Double signal amplification sandwich-structured immunosensor based on TiO_2 nanoparticles enhanced CdSe@ZnS QDs electrochemiluminescence and the dramatic quenching effect of Au@polydopamine nanoparticles

In this work, a double signal amplified immunosen- sor based on the enhanced CdSe@ZnS quantum dots （QDs） electrochemiluminescence （ECL） via TiO2 nanoparticles （TiO2 NPs） and the outstanding quencher of polydopamine （PDA） decorated Au nanoparticles （Au@PDA NPs） for ultrasensitive detection of carcinoembryonic antigen （CEA） has been successfully achieved. The ECL of CdSe@ZnS QDs with different sizes has been investigated carefully, especially cooperation with TiO2 NPs. Au@PDA NPs have been synthesized and characterized by transmission electron microscopy （TEM） and UV-Vis spectrum, which acted as ECL quenchers to label the secondary antibody （Ab2） of CEA to form Ab2/Au@PDA NPs conjugates. The sandwich-structured immunosensor was formed between capture antibody （Abl） on CdSe@ZnS QDs/TiO2 NPs/glassy carbon electrode, CEA and Ab2/Au@PDA NPs conjugates, resulting in a proportional ECL quenching signal relevant to the CEA concentration. Thus, CEA as a model biomarker has been detected in the linear range from 0.001 to 100 ng mL^-1 with a limit of detection of 0.35 pg mL^-1 （S/N = 3）.

Multicolor electrochemiluminescence of core-shell CdSe@ZnS quantum dots based on the size effect

Multicolor electrochemiluminescence(ECL) of semiconductor nanocrystals tuned by size effect has been successfully achieved using quantum dots(QDs) with core-shell structure for the first time. It would open a new way and provide a guidance for design and preparation of stable and strong multicolor ECL emitters for simultaneous multicomponent analysis application.