Smartphone-assisted Ce-POM/CuBTC peroxidase-like colorimetric detection of HO and ascorbic acid in food samples.

Food Chem

Henan Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, China. Electronic address:

Published: November 2025


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Rapid and accurate detection of hydrogen peroxide (HO) and ascorbic acid (AA) in food industry is critical to human health. Herein, a novel Ce-based polyoxometalate [Ce(HO)][Cu(HO)(2,6-pdca)]H[SiWO]·5HO (Ce-POM) (2,6-Hpdca = 2,6-pyridine-dicarboxylic acid) was designed and loaded onto Cu-based benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate (CuBTC) to obtain Ce-POM/CuBTC, which can catalyze HO to oxidize 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) to blue ox-TMB, while AA can reduce ox-TMB. Consequently, a dual-function colorimetric detection system was established with detection limits of 0.45 μM (HO) and 2.63 μM (AA), and linear ranges of 1-80 μM (HO) and 5-400 μM (AA). We further developed a smartphone-assisted paper-based device (PAD) using Ce-POM/CuBTC for on-site detection. Additionally, the mice skin toxicity study showed that Ce-POM/CuBTC had no adverse effects on the skin, body weight and important organs of mice, confirming its good biosafety. The colorimetric system was successfully applied to real sample detection, demonstrating the application potential of rare earth POMs composites in food safety.

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