Ultrasensitive electrochemiluminescence sensor based on perovskite quantum dots coated with molecularly imprinted polymer for prometryn determination

[Display omitted] •A MIECL recognition element based on the CsPbBr3 QDs modified with MIPs was characterized.•An highly selective and sensitive MIECL sensor was constructed for the prometryn determination.•The MIECL method was successfully applied to the prometryn analysis in seawater and fish samples. A highly effective molecularly imprinted electrochemiluminescence sensor was constructed for prometryn determination in environmental and biological samples by using perovskite quantum dots coated with a molecularly imprinted silica layer (MIP/CsPbBr3-QDs) as the recognition and response element. MIP/CsPbBr3-QDs were immobilized on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) through electropolymerization, and the electrochemiluminescence (ECL) response of MIP/CsPbBr3-QDs could be motivated under the condition of H2O2 as co-reactant. ECL signal was selectively quenched with prometryn by hindering electron transfer and directly proportional to the logarithm of prometryn concentration (0.10–500.0 μg/L) with a correlation coefficient of 0.9960. Limits of detection in fish and seawater samples were 0.010 μg/kg and 0.050 μg/L, respectively. Excellent recoveries of 88.0%–106.0% were acquired for fish and seawater samples with a relative standard deviation below 4.2%. The constructed MIECL sensor based on MIP/CsPbBr3-QDs showed good stability, accuracy, and precision for sensitive detection of prometryn in aquaculture products and environmental samples.