基于碳纳米管修饰电极的胆碱电化学发光生物传感器研制

在碳纳米管(CNTs)和K3Fe(CN)6修饰的铂电极上吸附固定胆碱氧化酶,以鲁米诺为发光试剂,研制了胆碱电化学发光(ECL)生物传感器。CNTs可有效提高电极表面的电荷传输能力、提高电极表面的生物相容性和对酶分子的固载能力;K3Fe(CN)6对酶活性具有激活作用,同时对H2O2增敏的鲁米诺ECL有增强作用,均有利于提高传感器的检测灵敏度。研究表明,将CNTs分散液与K3Fe(CN)6混合,滴涂修饰在Pt电极上,吸附固定胆碱氧化酶,制备传感器。此传感器在含有8×10-6mol/L鲁米诺的磷酸盐缓冲液(pH7.4)、30℃条件下产生的ECL强度与胆碱浓度在1×10-7～4×10-3mol/L范围内呈线性关系,相关系数为0.994,检出限为1.2×10-8 mol/L。此生物传感器应用于鼠血样中胆碱的测定,测得结果为2.68 mg/L,平均回收率为101.1%。传感器具有快速、稳定和重现性好等特点,有望应用于常规分析。     

鲁米诺在铂电极上阳极电致化学发光的机理研究

研究了碱性鲁米诺溶液在多晶铂电极上的阳极电致化学发光(ECL)行为,观察到电极的预极化处理和溶解氧跟发光峰强度和峰形有直接关系。结合XPS谱图和Pt,Pt|S~a~d~s修饰电极的循环伏安特性,给出了鲁米诺阳极ECL两个发光通道的可能反应机理:(1)鲁米诺阴离子在表面有新鲜Pt原子的电极上氧化生成鲁米诺自由基,然后迅速与溶液中的氧反应形成0.22V(vs.Ag)处的发光肩峰;(2)电极表面的铂氧化物能加速原子态氧的发生过程,并增大0.60V(vs.Ag)附近ECL主峰的发光强度。     

鲁米诺在铂热控微电极上的电致化学发光行为研究

研究了鲁米诺在铂热控微电极上的电致化学发光(ECL)行为。当电极表面温度为25℃时,在0.80 V有一个明显的ECL峰(ECL-2);当电极表面温度高于43℃时,鲁米诺在0.45 V和0.80 V各出现一个ECL峰(ECL-1和ECL-2),而且这两个峰的强度随着电极表面温度的变化而变化。同时,对各ECL信号的发光机理进行了探讨。     

铂电极在碱性含氧溶液中的预还原处理对鲁米诺电 致化学发光的影响

研究了铂电极的不同预极化处理过程对碱性鲁米诺阳极电致化学发光(ECL)和阳极极化曲线的影响,发现在碱性含氧溶液中预还原处理的铂电极可增强0.22V(vs.SCE)处发光峰强度,且催化产生1.07V(vs.SCE)附近氧气析出过程并伴随产生明显的ECL发光峰;在酸性溶液中预处理电极可抑制这些活性。给出了催化氧气析出的可能作用机理：在碱性溶液中溶解氧还原生成了吸附在铂电极表面的(OH^-)~a~d~s,从而回忆了氧气的析出过程。同时给出了在碱性含氧溶液中预还原的铂电极上两个可能的ECL反应通道：(1)在0.22V鲁米诺阴离子氧化为鲁米诺自由基,然后与溶解氧反应而发光;(2)1.07V处析出的新鲜氧与鲁米诺阴离子反应而发光。     

氧化石墨烯/硒化镉修饰电极电化学发光法测定铅(Ⅱ)

将氧化石墨烯(GO)和CdSe复合物修饰到金电极表面,得到了GO/CdSe修饰电极,研究了其电化学发光性质。结果表明,在强碱性溶液中,GO/CdSe修饰电极在鲁米诺溶液中会产生明显的电化学发光信号,而Pb~(2+)对该体系的电化学发光信号有较强的增敏作用,据此建立了检测Pb~(2+)的新方法。考察了GO/CdSe复合物的比例、缓冲溶液的pH、静置时间等条件对ECL强度的影响。在优化的实验条件下,Pb~(2+)浓度在1.0×10-11~1.0×10-7mol/L范围内与相对ECL强度呈现良好的线性关系。检测限(S/N=3)为3.3×10~(-12)mol/L,并用于人工湖水样中Pb~(2+)的测定。     

二氧化钛-硒化镉修饰电极电化学发光法测定甘氨酸

以二氧化钛和硒化镉复合膜修饰的玻碳电极(TiO_2/CdSe/GCE)作为工作电极,建立了一种测定甘氨酸的电化学发光(ECL)新方法。在强碱性溶液中,TiO_2/CdSe/GCE在鲁米诺溶液中会产生明显的电化学发光信号,而甘氨酸对该体系的电化学发光信号有较强的增敏作用。考察了TiO_2/CdSe复合物的比例、缓冲溶液的pH、发光试剂的浓度等条件对ECL强度的影响。最佳实验条件下,甘氨酸浓度在2.5×10~(-7)~1.0×10~(-10)mol/L范围内与相对ECL强度呈现良好的线性关系,检测限(S/N=3)为3.3×10~(-11)mol/L,方法用于乳酸饮料中甘氨酸的测定,结果令人满意。     

纳米TiO_2修饰电极对鲁米诺电化学发光的增敏及TiO_2晶型的影响

该文水解合成并通过煅烧改变晶型,获得了金红石和锐钛矿两种晶型混合的二氧化钛纳米粒子。利用紫外可见分光光度法(UV-Vis)、激光粒度分析(LPSA)、X射线多晶衍射分析(XRD)和冷场发射扫描电镜(SEM)等方法对样品进行了表征。制备了以氧化铟锡(ITO)玻璃为基底的纳米TiO2修饰电极,并研究了晶型对鲁米诺电化学发光(ECL)的增敏作用的影响。结果表明,当粒径较小,经650℃煅烧处理形成混晶时,纳米TiO/ITO修饰电极对鲁米诺电化学发光的增敏效果最明显,为裸电极的7.5倍。     

聚吡咯/亚铁氰化钾/碳纳米管修饰电极检测亚硝酸根

采用循环伏安法在滴涂碳纳米管的电极表面制备了聚吡咯/K4Fe(CN)6复合膜,研究了该电极的电化学性质及对NO2-的电催化还原。结果表明,固定于聚吡咯膜中的K4Fe(CN)6作为电子递质与碳纳米管和聚吡咯对NO2-电还原具有协同催化作用,安培法检测NO2-的线性范围为1.5×10-6～1.8×10-3mol/L,检出限为3.0×10-7mol/L,该法已用模拟水样中NO-的测定。     

碳纳米管尺寸对电化学反应活性的影响

制备不同尺寸的多壁碳纳米管(MWNT)修饰电极,应用循环伏安法研究了相同管径、不同管长和相同管长、不同管径的多壁碳纳米管修饰电极在K3Fe(CN)6溶液中的电化学行为及其对尿酸、多巴胺等生物分子的电催化作用,以及尺寸效应对碳纳米管修饰电极电化学活性的影响规律.结果显示,在同一条件下,短管的MWNT比长管的更能有效促进K3Fe(CN)6的电子传递,更有利于对生物分子的电催化;管径对它的电化学行为及生物电催化活性影响较小,无明显规律.主要原因在于碳纳米管管端、管壁的不同电化学活性.     

铁氰化镨修饰的电化学传感器的研制及其对半胱氨酸的测定

采用循环伏安法在PrCl3+K3Fe(CN)6溶液中于石墨电极表面电沉积铁氰化镨(PrHCF)薄膜,制备PrHCF修饰电极。对该修饰电极电化学的行为进行分析,包括扫描速度、K+浓度以及阴、阳离子对膜电极的影响。同时,以红外和XPS对膜进行了表征,IR谱图中氰基的伸缩振动峰证明了膜的存在;而XPS谱图中Fe2p1/2和Fe2p3/2能级的分裂说明了在成膜过程中Fe的价态发生变化,据此提出了可能的电聚合机理。同时,此修饰电极对半胱氨酸具有电催化氧化活性,并对其响应进行了研究。     

Amperometric choline biosensors prepared by layer-by-layer deposition of choline oxidase on the Prussian blue-modified platinum electrode

An amperometric choline biosensor was developed by immobilizing choline oxidase (ChOx) in a layer-by-layer (LBL) multilayer film on a platinum (Pt) electrode modified with Prussian blue (PB). 6-O-Ethoxytrimethylammoniochitosan chloride (EACC) was used to prepare the ChOx LBL films. The choline biosensor was used at 0.0 V versus Ag/AgCl to detect choline and exhibited good characteristics such as relative low detection limit (5 × 10⁻⁷ M), short response time (within 10 s), high sensitivity (88.6 μA mM⁻¹ cm⁻²) and a good selectivity. The results were explained based on the ultrathin nature of the LBL films and the low operating potential that could be due to the efficient catalytic reduction of H₂O₂ by PB. In addition, the effects of pH, temperature and applied potential on the amperometric response of choline biosensor were evaluated. The apparent Michaelis-Menten constant was found to be (0.083 ± 0.001) ×10⁻³ M. The biosensor showed excellent long-term storage stability, which originates from a strong adsorption of ChOx in the EACC multilayer film. When the present choline biosensor was applied to the analysis of phosphatidylcholine in serum samples, the measurement values agreed satisfactorily with those by a hospital method.     

Detection of paracetamol by capillary electrophoresis with chemiluminescence detection

Indirect detection of paracetamol was accomplished using a capillary electrophoresis-chemiluminescence (CE-CL) detection system, which was based on its inhibitory effect on a luminol-potassium hexacyanoferrate(III) (K₃[Fe(CN)₆]) CL reaction. Paracetamol migrated in the separation capillary, where it mixed with luminol included in the running buffer. The separation capillary outlet was inserted into the reaction capillary to reach the detection window. A four-way plexiglass joint held the separation capillary and the reaction capillary in place. K₃[Fe(CN)₆] solution was siphoned into a tee and flowed down to the detection window. CL was observed at the tip of the separation capillary outlet. The CL reaction of K₃[Fe(CN)₆] oxidized luminol was employed to provide the high and constant background. Since paracetamol inhibits the CL reaction, an inverted paracetamol peak can be detected, and the degree of CL suppression is proportional to the paracetamol concentration. Maximum CL signal was observed with an electrophoretic buffer of 30 mM sodium borate (pH 9.4) containing 0.5 mM luminol and an oxidizer solution of 0.8 mM K₃[Fe(CN)₆] in 100 mM NaOH solution. Under the optimal conditions, a linear range from 6.6 × 10⁻¹⁰ to 6.6 × 10⁻⁸ M (r = 0.9999), and a detection limit of 5.6 × 10⁻¹⁰ M (signal-to-noise ratio = 3) for paracetamol were achieved. The relative standard deviation (R.S.D.) of the peak area for 5.0 × 10⁻⁹ M of paracetamol (n = 11) was 2.9%. The applicability of the method for the analysis of pharmaceutical and biological samples was examined.     

Hemin Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes as a Matrix for Sensitive Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence Cholesterol Biosensor

Based on hemin‐MWCNTs nanocomposite and hemin‐catalyzed luminol‐H₂O₂ reaction, a sensitive electrogenerated chemiluminescence (ECL) cholesterol biosensor was proposed in this paper. Firstly, hemin‐MWCNTs was prepared via π–π stacking and modified on the surface of GCE. Subsequently, cholesterol oxidase (ChOx) was adsorbed on the modified electrode to achieve a cholesterol biosensor. Hemin‐MWCNTs nanocomposite provided the electrode with a large surface area to load ChOx, and endowed the nanostructured interface on the electrode surface to enhance the performance of biosensor. The biosensor responded to cholesterol in the linear range from 0.3 µM to 1.2 mM with a detection limit of 0.1 µM (S/N=3).     

Determination of levodopa by capillary electrophoresis with chemiluminescence detection

A rapid and simple method using capillary electrophoresis (CE) with chemiluminescence (CL) detection was developed for the determination of levodopa. This method was based on enhance effect of levodopa on the CL reaction between luminol and potassium hexacyanoferrate(III) (K₃[Fe(CN)₆]) in alkaline aqueous solution. CL detection employed a lab-built reaction flow cell and a photon counter. The optimized conditions for the CL detection were 1.0 × 10⁻⁵ M luminol added to the CE running buffer and 5.0 × 10⁻⁵ M K₃[Fe(CN)₆] in 0.6 M NaOH solution introduced postcolumn. Under the optimal conditions, a linear range from 5.0 × 10⁻⁸ to 2.5 × 10⁻⁶ M (r = 9991), and a detection limit of 2.0 × 10⁻⁸ M (signal/noise = 3) for levodopa were achieved. The precision (R.S.D.) on peak area (at 5.0 × 10⁻⁷ M of levodopa, n = 11) was 4.1%. The applicability of the method for the analysis of pharmaceutical and human plasma samples was examined.     

Highly sensitive electrogenerated chemiluminescence biosensor in profiling protein kinase activity and inhibition using a multifunctional nanoprobe

We presented a novel electrogenerated chemiluminescence (ECL) biosensor for monitoring the activity and inhibition of protein kinases based on signal amplification using enzyme-functionalized Au NPs nanoprobe. In this design, the biotin-DNA labeled glucose oxidase/Au NPs (GOx/Au NPs/DNA-biotin) nanoprobes, prepared by conjugating Au NPs with biotin-DNA and GOx, were bound to the biotinylated anti-phosphoserine labeled phosphorylated peptide modified electrode surface through a biotin−avidin interaction. The GOx assembled on the nanoprobe can catalyze glucose to generate H₂O₂ in the presence of O₂ while the ECL reaction occurred in the luminol ECL biosensor. At a higher concentration of kinase, there are more nanoprobes on the electrode, which gives a higher amount of GOx at the electrode interface and thus higher electrocatalytic efficiency to the luminol ECL reaction. Therefore, the activity of protein kinases can be monitored by ECL with high sensitivity. Protein kinase A (PKA), an important enzyme in regulation of glycogen, sugar, and lipid metabolism in the human body, was used as a model to confirm the present proof-of-concept strategy. The as-proposed biosensor presents high sensitivity, low detection limit of 0.013 U mL⁻¹, wide linear range (from 0.02 to 40 U mL⁻¹), and excellent stability. Moreover, this biosensor can also be used for quantitative analysis of kinase inhibition. On the basis of the inhibitor concentration dependent ECL signal, the half-maximal inhibition value IC₅₀ of ellagic acid, a typical PKA inhibitor, was estimated, which is in agreement with those obtained using the conventional kinase assay. The simple and sensitive biosensor is promising in developing a high-through assay of in vitro kinase activity and inhibitor screening for clinic diagnostic and drug development.     

A Highly Sensitive Electrochemiluminescence Choline Biosensor Based on Poly(aniline‐luminol‐hemin) Nanocomposites

Poly(aniline‐luminol‐hemin) nanocomposites are prepared on an electrode surface through electropolymerization, and a highly sensitive electrochemiluminescence (ECL) biosensor for choline is developed based on the poly(aniline‐luminol‐hemin) nanocomposites and an enzyme catalyzed reaction of choline oxidase (CHOD). The obtained nanocomposites are characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) and ECL. The results indicate that hemin can be incorporated into the poly(aniline‐luminol) nanocomposites using the facile electropolymerization method, and the poly(aniline‐luminol‐hemin) nanocomposites are rod shaped porous nanostructure. Moreover, the poly(aniline‐luminol‐hemin) nanocomposites exhibit higher ECL intensity than poly(aniline‐luminol) nanocomposites in alkaline media due to the catalytic effect of hemin on the ECL of the polymerized luminol and the electron transfer ability of hemin in the nanocomposites. CHOD is immobilized on the surface of the poly(aniline‐luminol‐hemin) nanocomposites modified electrode with glutaraldehyde, and the ECL biosensor based on poly(aniline‐luminol‐hemin)/CHOD exhibits a wider linear range for the choline detection. The enhanced ECL signals are linear with the logarithm of concentration of choline over the range of 1.0×10^?11～1.0×10^?7 mol L^?1 with a low detection limit of 1.2×10^?12 mol L^?1. Moreover, the proposed biosensor is successfully applied to the detection of choline in milk.     

An ultrasensitive luminol cathodic electrochemiluminescence immunosensor based on glucose oxidase and nanocomposites: Graphene–carbon nanotubes and gold-platinum alloy

In the present study, a novel and ultrasensitive electrochemiluminescence (ECL) immunosensor based on luminol cathodic ECL was fabricated by using Au nanoparticles and Pt nanoparticles (nano-AuPt) electrodeposited on graphene–carbon nanotubes nanocomposite as platform for the detection of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA). For this introduced immunosensor, graphene (GR) and single wall carbon nanotubes (CNTs) dispersed in chitosan (Chi-GR-CNTs) were firstly decorated on the bare gold electrode (GE) surface. Then nano-AuPt were electrodeposited (DpAu-Pt) on the Chi-GR-CNTs modified electrode. Subsequently, glucose oxidase (GOD) was employed to block the non-specific sites of electrode surface. When glucose was present in the working buffer solution, GOD immediately catalyzed the oxidation of glucose to in situ generate hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂), which could subsequently promote the oxidation of luminol with an amplified cathodic ECL signal. The proposed immunosensor was performed at low potential (−0.1 to 0.4 V) and low concentration of luminol. The CEA was determined in the range of 0.1 pg mL⁻¹ to 40 ng mL⁻¹ with a limit of detection down to 0.03 pg mL⁻¹ (S N⁻¹ = 3). Moreover, with excellent sensitivity, selectivity, stability and simplicity, the as-proposed luminol-based ECL immunosensor provided great potential in clinical applications.     

A reagentless DNA biosensor based on cathodic electrochemiluminescence at a C/CxO1−x electrode

A reagentless signal-on electrochemiluminescence (ECL) biosensor for DNA hybridization detection was developed based on the quenching effect of ferrocene (Fc) on intrinsic cathodic ECL at thin oxide covered glassy carbon (C/C_xO_1−x) electrodes. To construct the DNA biosensor, molecular beacon (MB) modified with ferrocene (3′-Fc) was attached to a C/C_xO_1−x electrode via the covalent bound between labeled amino (5′-NH₂) and surface functional groups. It was found that the immobilization of the probe on the electrode surface mainly depended on the fraction of surface carbonyl moiety. When a complementary target DNA (cDNA) was present, the stem-loop of MB on the electrode was converted into a linear double-helix configuration due to hybridization, resulting in the moving away of Fc from the electrode surface, and the restoring of the cathodic ECL signal. The restoration of the ECL intensity was linearly changed with the logarithm of cDNA concentration in the range of 1.0 × 10⁻¹¹ to 7.0 × 10⁻⁸ M, and the detection limit was ca. 5.0 pM (S/N = 3). Additionally, single-base mismatched DNA can be effectively discriminated from the cDNA. The great advantage of the biosensor lies in its simplicity and cost-effective with ECL generated from the electrode itself, and no adscititious luminophore is required.     

Disposable luminol copolymer-based biosensor for uric acid in urine

A new electrochemiluminescent (ECL) disposable biosensor for uric acid was manufactured by immobilization in a double-layer design of luminol as a copolymer with 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) and the enzyme uricase in chitosan on gold screen-printed cells. The good mechanical and improved electroluminescent characteristics of the new copolymer poly(luminol–TMB) make it possible to determine uric acid by measuring the growing ECL emission with the analyte concentration. The combination of enzymatic selectivity with ECL sensitivity results in a disposable analytical device with a linear range for uric acid from 1.5 × 10⁻⁶ to 1.0 × 10⁻⁴ M, a limit of detection of 4.4 × 10⁻⁷ M and a precision of 13.1% (1.0 × 10⁻⁵ M, n = 10) as relative standard deviation. Satisfactory results were obtained for uric acid determination in 24 h-urine samples compared to a reference procedure. This uric acid biosensor can be used as a low-cost alternative to conventional methods.