基于银纳米粒子构建荧光传感平台用于核酸检测

报道了基于银纳米粒子构建的荧光传感平台,并用于核酸检测.此荧光传感平台对核酸检测基于以下策略:首先,荧光团标记的单链DNA探针被吸附到银纳米粒子的表面,荧光团与银纳米粒子近距离接触,发生荧光猝灭;加入与探针DNA序列互补的目标DNA,两者杂交形成双链DNA,并从银纳米粒子的表面脱离,荧光得到恢复.这种银纳米粒子构建的荧...     

水溶性碳纳米粒子的制备及其在DNA和单核苷酸多态性分析中的应用

利用电化学氧化的方法制备了水溶性好、粒径为7～12nm的碳纳米粒子,该碳纳米粒子通过π-π相互作用吸附荧光标记的单链DNA探针,并能有效地猝灭其荧光．当单链DNA探针与匹配的DNA目标分子杂交形成双链DNA时,猝灭的荧光被恢复,由此可以检测1-200nmol／L的DNA目标分子。此外,在碳纳米粒子存在时,由荧光标记的DNA探针和DNA目标分子形成的双链DNA的熔解温度可以简便地被测定,当双链DNA有错配碱基时,其熔解温度降低,由此可方便、快速地分析单核苷酸多态性．     

金纳米粒子组装体的连续离散型纳米结构控制

采用柠檬酸钠还原氯金酸的方法,制备出粒径均一的金纳米粒子(AuNPs),通过加入二水合双(对-磺酰苯基)苯基膦化二钾盐(BSPP),增强了AuNPs体系的分散性与稳定性.选用直径为15和40nm的AuNPs,用不同序列巯基修饰的单链DNA连接到其表面,通过DNA链的杂交,形成不同结构的金纳米粒子组装体.通过改变加入DNA延长连接单元的比例,可以控制金纳米粒子组装体具有连续离散型的1∶1,2∶1和3∶1纳米结构.     

纳米粒子在生物分析中的应用

纳米粒子探针与传统的有机染料相比有更好的光谱特性和光化学稳定性。本文介绍了3种类型的纳米粒子在生物分析中的应用，并评价了其作为生物荧光探针的发展前景。     

CdTe量子点DNA荧光纳米探针的合成及表征

采用水相合成法合成了巯基乙酸(TGA)修饰的水溶性CdTe量子点,通过反相微乳液法制备了二氧化硅及壳聚糖修饰的核壳型复合荧光纳米粒子,将其与DNA吸附连接,得到CdTe量子点DNA荧光纳米探针.用扫描电镜、透射电镜、荧光光谱、红外光谱、紫外光谱、ζ电位等测试方法对产物的理化性质进行了分析表征.结果表明制备了表面富含氨基的复合荧光纳米粒子,其对DNA具有良好的吸附作用.     

共轭聚合物荧光纳米粒子研究进展

近年来,共轭聚合物荧光纳米粒子因其优异的光学性能,在化学、医学和环境科学等研究领域显示了极其广阔的应用前景.相比于传统无机半导体荧光纳米材料,共轭聚合物荧光纳米粒子具有结构多样性、功能可设计性、生物相容性好等显著优势.本文从共轭聚合物荧光粒子的制备方法、光学性能、表面功能化修饰出发,重点讨论了近年来共轭聚合物纳米粒子作为荧光探针在细胞成像及生物化学检测方面的研究进展,阐述了当前研究的主要发展方向和仍需解决的问题.     

CdTe量子点DNA荧光纳米探针的合成及表征

采用水相合成法合成了巯基乙酸(TGA)修饰的水溶性CdTe量子点,通过反相微乳液法制备了二氧化硅及壳聚糖修饰的核壳型复合荧光纳米粒子,将其与DNA吸附连接,得到CdTe量子点DNA荧光纳米探针。用扫描电镜、透射电镜、荧光光谱、红外光谱、紫外光谱、ζ电位等测试方法对产物的理化性质进行了分析表征。结果表明制备了表面富含氨基的复合荧光纳米粒子,其对DNA具有良好的吸附作用。     

金纳米粒子与单链DNA的相互作用

研究了金纳米粒子与单链DNA在不同pH值时的相互作用以及金纳米粒子与不同碱基序列单链DNA的相互作用. 结果表明, 在pH为12.6的强碱性条件下, 单链DNA能使金纳米粒子稳定分散在溶液中; 在pH为1.4的强酸性条件下, 单链DNA能保护金纳米粒子不发生融合, 而只发生团聚, 且团聚现象具有可逆性. 不同寡核苷酸对金纳米粒子的亲和力按poly dA>poly dC>poly dT的顺序依次减弱. 单链DNA对纳米金的保护作用强度与单链DNA的长度成正比.     

Au-Ag合金纳米粒子制备及其表面增强拉曼光谱研究

首先采用柠檬酸钠法制得Au-Ag合金纳米种子, 然后采用盐酸羟胺生长法得到不同组成的Au-Ag合金纳米粒子. 在其UV-Vis光谱中只观察到一个位于单金属银和金之间的等离子体共振峰, 表明Au-Ag合金纳米粒子已经形成. TEM结果表明, 合金纳米粒子的粒径约为60 nm, 且颜色均一, 没有明显的核壳结构. 用苯硫酚(TP)作为探针分子研究了合金纳米粒子的表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS). 结果表明, SERS强度与合金纳米粒子的组成和尺寸有关. 当纳米粒子粒径一定时, 除Au25Ag75外, 随着金的增加SERS强度增强. Au25Ag75的粒径比Ag小, 导致SERS强度比Ag低. Au50Ag50和Au75Ag25加入TP分子后, 其聚集方式与Au相似, 等离子体共振峰逐渐靠近1064 nm, 金含量较高时, TP的SERS归于聚集体的等离子体共振增强的贡献.     

基于聚多巴胺纳米粒子的荧光共振能量转移法检测microRNA

基于聚多巴胺纳米粒子(PDA NPs)对Cy5标记单链DNA(Cy5-ssDNA)探针的荧光猝灭效应以及脱氧核糖核酸酶Ⅰ(DNaseⅠ)选择性切割DNA/RNA杂合结构中单链DNA的特性,建立了一种用于微小核糖核酸(miRNA)检测的新型恒温信号放大方法.在优化的实验条件下,体系的相对荧光强度(FR)与miR-21浓度的对数值成正比;对miR-21检测的线性范围为10 pmol/L~100 nmol/L,检出限达7 pmol/L.血清加标实验结果表明,该方法可用于生理环境下miR-21的检测.     

A DNA hybridization detection based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer between dye-doped core-shell silica nanoparticles and gold nanoparticles

A novel and efficient method to evaluate the DNA hybridization based on a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) system, with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-doped fluorescent silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) as donor and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) as acceptor, has been reported. The strategy for specific DNA sequence detecting is based on DNA hybridization event, which is detected via excitation of SiNPs-oligonucleotide conjugates and energy transfer to AuNPs-oligonucleotide conjugates. The proximity required for FRET arises when the SiNPs-oligonucleotide conjugates hybridize with partly complementary AuNPs-oligonucleotide conjugates, resulting in the fluorescence quenching of donors, SiNPs-oligonucleotide conjugates, and the formation of a weakly fluorescent complex, SiNPs-dsDNA-AuNPs. Upon the addition of the target DNA sequence to SiNPs-dsDNA-AuNPs complex, the fluorescence restores (turn-on). Based on the restored fluorescence, a homogeneous assay for the target DNA is proposed. Our results have shown that the linear range for target DNA detection is 0-35.0 nM with a detection limit (3σ) of 3.0 picomole. Compared with FITC-dsDNA-AuNPs probe system, the sensitivity of the proposed probe system for target DNA detection is increased by a factor of 3.4-fold.     

Fluorescence resonance energy transfer in doubly-quantum dot labeled IgG system

The mouse immunoglobulin G (mouse IgG) as a kind of bio-molecule was labeled with two different luminescent colloidal semiconductor quantum dots (QDs), green-emitting CdTe quantum dots and red-emitting CdTe quantum dots in this work. As a result of the fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) between the two different sizes nanoparticles with mouse IgG as the binding bridge, a significant enhancement of the emission of the red-emitting CdTe quantum dots and the corresponding quenching of the emission of green-emitting CdTe quantum dots were observed. The relationship between the concentration of the mouse immunoglobulin G and the fluorescence intensity ratio (I_a/I_d) of acceptors and donors was studied also. Under optimal conditions, the calibration graph is linear over the range of 0.1–20.0 mg/L mouse IgG.     

Study on the fluorescence resonance energy transfer between CdTe QDs and butyl-rhodamine B in the presence of CTMAB and its application on the detection of Hg(II)

The thioglycolic acid-functionalized CdTe quantum dots (QDs) were synthesized in aqueous solution using safe and low-cost inorganic salts as precursors. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) system was constructed between CdTe QDs (donor) and butyl-rhodamine B (BRB) (acceptor) in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTMAB). CTMAB micelles formed in water reduced the distance between the donor and the acceptor significantly and thus improved the FRET efficiency, which resulted in an obvious fluorescence enhancement of the acceptor. Several factors which impacted the fluorescence spectra of the FRET system were studied. The energy transfer efficiency (E) and the distance (r) between CdTe and BRB were obtained. The feasibility of the prepared FRET system as fluorescence probe for detecting Hg(II) in aqueous solution was demonstrated. At pH 6.60, a linear relationship could be established between the quenched fluorescence intensity of BRB and the concentration of Hg(II) in the range of 0.0625-2.5mumolL(-1). The limit of detection was 20.3nmolL(-1). The developed method was proved to be sensitive and repeatable to detect Hg(II) in a wide range in aqueous solutions.     

基于CdSe-CdTe量子点能量转移荧光猝灭法测定前列腺抗原

研究了CdSe-CdTe量子点间发生的荧光共振能量转移,并用于荧光猝灭法测定超痕量前列腺抗原(PSA)。在pH 8.0的Tris-HCl缓冲溶液中,CdSe-CdTe间发生有效能量转移,使CdTe荧光大大增强。PSA抗原与CdTe标记的PSA抗体发生特异性反应,使能量转移体系的CdTe上的荧光强度降低,即发生猝灭。建立了CdSe-CdTe能量转移荧光猝灭法测定PSA抗原的方法。在优化的实验条件下,PSA抗原的线性范围为0.28～10μg/L,相关系数r=0.9992,检出限达1.5×10-2μg/L(n=11)。     

Construction of triblock copolymer-gold nanorod composites for fluorescence resonance energy transfer via pH-sensitive allosteric

To explore the effects of microenvironmental adjustments on fluorescence, a pH-sensitive nano-composite system based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) was constructed. The model system included a modified triblock copolymer (polyhistidine-b-polyethylene glycol-b-polycaprolactone) and gold nanoparticles. A near-infrared dye was used as the donor, and spectrally matched gold nanorods, attached after C-terminus modification with α-lipoic acid, were used as the receptor to realize control of the FRET effect over the fluorescence intensity for two polymer configurational changes (i.e., “folded” and “stretched” states) in response to pH. After synthesis and characterization, we investigated the self-assembly behavior of the system. Analysis by quartz crystal microbalance revealed the pH sensitivity of the polymer, which exhibited “folding” and “stretching” states with changes in pH, providing a structural basis for the FRET effect. Fluorescence spectrophotometry investigations also revealed the regulatory impact of the assembled system on fluorescence.     

CdTe量子点-罗丹明6G荧光共振能量转移体系的构建及其应用研究

采用巯基化合物修饰的CdTe量子点构建了量子点(供体)-罗丹明6G(受体)荧光共振能量转移体系, 研究了CdTe量子点与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的相互作用. 结果表明, CdTe量子点与BSA相互作用后提高了CdTe量子点-罗丹明6G 体系的荧光共振能量转移(FRET)效率, 减小了CdTe量子点和罗丹明6G分子间的距离(r), 证实BSA是通过其色氨酸(Trp)残基与CdTe量子点表面金属发生配位作用而直接结合到量子点表面的.     

Construction of triblock copolymer-gold nanorod composites for fluorescence resonance energy transfer via pH-sensitive allosteric

To explore the effects of microenvironmental adjustments on fluorescence, a pH-sensitive nanocomposite system based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) was constructed. The model system included a modified triblock copolymer (polyhistidine-b-polyethylene glycol-b-polycaprolactone) and gold nanoparticles. A near-infrared dye was used as the donor, and spectrally matched gold nanorods, attached after C-terminus modification with α-lipoic acid, were used as the receptor to realize control of the FRET effect over the fluorescence intensity for two polymer configurational changes (i.e., “folded” and “stretched” states) in response to pH. After synthesis and characterization, we investigated the self-assembly behavior of the system. Analysis by quartz crystal microbalance revealed the pH sensitivity of the polymer, which exhibited “folding” and “stretching” states with changes in pH, providing a structural basis for the FRET effect. Fluorescence spectrophotometry investigations also revealed the regulatory impact of the assembled system on fluorescence.     

Binary Assembly of Au Nanoparticles with Controllable Two‐dimensional Architecture Directed by Phosphate Backbone Modified Oligonucleotide

A three complementary strand oligonucleotide system was employed to assemble two different‐sized, 15 and 25 nm, Au nanoparticles into binary two‐dimensional (2D) structures. First, two non‐complementary strands of phosphate backbone modified oligonucleotides (PM oligo‐DNA) were loaded on the surface of the 15 and 25 nm Au nanoparticles, respectively. Upon the addition of the third linker DNA, which was half complementary to each of the modified DNA, the Au nanoparticles would be assembled to binary 2D aggregates. The number of the 15 nm Au nanoparticles around a 25 nm Au naoparticle can be readily controlled by the length of the DNA helix used.     

阳离子荧光共轭聚合物结合纳米颗粒用于DNA检测

利用纳米颗粒对目标DNA的富集、分离作用以及阳离子荧光共轭聚合物良好的荧光特性,建立了一种特异性检测DNA的新方法.首先将标记有猝灭基团的DNA捕获探针修饰到纳米颗粒上,捕获互补的DNA分子;然后加入S1核酸酶,除去未捕获到互补DNA的捕获探针;最后用Dnase Ⅰ将颗粒上的双链切断,使猝灭基团从纳米颗粒上解离下来,与阳离子荧光共轭聚合物结合并猝灭其荧光.结果表明,目标核酸的浓度与该聚合物的荧光猝灭程度正相关,且具有良好的特异性,线性响应范围为5.0～40 nmol/L; 检出限为3.7 nmol/L(S/N=3).     

A highly sensitive fluorescence resonance energy transfer aptasensor for staphylococcal enterotoxin B detection based on exonuclease-catalyzed target recycling strategy

An ultrasensitive fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) bioassay was developed to detect staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB), a low molecular exotoxin, using an aptamer-affinity method coupled with upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs)-sensing, and the fluorescence intensity was prominently enhanced using an exonuclease-catalyzed target recycling strategy. To construct this aptasensor, both fluorescence donor probes (complementary DNA₁–UCNPs) and fluorescence quencher probes (complementary DNA₂–Black Hole Quencher₃ (BHQ₃)) were hybridized to an SEB aptamer, and double-strand oligonucleotides were fabricated, which quenched the fluorescence of the UCNPs via FRET. The formation of an aptamer–SEB complex in the presence of the SEB analyte resulted in not only the dissociation of aptamer from the double-strand DNA but also both the disruption of the FRET system and the restoration of the UCNPs fluorescence. In addition, the SEB was liberated from the aptamer–SEB complex using exonuclease I, an exonuclease specific to single-stranded DNA, for analyte recycling by selectively digesting a particular DNA (SEB aptamer). Based on this exonuclease-catalyzed target recycling strategy, an amplified fluorescence intensity could be produced using different SEB concentrations. Using optimized experimental conditions produced an ultrasensitive aptasensor for the detection of SEB, with a wide linear range of 0.001–1 ng mL⁻¹ and a lower detection limit (LOD) of 0.3 pg mL⁻¹ SEB (at 3σ). The fabricated aptasensor was used to measure SEB in a real milk samples and validated using the ELISA method. Furthermore, a novel aptasensor FRET assay was established for the first time using 30 mol% Mn²⁺ ions doped NaYF₄:Yb/Er (20/2 mol%) UCNPs as the donor probes, which suggests that UCNPs are superior fluorescence labeling materials for food safety analysis.