基于Pt/Au双金属修饰针灸针的非酶葡萄糖传感器

通过在不锈钢针灸针（AN）表面依次电沉积金（Au）纳米颗粒和铂（Pt）纳米颗粒,基于它们在AN表面的协同作用,实现了一种用于非酶葡萄糖检测的电化学生物传感器。首先,通过扫描电子显微镜对其功能界面（Pt/Au/AN）进行表征,结果显示类似卷心菜的纳米材料均匀致密地分布在AN表面。然后,通过循环伏安法和电化学阻抗法对Pt/Au/AN电极的电化学特性进行了研究。结果表明,与Au/AN或Pt/AN电极相比,Pt/Au/AN电极对葡萄糖氧化表现出优越的电催化活性。这表明双金属Pt/Au的接触界面是葡萄糖氧化的重要电催化位点。在pH7.4的模拟生理介质中,制得传感器的线性范围为0.1~35 mmol·L^-1,检测限为0.0763 mmol·L^-1,对葡萄糖的检测表现出较高的灵敏度和良好的抗干扰性能、稳定性。此外,该传感器已成功用于人体血清葡萄糖的检测。     

基于Fe_3O_4@Au复合纳米粒子标记抗体的电化学免疫方法用于水体中大肠杆菌的检测

合成了Fe3O4@Au复合纳米粒子作为辣根过氧化酶标记抗体的载体,并将该复合纳米粒子标记物应用于电化学放大免疫分析.将电子媒介体硫堇聚合在玻碳电极表面,以纳米金作为固定大肠杆菌抗体的基底,通过辣根过氧化酶催化溶液中H2O2产生的电流信号来测定大肠杆菌.实验结果表明,该方法对水体中大肠杆菌检测的线性范围为50～1×105cfu/mL,检出限为20 cfu/mL.对过富集后的实际水样进行测定,该法结果表明,对水体中大肠杆菌的检测灵敏度达到2 cfu/mL.     

基于树枝状分子及功能化金纳米粒子的电化学免疫传感器检测污泥中大肠杆菌

利用树枝状分子-金纳米粒子复合物修饰电极和金纳米粒子标记物构建电化学免疫传感器,用于污泥中大肠杆菌的检测.首先在玻碳电极表面电聚合对氨基苯甲酸,通过共价作用结合第Ⅳ代氨基末端的树枝状分子(G4-PAMAM),并在其内部载入金纳米粒子,制备修饰电极(GCE/p-ABA/PAMAM (AuNPs)),用于固定大肠杆菌.采用硫堇作为电活性物质包被金纳米粒子,用于标记二抗制备金纳米粒子标记物(Ab2-Au-Th).通过抗原-抗体之间的特异性识别作用,将一抗、金纳米粒子标记物依次修饰在电极表面,用差分脉冲伏安法测定硫堇产生的电流信号,实现对大肠杆菌的检测.在优化的实验条件下,响应电流与大肠杆菌浓度的对数在1.0×102～1.0×106 cfu/mL范围内呈线性关系,检出限为70 cfu/mL(S/N=3).利用本方法检测污水处理厂的不同污泥样品中的大肠杆菌,回收率为89.4％～ 105.8％.     

基于铂纳米颗粒电沉积镁铝水滑石修饰电极的电化学葡萄糖生物传感器

采用成核/晶化隔离法合成了镁铝水滑石纳米颗粒,将其修饰到氧化铟锡导电玻璃电极表面;在此修饰电极基础上,利用电沉积还原氯铂酸盐法制备了铂纳米颗粒/水滑石复合修饰电极.由于水滑石层板表面的外限域作用有效抑制了铂纳米颗粒的聚集,使该电极对过氧化氢具有较好的电催化性能.基于镁铝水滑石良好的生物相容性,将葡萄糖氧化酶进一步修饰到该电极表面,实现了对葡萄糖高灵敏的电化学检测,检出限(S/N=3)达1.0μmol/L.     

柔红霉素修饰的纳米金电极的制备及其对DNA检测

利用双硫醇分子作为连接剂, 将纳米金颗粒固定于金电极上, 用伏安法、紫外-可见光谱和电化学交流阻抗对其组装过程以及活性进行了表征. 制备的纳米金修饰电极用于DNA测定及其对DNA损伤的检测. DNA的检测限为 1.2×10^－9 mol/L. 该法灵敏、简便.     

Au纳米标记物增强电化学免疫分析大肠杆菌的研究

通过在Au纳米颗粒表面修饰辣根过氧化酶(HRP)标记的大肠杆菌抗体制备了一种新型的Au纳米标记物,并将该纳米标记物应用于增强电化学免疫分析大肠杆菌.经过酶联免疫反应后,Au纳米标记物、免疫磁性颗粒(IMB)和大肠杆菌形成了IMB搞抗体一大肠杆菌-Au纳米标记物的三明治式免疫复合物.以3,3',5,5'一四甲基联苯二胺(TMB)溶液作为底物.采用电化学与流动注射检测(FIA)相结合的技术测定HRP的活性.检测到的电流大小与免疫复合物上HRP的量成正比,从而与大肠杆菌的浓度成正比.Au纳米颗粒增加了HRP的负载量,增强了电化学信号,大大提高了大肠杆菌的检测灵敏度.实验结果表明,大肠杆菌浓度在1.0×102～5.0×1 04 cfh·mL-1范围内与电流大小成线性相关,最低检测限达50 cfu·mL-1,若对大肠杆菌样品溶液进行预浓缩,将得到更宽的检测范围和更低的检测限.本方法总的分析时间比其他方法短,在1h内就能完成对大肠杆菌样品的快速检测.     

纳米铂直接修饰玻碳电极的制备及在半胱氨酸中的电化学行为

采用一步化学原位还原法将球形纳米铂颗粒直接修饰在玻碳电极上,用SEM、EDS和电化学方法对该电极进行表征并与铂片电极、裸玻碳电极进行了对比。结果表明,纳米铂修饰电极的峰电流与扫描速度呈线性关系,纳米铂在电极表面覆盖率为1.28×10-7mol/cm2。循环伏安法研究结果表明纳米铂修饰电极对半胱氨酸的催化氧化作用和铂片电极相比提高了数倍,且峰电位负移了0.3V。在纳米铂修饰的玻碳电极上,半胱氨酸的浓度在1.0×10-7mol/L到1.0×10-5mol/L范围内和催化电流呈线性关系。     

新型纳米铂修饰玻碳电极的制备及电催化性能研究

研究了一种新型纳米铂修饰玻碳电极的制备方法,并对其电化学催化性能进行了研究。实验结果表明,通过电沉积前在金刚石粉末悬浊液中对玻碳电极进行超声处理,可制备出新型玻碳电极。经超声处理后,金刚石颗粒在玻碳电极基体上产生了数微米长的划痕。电沉积过程中,在该电极上可沉积分布较密集的平均尺寸为110nm的Pt颗粒。这种新型纳米铂修饰玻碳电极的表面电化学活性值为0.397 m2/g,高于普通铂修饰玻碳电极,且在0.5 mol/L H2SO4溶液中具有良好的电化学稳定性。     

纳米碳纤维载铂作为质子交换膜燃料电池阳极催化剂

采用化学还原法合成了微结构不同的纳米碳纤维(板式、鱼骨式、管式)载铂催化剂(分别记为Pt/p-CNF、Pt/f-CNF、Pt/t-CNF). 通过高分辨透射电镜(HRTEM)和X射线衍射(XRD)等分析技术对催化剂的微观结构进行了表征, 并利用循环伏安(CV)法分析了催化剂的电化学比表面积(ESA). 在此基础上, 制备了膜电极(MEA), 通过单电池测试了催化剂的电催化性能. 结果表明: 铂纳米粒子在不同的纳米碳载体上表现出不同的粒径, 在板式、鱼骨式和管式纳米碳纤维上的铂纳米粒子平均粒径分别为2.4、2.7和2.8 nm. 板式纳米碳纤维载铂催化剂作单电池阳极时表现出良好的电催化性能, 其对应的最高功率密度可达0.569 W·cm^-2, 高于鱼骨式纳米碳纤维载铂催化剂和管式纳米碳纤维载铂催化剂对应的最高功率密度(分别为0.550和0.496 W·cm^-2). 同时, 也制备了碳黑(Pt/XC-72)载铂催化剂. 相比于Pt/XC-72, 纳米碳纤维载体上的铂纳米颗粒有较小的粒径、较好的分散和较高的催化活性, 说明纳米碳纤维是质子交换膜燃料电池(PEMFCs)催化剂的良好载体.     

纳米二氧化锡电极的制备及其用于水体中大肠杆菌的快速计数研究

制备了新型纳米二氧化锡电极, 将此电极用于水体中大肠杆菌的快速计数研究. 实验结果表明, 用该电极为工作电极, 采用计时电流法能简便、快速、灵敏地对水体中的大肠杆菌进行计数. 通过大肠杆菌脂质过氧化后丙二醛含量的检测, 对大肠杆菌在纳米二氧化锡电极上的电化学响应机理进行了初步的探讨.     

Fabrication of Tyrosinase Biosensor Based on Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes‐Chitosan Composite and Its Application to Rapid Determination of Coliforms

A tyrosinase (Tyr) biosensor was fabricated by immobilizing Tyr on the surface of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs)‐chitosan (Chit) composite modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The MWNTs‐Chit composite film provided a biocompatible platform for the Tyr to retain the bioactivity and the MWNTs possessed excellent inherent conductivity to enhance the electron transfer rate. The Tyr/MWNTs‐Chit/GCE biosensor showed high sensitivity (412 mA/M), broad linear response (1.0×10^?8–2.8×10^?5 M), low detection limit (5.0 nM) and good stability (remained 93% after 10 days) for determination of phenol. The biosensor was further applied to rapid detection of the coliforms, represented by Escherichia coli (E. coli) in this work. The current responses were proportional to the quantity of coliforms in the range of 10⁴–10⁶ cfu/mL. After 5.0 h of incubation, E. coli could be detected as low as 10 cfu/mL.     

Fabrication of an Electrochemical E. coli Biosensor in Biowells Using Bimetallic Nanoparticle‐Labelled Antibodies

An electrochemical biosensor was developed for the determination of Escherichia coli (E. coli) in water. For this purpose, silver‐gold core‐shell (Ag@Au) bioconjugates and anti‐E. coli modified PS‐microwells were designed in a sandwich‐type format in order to obtain higher sensitivity and selectivity. Ag@Au bimetallic nanoparticles were synthesized by co‐reduction method. The core‐shell formation was analyzed by using UV‐Vis spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Biotin labeled anti‐E. coli antibodies were coupled with Ag@Au nanoparticles to form bioconjugates. The electrochemical immunosensor was prepared by immobilizing anti‐E. coli on polystyrene (PS)‐microwells via chemical bonding. These modified microwells were identified with X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy and surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy. E. coli was sandwiched between Ag@Au bioconjugates and anti‐E. coli on PS‐microwells at different concentrations. The relationship between the E. coli concentration and stripping current of gold ions (Au³⁺) were investigated by square wave anodic stripping voltammetry at pencil graphite electrode. The proposed method can provide some advantages such as lower detection limit and shorter detection time. The electrochemical response for the immunosensor was linear with the concentration of the E. coli in the range of 10¹ and 10⁵ cfu/mL with a limit of detection 3 cfu/mL. The procedure maintains good sensitivity and repeatability and also offers utility in the fields of environmental monitoring and clinical diagnosis.     

Disposable Immunosensor for Escherichia Coli O157:H7 Based on a Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Sodium Alginate Nanocomposite Film Modified Screen-Printed Carbon Electrode

A disposable immunosensor for the detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 based on a multiwalled carbon nanotube–sodium alginate nanocomposite film was constructed. The nanocomposite was placed on a screen-printed carbon electrode, and horseradish peroxidase-labeled antibodies were immobilized to E. coli O157:H7 on the modified electrode to construct the immunosensor. The modification procedure was characterized by atomic force microscopy and cyclic voltammetry. Under optimal conditions, the proposed immunosensor exhibited good electrochemical sensitivity to E. coli O157:H7 in a concentration range of 10³–10¹⁰ cfu/mL, with a relatively low detection limit of 2.94 × 10² cfu/mL (S/N = 3). This immunosensor exhibited satisfactory specificity, reproducibility, stability, and accuracy, making it a potential alternative tool for early assessment of E. coli O157:H7.     

A Sensitive Nanoporous Gold-Based Electrochemical DNA Biosensor for Escherichia coli Detection

A sensitive electrochemical DNA biosensor based on a mixed monolayer structure self-assembled at nanoporous gold (NPG) electrode surface was prepared for Escherichia coli (E. coli) detection. The NPG was fabricated on gold electrode, onto which thiolated oligonucleotides (SH-DNA) and mercaptohexanol (MCH) were covalently linked forming a mixed self-assembled monolayer (SAM). The hybridization between the SH-DNA/MCH modified biosensor and E. coli DNA was monitored with differential pulse voltammetry measurement using methylene blue (MB) as the hybridization indicator. The biosensor can detect 1 × 10^?12 M DNA target and 50 cfu/μL E. coli without any nucleic acid amplification steps. The detection limit was lowered to 50 cfu/mL after 5.0 h of incubation.     

Rapid detection of pathogenic bacteria based on a universal dual-recognition FRET sensing system constructed with aptamer-quantum dots and lectin-gold nanoparticles

The threat to public health from bacterial infections has led to an urgent need to develop simpler, faster and more reliable bacterial detection methods. In this work, we developed a universal dual-recognition based sandwich fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) sensor by using specific aptamer-modified quantum dots (Aptamer-QDs) as energy donor and lectin concanavalin A (Con A) modified gold nanoparticles (Con A-AuNPs) as energy acceptor to achieve rapid and sensitive detection of Escherichia coli (E. coli) within 0.5 h. In the presence of the target E. coli, the energy donor of Aptamer-QDs and acceptor of Con A-AuNPs were close to each other, causing changes of FRET signals. Based on the constructed FRET sensor, a linear detection range of from 10² cfu/mL to 2 × 10⁸ cfu/mL with the detection limit of 45 cfu/mL for E. coli was achieved. Furthermore, the FRET sensor was applied to detect E. coli in the milk and orange juice with the detection limit of 300 cfu/mL and 200 cfu/mL, respectively and recovery rate from 83.1% to 112.5%. The strategy holds great promise in pathogenic bacteria detection due to its rapid and sensitivity.     

Amperometric determination of live <Emphasis Type="Italic">Escherichia coli</Emphasis> using antibody-coated paramagnetic beads

Detecting and enumerating fecal coliforms, especially Escherichia coli, as indicators of fecal contamination, are essential for the quality control of supplied and recreational waters. We have developed a sensitive, inexpensive, and small-volume amperometric detection method for E. coli -galactosidase by bead-based immunoassay. The technique uses biotin-labeled capture antibodies (Ab) immobilized on paramagnetic microbeads that have been functionalized with streptavidin (bead–Ab). The bead–Ab conjugate captures E. coli from solution. The captured E. coli is incubated in Luria Bertani (LB) broth medium with the added inducer isopropyl -D-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG). The induced -galactosidase converts p-aminophenyl -D-galactopyranoside (PAPG) into p-aminophenol (PAP), which is measured by amperometry using a gold rotating disc electrode. A good linear correlation (R²=0.989) was obtained between log cfu mL^–1 E. coli and the time necessary to product a specific concentration of PAP. Amperometric detection enabled determination of 2×10⁶ cfu mL^–1 E. coli within a 30 min incubation period, and the total analysis time was less than 1 h. It was also possible to determine as few as 20 cfu mL^–1 E. coli under optimized conditions within 6–7 h. This process may be easily adapted as an automated portable bioanalytical device for the rapid detection of live E. coli.     

Electrochemical investigation of platinum-coated gold nanoporous film and its application for Escherichia coli rapid measurement

Pt-nanoparticle-coated gold nanoporous film (PGNF) was synthesized via a simple nonpolluting approach and PGNF modified electrode was also constructed successfully for the rapid measurement of Escherichia coli (E. coli) in this work. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) images showed that the resulting PGNF electrode had highly ordered arrangement and large surface area. Furthermore, the electrochemical characteristics of the PGNF electrode were investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and amperometric i-t curve. The PGNF electrode showed excellent electrocatalytic activity to E. coli and the current responses were in good linear from 2 × 10¹ cfu/ml to 1 × 10⁶ cfu/ml with the detection limit of 10 cfu/ml (S/N = 3) without pretreatment. The high sensitivity, wider linear range and good reproducibility make this PGNF a promising candidate for portable amperometric E. coli sensor.     

Toxicity Assessment of Cyanide and Tetramethylene Disulfotetramine （Tetramine） Using Luminescent Bacteria Vibrio-qinghaiensis and PbO= Electrochemical Sensor

The toxicities of cyanide and tetramethylene disulfotetramine （tetramine） were evaluated by two methods of luminescent bacteria and PbO2 electrochemical sensor. Vibrio-qinghaiensis, a kind of luminescent bacteria, can produce bioluminescence and the bioluminescence was decreased with the addition of toxicants. The toxicities of cyanide and tetrarnine were expressed as 10 min-EC50 value, which was the concentration of chemical that reduces the light output by 50% after contact for 10 min. Nano PbO2 modified electrode, a rapid toxicity determination method was also described in this work. By the PbO2 modified electrode, the current responses of Escherichia coli （E. coli） were changed with the addition of toxicants. The value of 10 min-EC50 was also provided with the PbO2 electrochemical sensor. Compared with the 10 min-EC50 and detection limits （38.38 and 0.60 μg/mL for cyanide, 0.24 and 0.02 μg/mL for tetramine） with luminescent bacteria, the PbO2 sensor provided a simple and convenient method with lower 10 min-EC50 and detection limits （26.37 and 0.52 μg/mL for cyanide, 0.21 and 0.01 μg/mL for tetramine） and fast response time.     

Detection of bacteria by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

The detection and identification of dilute bacterial samples by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy has been explored by mixing aqueous suspensions of bacteria with a suspension of nanocolloidal silver particles. An estimate of the detection limit of E. coli was obtained by varying the concentration of bacteria. By correcting the Raman spectra for the broad librational OH band of water, reproducible spectra were obtained for E. coli concentrations as low as approximately 10³ cfu/mL. To aid in the assignment of Raman bands, spectra for E. coli in D₂O are also reported. Figure Light scattering apparatus used to detect bacteria     

Label-free capacitive immunosensor based on quartz crystal Au electrode for rapid and sensitive detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7

A label-free capacitive immunosensor based on quartz crystal Au electrode was developed for rapid and sensitive detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7. The immunosensor was fabricated by immobilizing affinity-purified anti-E. coli O157:H7 antibodies onto self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of 3-mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) on the surface of a quartz crystal Au electrode. Bacteria suspended in solution became attached to the immobilized antibodies when the immunosensor was tested in liquid samples. The change in capacitance caused by the bacteria was directly measured by an electrochemical detector. An equivalent circuit was introduced to simulate the capacitive immunosensor. The immunosensor was evaluated for E. coli O157:H7 detection in pure culture and inoculated food samples. The experimental results indicated that the capacitance change was linearly correlated with the cell concentration of E. coli O157:H7. The immunosensor was able to discriminate between cellular concentrations of 10²–10⁵ cfu mL⁻¹ and has applications in detecting pathogens in food samples. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) were also employed to characterize the stepwise assembly of the immunosensor.