An effective procedure for constructing a DNA biosensor is developed based on covalent immobilization of NH2 labeled,single strand DNA（NH2-ssDNA） onto a self-assembled diazo-thiourea and gold nanoparticles modified ...An effective procedure for constructing a DNA biosensor is developed based on covalent immobilization of NH2 labeled,single strand DNA（NH2-ssDNA） onto a self-assembled diazo-thiourea and gold nanoparticles modified Au electrode（diazo-thiourea/GNM/Au）.Gold nano-particles expand the electrode surface area and increase the amount of immobilized thiourea and single stranded DNA（ssDNA） onto the electrode surface.Diazo-thiourea film provides a surface with high conductibility for electron transfer and a bed for the covalent coupling of NH2-ssDNA onto the electrode surface.The immobilization and hybridization of the probe DNA on the modified electrode is studied by differential pulse voltammetry（DPV） using methylene blue（MB） as a well-known electrochemical hybridization indicator.The linear range for the determination of complementary target ssDNA is from 9.5（±0.1） × 10^-13 mol/L to1.2（±0.2） x 10^-9 mol/L with a detection limit of 1.2（±0.1） 〉 10^-13 mol/L.展开更多
Hydrogen peroxide(H2O2),as a signaling molecule,plays a vital role in a wide variety of signaling transduction processes,aging,and diseases.However,the excessive production of H2O2 causes various diseases.Herein,we de...Hydrogen peroxide(H2O2),as a signaling molecule,plays a vital role in a wide variety of signaling transduction processes,aging,and diseases.However,the excessive production of H2O2 causes various diseases.Herein,we develop a novel method for H2O2 detection in live cells via dark-field scattering spectroscopy with gold triangular nanoprisms(AuTNPs)as probes.The corners of AuTNPs would be gradually oxidatively etched by the strong coordination of Br•which is generated by enzymatic reactions in the presence of horseradish peroxidase(HRP),bromide ion and trace hydrogen peroxide.Benefitting from the morphological change,the single AuTNP based plasmonic nanoprobe shows notable blueshifts and scattering color changes which could be real-time monitored under the dark-field microscopy.The peak position in the scattering spectra of individual AuTNP blueshifts linearly with the increase of H2O2 concentration,and exhibits high sensitivity to H2O2 in a large range from 2.5 to 100µM with a low detection limit(LOD)of 0.74µM.Moreover,the experimental results were supported by the simulated results via the finite-difference time-domain(FDTD)method.The nanoprobes have been further used for intracellular H2O2 detection in live cells.Besides,the etching of AuTNP also provides an alternative method to design novel plasmonic logic chips and write-once plasmonic memories.展开更多
文摘An effective procedure for constructing a DNA biosensor is developed based on covalent immobilization of NH2 labeled,single strand DNA（NH2-ssDNA） onto a self-assembled diazo-thiourea and gold nanoparticles modified Au electrode（diazo-thiourea/GNM/Au）.Gold nano-particles expand the electrode surface area and increase the amount of immobilized thiourea and single stranded DNA（ssDNA） onto the electrode surface.Diazo-thiourea film provides a surface with high conductibility for electron transfer and a bed for the covalent coupling of NH2-ssDNA onto the electrode surface.The immobilization and hybridization of the probe DNA on the modified electrode is studied by differential pulse voltammetry（DPV） using methylene blue（MB） as a well-known electrochemical hybridization indicator.The linear range for the determination of complementary target ssDNA is from 9.5（±0.1） × 10^-13 mol/L to1.2（±0.2） x 10^-9 mol/L with a detection limit of 1.2（±0.1） 〉 10^-13 mol/L.
基金This work was financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2017YFA0205302)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61571239 and 21674048)+1 种基金Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University(No.IRT_15R37)the Key Research and Development Program of Jiangsu(No.BE2018732).
文摘Hydrogen peroxide(H2O2),as a signaling molecule,plays a vital role in a wide variety of signaling transduction processes,aging,and diseases.However,the excessive production of H2O2 causes various diseases.Herein,we develop a novel method for H2O2 detection in live cells via dark-field scattering spectroscopy with gold triangular nanoprisms(AuTNPs)as probes.The corners of AuTNPs would be gradually oxidatively etched by the strong coordination of Br•which is generated by enzymatic reactions in the presence of horseradish peroxidase(HRP),bromide ion and trace hydrogen peroxide.Benefitting from the morphological change,the single AuTNP based plasmonic nanoprobe shows notable blueshifts and scattering color changes which could be real-time monitored under the dark-field microscopy.The peak position in the scattering spectra of individual AuTNP blueshifts linearly with the increase of H2O2 concentration,and exhibits high sensitivity to H2O2 in a large range from 2.5 to 100µM with a low detection limit(LOD)of 0.74µM.Moreover,the experimental results were supported by the simulated results via the finite-difference time-domain(FDTD)method.The nanoprobes have been further used for intracellular H2O2 detection in live cells.Besides,the etching of AuTNP also provides an alternative method to design novel plasmonic logic chips and write-once plasmonic memories.
