The authors describe a voltammetric immunosensor with antibody immobilized on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modified with N-doped graphene (N-GS), electrodeposited gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and chitosan (Chit). The preparation is simple and the thickness of the electrodeposited films can be well controlled. Due to the specific advantages of N-GS, AuNPs and Chit, the electrode has a large specific surface, improved conductivity, high stability. A new label-free immunosensor for the model antigen (alpha fetoprotein, AFP) detection was then designed by employing N-GS-AuNP-Chit as the antibody immobilization and signal amplification platform. Differential pulse voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy were used for the characterization of the stepwise assembly process. Under the optimized conditions, at a typical working potential of +0.20 V (vs. SCE), and by using hexacyanoferrate as an electrochemical probe, the immunosensor has a detection limit as low as 1.6 pg mL?1 and a linear analytical range that extends from 5 pg mL?1 to 50 ng mL?1. AFP was quantified in spiked human serum samples with acceptable precision.
Graphical Abstract Schematic of sensitive and effective label-free electrochemical immunosensor for the detection of AFP based on N-GS-AuNP-Chit as signal amplification matrix.
Theoretical and experimental study of the surface plasmon–polariton and guided wave plasmon polariton modes is presented for the Sapphire/Ag/Polycarbonate/Air structure. Theoretical results are obtained by solving complex multilayer eigenvalue equations as well as the reflectivity equation for this structure. It is proposed that the mode attenuation can be significantly reduced by inserting a low index dielectric buffer between the metal and the guiding dielectric layer. The dispersion and attenuation curves are generated. Both the surface plasmon and guided wave plasmon polariton modes are studied experimentally. The experimental values of the effective refractive indices agree well with the theoretical values. The electric field profiles are generated and used to examine the nature of modes. After optimization of various parameters the condition for low loss single mode guiding is obtained for the proposed structure. Effect of metal thickness on surface plasmon mode is also discussed. It is inferred that in a properly optimized plasmonic waveguide, the losses can be reduced by a factor of 4. 相似文献
This paper reported a facile and effective approach towards high-efficient composite luminophores by embedding blue-emitting N-doped carbon dots into spherical SiO2 matrix (CDs@SiO2). Mesoporous silica microspheres (r-CDs@MSN) with strong luminescence were synthesized by removing CTAB templates in CDs@SiO2 using reflux with acetone. The r-CDs@MSN possess a spherical morphology with smooth surface and a diameter of 130 nm, while it exhibits an excitation-independent blue emission peak at 440 nm with an internal quantum yield of 21.5%. BET result shows that the corresponding surface area and adsorption total pore volume are 156.27 m2/g and 0.682 cm3/g, which is suitable for the drugs loading and release. The results indicate that r-CDs@MSN might act as a potential fluorescent drug carrier. 相似文献
Spatial configuration has a significant effect on chemical self-assembly. However, the importance of spatial configuration in supramolecular adhesive materials has been frequently ignored. In this study, the effects of the spatial configuration on cohesion and adhesion were investigated. Owing to the diversities of the chemical structures and assembly patterns, 1,2-disubstituted cyclohexane derivatives were used in this combined experimental and theoretical investigation. The self-sorting assembly of enantiopure isomers improved cohesion but had a negative effect on adhesion. In contrast, racemic mixtures displayed stronger adhesion effects. Moreover, it was proven that the cis-configuration was more favorable for supramolecular adhesion than the trans-counterpart. In addition, the influence of the spatial configuration of 1,2-disubstituted cyclohexane derivatives could be effectively mitigated by hydrogen bond donors or acceptors. The addition of natural acids yielded three-dimensional polymeric networks, in which the spatial configuration was not the decisive factor for supramolecular adhesion. 相似文献
The electrochemical oxidation of 7-methyluric acid and 5,6-dihydroxytryptamine (5,6-DHT) in aqueous solutions has been studied. The oxidation products have been separated and characterized using melting point, mass, 1H nuclear magnetic resonance and spectral studies, and tentative mechanisms for the oxidation have been suggested. One of the oxidation products of 5,6-DHT, i.e. 2,7′-bi(5,6-DHT), has been found to produce a substantial neurotoxic effect in mice brain. 相似文献
The use of molecular sieve adsorbents for the continuous recovery of H218O from the gas stream of an isotope separation system is complicated by the exchange of oxygen atoms between the water and the adsorbents. About 75 per cent of the oxygen atoms in the molecular sieve adsorbents exchange with H218O in 2 hr at 250°C. At 135°C, only 24 per cent of the oxygen atoms exchange in 64 hr, and at room temperature the exchange is very slow. Carbon dioxide exchanges with about the same fraction of oxygen atoms in the molecular sieve adsorbents as water does. This exchange probably occurs through small quantities of water vapour since, after prolonged drying under high vacuum at 250°C, the rate of exchange with carbon dioxide is somewhat slower. Oxygen gas does not exchange at 250°C with molecular sieve adsorbents in the presence or absence of water-vapour. 相似文献
A magnetic composite of nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes (CNx) decorated with nickel nanoparticles was synthesized by a chemical precipitation and deoxidization method. The decorated CNx were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). The XRD pattern showed that CNx, nickel nanoparticles and little nickel oxides coexisted in the composite, TEM observation indicated that nickel nanoparticles were highly dispersed on the outer walls of CNx, Magnetic measurements by VSM demonstrated that the saturated magnetization and remanence of CNx were improved, while the coercivity was lowered after decorating with nickel nanoparticles. 相似文献
