A Nanoprobe Based on Gated Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for The Selective and Sensitive Detection of Benzene Metabolite t,t-Muconic Acid in Urine

This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: [FULL CITE], which has been published in final form at [Link to final article using the DOI]. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.[EN] Benzene is a highly toxic aromatic hydrocarbon. Inhaling benzene can cause dizziness, vertigo, headaches, aplasia, mutations and, in the most extreme cases, cancer. Trans,trans-muconic acid (t,t-MA) is one of the metabolization products of benzene. Although different analytical methods have been reported for the determination of t,t-MA, these are often expensive, require trained personnel, are not suitable for on-site measurements, and use hazardous organic solvents. For these reasons, the development of reliable, selective and sensitive methods for rapid and in situ detection of t,t-MA are of importance. Addressing this challenge, a nanodevice for the selective and sensitive quantification of t,t-MA in urine is reported. The nanodevice used is achieved using mesoporous silica nanoparticles loaded with a dye reporter and capped with a dicopper(II) azacryptand. Pore opening and payload release is induced rapidly (10 min) and selectively with t,t-MA in urine, using a simple fluorimeter without sample pretreatment.The authors thank the Spanish Government (RTI2018-100910-B-C41) and the Generalitat Valenciana (PROMETEO 2018/024) for support.Domínguez-Rodríguez, M.; Blandez, JF.; Lozano-Torres, B.; De La Torre-Paredes, C.; Licchelli, M.; Mangano, C.; Amendola, V.... (2021). A Nanoprobe Based on Gated Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for The Selective and Sensitive Detection of Benzene Metabolite t,t-Muconic Acid in Urine. 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