A boronic acid-based anthracene fluorescent probe was functionalised with an acrylamide unit to incorporate into a hydrogel system for monosaccharide detection.In solution,the fluorescent probe displayed a strong fluorescence t-on response upon exposure to fructose,and an expected trend in apparent binding constants,as judged by a fluorescence response where D-fructose ＞ D-galactose ＞ D-mannose ＞ D-glucose.The hydrogel incorporating the boronic acid monomer demonstrated the ability to detect monosaccharides by fluorescence with the same overall trend as the monomer in solution with the addition of D-fructose resulting in a 10fold enhancement (≤ 0.25 mol/L).