A novel nano-and micro-integrated protein chip(NMIPC)that can detect proteins with ultrahigh sensitivity has been fabricated.A microfl uidic network(μFN)was used to construct the protein chips,which allowed facile pa...A novel nano-and micro-integrated protein chip(NMIPC)that can detect proteins with ultrahigh sensitivity has been fabricated.A microfl uidic network(μFN)was used to construct the protein chips,which allowed facile patterning of proteins and subsequent biomolecular recognition.Aqueous phase-synthesized,water-soluble fl uorescent CdTe/CdS core-shell quantum dots(aqQDs),having high quantum yield and high photostability,were used as the signaling probe.Importantly,it was found that aqQDs were compatible with microfluidic format assays,which afforded highly sensitive protein chips for cancer biomarker assays.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation(20873175 and 20725516)the Ministry of Science and Technology(2006CB933000,2007CB936000,and 2007AA06A406)the Shanghai Municipal Commission for Science and Technology(0852nm00400,0752nm021).
文摘A novel nano-and micro-integrated protein chip(NMIPC)that can detect proteins with ultrahigh sensitivity has been fabricated.A microfl uidic network(μFN)was used to construct the protein chips,which allowed facile patterning of proteins and subsequent biomolecular recognition.Aqueous phase-synthesized,water-soluble fl uorescent CdTe/CdS core-shell quantum dots(aqQDs),having high quantum yield and high photostability,were used as the signaling probe.Importantly,it was found that aqQDs were compatible with microfluidic format assays,which afforded highly sensitive protein chips for cancer biomarker assays.