuNPs in the (a) absence and (b) presence of 1<br />

µM Hg 2+ . (D) Effect of phosphate concentration on the ratio Ex650 nm/Ex520 nm of 0.48 nM Tween 20-AuNPs in the (a) absence and (b) presence<br />

of 1 µM Ag + . (A, B) Tween 20-AuNPs are prepared in 20 mM phosphate at pH 12.0. (A-D) The incubation time is 5 min.<br />

Selectivity, Sensitivity, and Application. To realize the<br />

selectivity of 0.24 and 0.48 nM Tween 20-AuNPs toward Hg 2+ and<br />

Ag + , respectively, other metal ionssincluding Li + ,Na + ,K + ,<br />

Mg 2+ ,Ca 2+ ,Sr 2+ ,Ba 2+ ,Cr 3+ ,Mn 2+ ,Fe 2+ ,Fe 3+ ,Co 2+ ,Ni 2+ ,Cu 2+ ,<br />

Zn 2+ ,Cd 2+ ,Al 3+ ,Pb 2+ ,Hg 2+ , and Ag + swere examined under<br />

identical conditions. Only Hg 2+ and Ag + caused the aggregation<br />

of both 0.24 and 0.48 nM Tween 20-AuNPs (SI Figure S6),<br />

revealing that this probe is selective for Hg 2+ and Ag + . To<br />

circumvent this problem, we tested the effect of masking<br />

agents, including NaCl and EDTA. It is well-known that the<br />

solubility product of AgCl is 1.8 × 10 -10 , whereas HgCl2 is<br />

soluble in water (70 g/L). Accordingly, we tested the ability of<br />

NaCl to mask the interfering metal ions in our sensing system.<br />

In the presence of 0.1 M NaCl, the addition of 1 µM Hg 2+ to a<br />

solution of 0.24 nM Tween 20-AuNPs resulted in an apparent<br />

change in Ex650 nm/Ex520 nm, whereas the remaining metal ions<br />

(100 µM) had negligible effects on the same system (Figure<br />

4A). The selectivity of this probe is more than 100-fold for Hg 2+<br />

over all other tested metal ions. Additionally, to improve the<br />

selectivity of 0.48 nM Tween 20-AuNPs for Ag + , we chose<br />

EDTA as a masking agent, since it forms a more stable complex<br />

with Hg 2+ than with Ag + . As expected, the presence of 0.01 M<br />

EDTA masked Tween 20-AuNPs toward Hg 2+ (Figure 4B). As<br />

a result, Tween 20-AuNPs provided high selectivity (>100-fold)<br />

toward Ag + over all other tested metal ions.<br />

Under optimum conditions (for sensing Hg 2+ : 0.24 nM<br />

Tween 20-AuNPs, 80 mM Na3PO4, and 0.1 M NaCl; for<br />

sensing Ag + : 0.48 nM Tween 20-AuNPs, 80 mM Na3PO4, and<br />

0.01 M EDTA), we evaluated the sensitivity of this probe<br />

toward Hg 2+ and Ag + . When the concentrations of Hg 2+<br />

varied from 0 to 1000 nM, the extinction spectra of 0.24 nM<br />

Tween 20-AuNPs showed a gradual increase in extinction<br />

at 650 nm and their color gradually changed from red to<br />

purple (Figure 5A). A solution of 0.48 nM Tween 20-AuNPs<br />

showed a similar response to Ag + (Figure 5B). These spectra<br />

showed clear isosbestic points at 556 and 549 nm upon the<br />

addition of Hg 2+ and Ag + , respectively. This observation<br />

reveals that the aggregation of Tween 20-AuNPs is directly<br />

related to the concentration of Hg 2+ or Ag + . This result was<br />

further confirmed by HRTEM images and DLS measure-<br />

<strong>Analytical</strong> <strong>Chemistry</strong>, Vol. 82, No. 16, August 15, 2010<br />

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