Water-stable perovskite-loaded nanogels containing antioxidant property for highly sensitive and selective detection of roxithromycin in animal-derived food products

Luminescent inorganic lead halide perovskite nanoparticles lack stability in aqueous solutions, limiting their application to optical sensors. Here, hybrid CsPbBr(3)-loaded MIP nanogels were developed with enhanced stability in aqueous media. Multifunctional MIP nanogels with antioxidant function and hydrophobic cavities were synthesized from HEMA derivatives in the presence of roxithromycin as a template. The CsPbBr(3) nanoparticles were loaded into pre-synthesized MIP nanogels via in-situ synthesis with a size distribution of 200 nm. The developed CsPbBr(3)-nanogel exhibits excellent stability to air/moisture and enhanced stability toward an aqueous solvent. The developed CsPbBr(3)-loaded MIP nanogels showed a selective and sensitive detection of ROX with a limit of detection calculated to be 1.7 × 10(–5) μg/mL (20.6 pM). The developed CsPbBr(3)-loaded MIP antioxidant-nanogels were evaluated on practical application for the quantitative determination of ROX antibiotic in animal-derived food products with excellent analytical performance. The detection of ROX in animal-derived food products showed good recovery results, making them an ideal candidate for sensing ROX.