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The Fe NCs prepared using hemin as the main raw material exhibited excellent water solubility, bright red fluorescence, and super sensitive response to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). This paper demonstrates that Fe NCs exhibit excellent peroxide-like activity, catalyzing H2O2 to produce hydroxyl radicals (\u2022OH) that can quench the red fluorescence of Fe NCs. In this paper, a new type of glucose sensor was established by combining Fe NCs with glucose oxidase (GluOx). With the increase in glucose content, the fluorescence of Fe NCs decreases correspondingly, and the glucose content can be detected in the scope of 0\u2013200 \u03bcmol\u00b7L\u22121 (\u03bcM). Similarly, the lactic acid sensor can also be established by combining Fe NCs with lactate oxidase (LacOx). With the increase in lactic acid concentration, the fluorescence of Fe NCs decreases correspondingly, and the lactic acid content can be detected in the range of 0\u2013100 \u03bcM. Furthermore, Fe NCs were used in the preparation of gel test strip, which can be used to detect H2O2, glucose and lactic acid successfully by the changes of fluorescent intensity.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s24113447","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,27]],"date-time":"2024-05-27T09:33:31Z","timestamp":1716802411000},"page":"3447","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["The Fluorescent Detection of Glucose and Lactic Acid Based on Fluorescent Iron Nanoclusters"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"24","author":[{"given":"Jing","family":"Ge","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, China"}]},{"given":"Wenlu","family":"Mao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, China"}]},{"given":"Xinyi","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, China"}]},{"given":"Muqi","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, China"}]},{"given":"Siyu","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, China"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"131067","DOI":"10.1016\/j.snb.2021.131067","article-title":"Wearable fluorescent contact lenses for monitoring glucose via a smartphone","volume":"352","author":"Deng","year":"2022","journal-title":"Sens. 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