As the second-generation fluoroquinolone antibiotic, ciprofloxacin (CIP) has been widely used in recent years, which makes it enter the water environment and food chain through various ways, causing tricky harm to human health and ecological environment. It is urgent to explore ultrasensitive and maneuverable monitoring methods to solve the environmental pollution caused by excessive use of CIP. In this case, a self-powered sensing device was fabricated based on a photoelectrochemical (PEC) system and 3D printing technology, which could generate electrical output to provide the sensing signal under photoirradiation, without an external power source, displaying a highly efficient detection of CIP. In this system, n-type Au nanoparticles/graphite carbon nitride (g-C3N4) micron tube-modified fluorine tin oxide (FTO) conductive glass slides served as the photoanode for the oxidation of CIP under photoirradiation while p-type Ni-doped ZnIn2S4 films-modified FTO was employed as the cathode for the reduction of dissolved oxygen. The thiolated CIP binding aptamer was loaded on the surface of the photoanode to ensure selectivity. Combining photoactive materials and aptamer, the as-obtained sensing platform can achieve the sensitive and specific recognition of CIP in complex environmental conditions. The open-circuit voltage (OCP) was sensitive to CIP in a wide concentration range (0.2-3840 ng/mL) and a low detection limit at 0.03 ng/mL. This strategy paves a simple approach for determination of CIP in sewage and several commercial pure milk samples.

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