Tb-coordination polymer-anchored nanocellulose composite film for selective and sensitive detection of ciprofloxacin

In recent years, along with the extensive application of ciprofloxacin (CIP), it has gradually become one of key environmental issues to be solved urgently. A novel fluorescent responsive nanocellulose composite film was successfully prepared by combining TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibers (TOCNF) and terbium coordination polymer (Tb-AMP), in aqueous medium at room temperature via in-situ synthesis to detect CIP. CIP could supply energy for terbium ion through antenna effect to achieve the green fluorescence of Tb-AMP@TOCNF under 365 nm UV lamp. The transparency of the Tb-AMP@TOCNF was 88% when the deposition ratio of Tb-AMP on TOCNF was 7.2% and the environmental stability was good, which was conducive to fluorescent detection. As CIP concentration increased, the fluorescence intensity of Tb-AMP@TOCNF increased, and fluorescence intensity had a good linear relationship with CIP concentration in the range of 1–8 μM (y = 4.57 + 3.17x, R2 = 0.999, LOD = 0.0392 μM). It was a new way to realize future quantitative colorimetric analysis of pollutants.