稀土螯合物探针及其在时间分辨荧光免疫分析中的应用

本文总结了近年来所用的稀土螯合物探针及其在时间分辨荧光免疫分析中的应用，着重介绍了稀土螯合物探针标记的原理和特点，评述了ＬＫＢ体系和ＣｙｂｅｒＦｌｕｏｒ体系的相对优缺点，展望了荧光免疫分析的发展趋势     

基于铕螯合物纳米粒子标记的时间分辨荧光免疫法检测嗜水气单胞菌

以铕螯合物荧光纳米粒子标记嗜水气单胞菌菌株B15兔抗IgG,得到纳米粒子-IgG复合物,建立了新的嗜水气单胞菌双抗夹心时间分辨荧光免疫检测(TRFIA)法.采用正交试验优化了兔抗IgG的包被时间和包被浓度,以及纳米粒子-IgG的免疫反应时间和稀释度.偶合了铕螯合物的纳米粒子发光强度大,光稳定性高,因此灵敏度被改善.方法...     

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。     

新型双稀土配合物掺杂的Ag@SiO_2纳米粒子的制备及表征

首先合成配合前驱体对氨基苯甲酸(PABA)-二乙烯三胺五乙酸(DTPA)-3-氨丙基三甲氧基硅烷(APTMS)及双稀土配合物Eu3+/Tb3+-PABA-DTPA-APTMS,然后采用反相微乳液法成功制备出表面带氨基的核壳型稀土配合物Eu3+/Tb3+-PABA-DTPA-APTMS掺杂的Ag@SiO2荧光纳米粒子.利用透射电子显微镜、荧光光谱、紫外-可见光谱等手段进行表征,并进行了光稳定性及氨基测定等实验,结果表明,该纳米粒子中Eu3+与Tb3+在最大发射峰处的荧光强度较Eu3+/Tb3+-PABA-DTPA-APTMS掺杂的没有银核的SiO2荧光纳米粒子分别提高了3.0和3.4倍,所制备的纳米粒子呈规则球状,具有良好的分散性和光稳定性,纳米粒子表面带有氨基,可不需要进行表面修饰而直接与生物分子反应.该纳米粒子有望作为一种新型的稀土荧光探针应用于高灵敏检测的时间分辨荧光免疫分析、生物传感器、生物芯片等.     

铕标记抗原、激光时间分辨荧光免疫分析尿中白蛋白

放射免疫分析法(RIA)将免疫反应的特效性与放射性测量的灵敏性相结合,是当今最广泛采用的方法之一。但RIA药盒使用寿命受放射性同位素半衰期的限制以及操作放射性对人体和环境可能导致某些危害,促使人们力图改善以非放射性物质标记的其它免疫分析法的灵敏度。1979年Soini和Hemmila提出的时间分辨荧光免疫分析(TR—FIA),以稀土螯合物作标记物连接到抗体或抗原上,免疫反应完成后,用时间分辨技术测荧光,很容易将稀土螯合物的荧光与背景荧光压分开。由于TR—FIA能达到甚至超过RIA灵敏度,标记物没有辐照分解之患,测定动态范围广,方法简便快速,     

核酸功能化稀土基纳米材料在生物检测中的应用

体内一些生物分子和离子的水平通常与细胞、组织、器官等结构和功能的变化相关,从而直接影响到疾病的预防、诊断和治疗,因此对体内这些物质的生物检测在医疗和健康领域具有重要的意义.基于稀土基纳米材料构建的纳米荧光探针具有灵敏度高、简单高效、抗干扰能力强等优点,在生物检测方面具有巨大的潜力.对稀土基纳米材料的核酸功能化能够进一步为纳米荧光探针提供更好的特异性识别能力和生物相容性,从而增强其在复杂样品中的生物检测能力.本综述总结了核酸功能化的稀土基纳米材料作为纳米荧光探针在生物检测领域的研究进展,简要介绍了其主要种类和性能、检测机理及检测物质,最后对该领域面临的挑战及未来的发展方向进行了展望.     

微孔尼龙-6膜的催化水解改性和DNA芯片的原位合成

基因芯片常用的载体有玻璃片、硅片、聚丙烯膜、硝酸纤维膜和尼龙膜等[1～ 4 ] .其中有机高分子膜载体由于自身荧光背景较强 ,寡核苷酸探针或 c DNA片段通常用点样法固定 ,并以同位素标记的靶基因与其杂交 ,用放射显影进行检测 ,探针密度不高且损害人体健康 .生物分子纳米标记和时间分辨荧光等检测技术可以非常有效地克服载体荧光背景[5,6 ] .因此 ,若将高分子材料进行改性 ,使其表面带有羟基、氨基和巯基等活性基团并应用于 DNA的原位合成 ,再结合新开发的生物分子标记和检测方法 ,将拓展生物芯片基材选择范围 ,并开发出新的生物芯片制…     

近红外稀土荧光在功能材料领域的研究进展

稀土近红外荧光材料具有特征发射峰尖锐、光稳定性好和毒性低等特点。近年来,稀土近红外荧光材料在光纤通讯、激光系统、生物分析传感器及生物成像等方面的应用价值日渐突显,引起了研究者们的极大关注。特别是稀土近红外荧光材料已发展成一种新兴的荧光标记材料,并有希望替代有机染料和量子点应用于生物分析和医学成像。基于稀土近红外发光的荧光探针具有低自荧光背景、宽斯托克斯位移、强抑制光漂白、深层穿透组织和短暂分辨的优势,有潜力成为高灵敏度、高选择性的检测手段。利用稀土离子制备的各种荧光材料,如上转换纳米晶、介孔材料、脂基胶体、离子液体、离子胶体、金属有机框架等,由于荧光敏化机理不同,其近红外荧光性能也各有千秋。然而,稀土近红外荧光的真正挑战仍是提高近红外发光的量子效率。本文结合近红外荧光领域的最新进展,综述了不同的稀土近红外荧光设计思路,介绍了各种近红外稀土荧光功能材料,阐述了稀土离子在近红外荧光功能材料中的优势,并展望了稀土近红外荧光材料的发展前景。     

核酸功能化金纳米探针在活细胞荧光成像方面的应用

荧光标记的核酸功能化金纳米探针结合了纳米材料与核酸技术的优势,具有增强的稳定性、良好的生物相容性、独特的光学性质及精确的可编程性,开辟了活细胞传感的新纪元.信号放大型的核酸功能化金纳米探针在原位检测含量较低但功能强大的RNA、蛋白质等生物标志物方面尤其表现出明显的优势.本文从活细胞成像分析的角度,重点介绍了荧光标记的核酸功能化金纳米探针的性质、设计原理及应用进展.     

稀土有机螯合物发光研究进展

总结了稀土有机螯合物结构与发光性能的关系：配体最低三重态能级与稀土离子激发态能级的匹配是中心稀土离子能否发光的主要因素;螯合物结构的平面性和刚性是中心离子发光效率高低的重要因素;适宜的第二配体的加入一般导致螯合物分子刚性和稳定性增高,因而有利于能量的传递,致使中心离子发光效率增高,但也不能忽视第二配体加入所引起光能的吸收和能量传递过程的竞争;配体的耐热,耐辐射性是配合物能否作为材料的必要因素,自行设计,合成了5类25种新的有机配体及其相应的二元,三元稀土螯合物,研究了这些螯合物的配位性质,发光性能,发光与结构关系及发光机制。提出并发展了稀土离子发光和电子振动光谱作为配合物和生物分子结构探针的两种新的方法。将稀土－β－二酮的发光螯合物与树脂制成荧光塑料;利用铕和铽螯合物的发光和免疫反应,检测了体液中生物活性物质的含量,证实以稀土离子替代放射性同位素作为标记物,有希望替代放射免疫分析方法,成为常规的临床检验方法,利用Tb^3 荧光检测了植物中生长激素的含量。     

Lanthanide-doped inorganic nanocrystals as luminescent biolabels

Trivalent lanthanide ions (Ln(3+)) doped inorganic nanocrystals (NCs) have currently attracted reviving interest and come to the forefront in nanophotonics owing to their potential applications in diverse fields such as luminescent biodetection and bioimaging. As an alternative to conventional biolabels, Ln(3+)-doped NCs show superior features including large stokes shift, multicolor fine-tuning, narrow emission band widths, high photostability, and low toxicity. Particularly, the long-lived luminescence and distinct upconversion (UC) of Ln(3+)-doped NCs are desirable for various bioapplications. The long-lived luminescence of Ln(3+) combined with time-resolved technique can efficiently suppress the interference from short-lived background, resulting in a high signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) and background-free measurements. Near-infrared excited UC emissions of Ln(3+) can bring no autofluorescence and no photodamage to cells or tissues, and thus UC NCs have been regarded as one of the most useful in vivo optical contrast agents. In this review, we outline the most recent development of Ln(3+)-doped NCs as biolabels from the controlled synthesis and surface functionalization of NCs to their bioapplications in heterogeneous and homogeneous biodetection as well as in vitro and in vivo bioimaging.     

Luminescent Noble Metal Nanoclusters as an Emerging Optical Probe for Sensor Development

In the past few years, highly luminescent noble metal nanoclusters (e.g., Au and Ag NCs or Au/Ag NCs in short) have emerged as a class of promising optical probes for the construction of high‐performance optical sensors because of their ultrasmall size (<2 nm), strong luminescence, good photostability, excellent biocompatibility, and unique metal‐core@ligand‐shell structure. In this Focus Review, we briefly summarize the common syntheses for water‐soluble highly‐luminescent thiolate‐ and protein‐protected Au/Ag NCs and their interesting luminescence properties, highlight recent progress in their use as optical sensors with an emphasis on the mechanisms underlying their selectivity, and finally discuss approaches to improving their sensitivity. The scope of the works surveyed is confined to highly luminescent thiolate‐ and protein‐protected Au/Ag NCs.     

Monodisperse lanthanide fluoride nanocrystals: synthesis and luminescent properties

Three types of high-quality, monodisperse lanthanide fluoride colloidal nanocrystals (NCs) including LnF(3) (Ln = La-Pr), NaLnF(4) (Ln = Sm-Er), and Na(5)Ln(9)F(32) (Ln = Tm-Lu) with two crystal phases (hexagonal and cubic) and a rich variety of morphologies have been synthesized in high boiling organic solvents oleic acid and 1-octadecene, via a thermal decomposition pathway. The as-synthesized NCs were well characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and photoluminescence (PL) spectra, respectively. It is found that the as-synthesized NCs consist of monodisperse nanoparticles with diverse shapes and narrow size distribution, which can easily disperse in nonpolar cyclohexane solvent. Additionally, a possible mechanism of NC nucleation and growth has been proposed. The results reveal that the formation of monodisperse NCs closely correlates with the inherent nature of lanthanide series from La to Lu. Under 980 nm NIR excitation, as-synthesized Yb(3+)/Ln(3+) (Ln = Er, Tm, Ho)-doped NaGdF(4) and Na(5)Lu(9)F(32) colloidal NCs show the respective characteristic up-conversion (UC) emissions of Er(3+), Tm(3+), and Ho(3+), which are promising for applications in biolabels, bioimaging, displays, and other optical technologies.     

Size‐Tunable Highly Luminescent SiO2 Particles Impregnated with Number‐Adjusted CdTe Nanocrystals

Highly luminescent SiO₂ particles impregnated with CdTe nanocrystals (NCs) are prepared by a sol–gel procedure. Partial ligand exchange from thioglycolic acid to 3‐mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (MPS) on the NCs enables retention of the initial photoluminescence (PL) efficiency of the NCs in water, while the simultaneous addition of a poor solvent (ethanol) results in regulated assembly of the NCs through condensation of hydrolyzed MPS. The SiO₂ particles thus prepared have, for example, a diameter of 16 nm and contain three NCs each. The PL efficiency of these particles is 40 %, while the initial efficiency is 46 % in a colloidal solution. The redshift and narrowed spectral width in PL observed after impregnation indicate that the concentration of NCs in these nearly reaches the ultimate value (on the order of 10²¹ particles per liter). The porosity of these particles is investigated by means of N₂ adsorption–desorption isotherms. Due to the SiO₂ shell, these particles have higher stability in phosphate‐buffered saline buffer solution than the initial NCs. Their potential use for labeling in bio‐applications is investigated by conjugating biotinylated immunoglobulin G to them by using streptavidin maleimide as linker. Successful conjugation is confirmed by electrophoresis in agarose gel. This preparation method is an important step towards fabricating intensely emitting biocompatible SiO₂ particles impregnated with semiconductor NCs.     

In-vitro cytotoxicity evaluation of surface design luminescent lanthanide core/shell nanocrystals

Lanthanide nanocrystals (NCs) are the most promising luminescent materials for bioapplications, but their use is hindered by difficulties in obtaining biocompatible and photoluminescence lanthanide NCs. To solve this problem, a simple and versatile strategy was developed for improving the luminescence efficiency with the hydrophilicity of the lanthanide NCs. In this study, the effects of shell formation on structural, morphological, and optical properties (optical absorption, band-gap energy, excitation, emission, and luminescent decay time) were evaluated. To improve the luminescence efficiency and aqueous dispersion, luminescent core-NCs were encapsulated with inert NaGdF₄ and amorphous silica layers. These surface coating layers significantly improved the luminescence efficiency and dispersion of the core/shell NCs in which the silica surface provides a negatively charged surface to the NCs at physiological pH. Optical properties of these NCs strongly depend on the external change of NCs, demonstrating the impact of coating in improving the luminescence efficiency. The outcomes can be ascribed to the development of surface chemical bonds between core/shell and noncrystalline SiO₂ shell via GdOSi bridges, activating the ‘dormant’ Ce³⁺ and Tb³⁺ ions on the surface of NCs. An intensive emission and good hydrophilic property from the active functional groups in solutions show a great potential for applications such as multi-analyte fluorescent biolabeling, optical biosensing, staining, display, and other optical technologies. The core/shell/SiO₂ NCs showed higher nontoxicity and biocompatibility with respect to the core NCs because of biocompatible silica surface modification, facilitating entry into the living cells. Therefore, this developed synthesis approach might advance the field of biomolecule-based nanotechnology in near future.     

Assembly and Photophysics of Ternary Luminescent Lanthanide Molecular Complex Systems

In this paper, according to the molecular fragment principle, a series of eight ternary luminescent lanthanide complex systems were assembled, and whose compositions were determined with elemental analysis and infrared spectrum: Ln(MA)₃(L)·H₂O, where Ln = Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy; HMA = α‐methylacrylic acid; L = 1,10‐phenanthroline (phen), 2,2′‐bipyridine (bipy). The photophysical properties of these functional molecular systems were studied with ultraviolet‐visible absorption spectrum, and fluorescence excitation and emission spectrum. It was found that the heterocylic compounds (phen and bipy) act as the main energy donor and luminescence sensitizer for their suitable energy match and effective energy transfer to the emission energy level of Ln³⁺ ions. MMA ligand was only used as the terminal structural ligand to influence the luminescence. Especially terbium complex systems show the strongest luminescence for the optimum energy match and transfer between phen (bipy) and Tb³⁺ ion.     

Excited Semiconductor Clusters: Magic Source

In this paper, we review the preparation and properties of CdS-like clusters as well as their important applications in several nanostructures. The clusters created by the reaction of S^2? ions generated by the decomposition of thioglycolic acid (TGA) and Cd²⁺ ions play important roles for the construction of novel nanocrystals (NCs), the assembly of the NCs, and the formation of nanostructures including 1D solid and tubal fibers, 2D dendritic morphology, and 3D crystals. The formation and property of the clusters depended strongly on the molar ratio of TGA and Cd²⁺ ions in solutions. When aqueous CdTe NCs coated with a hybrid SiO₂ shell containing the clusters, they revealed a drastic increase in photoluminescence (PL) efficiency (from 28 to 80 %) and temperature-dependent PL. These excellent PL properties were ascribed to the clusters very closed to CdTe cores. This is confirmed through the observation of a lengthening of the Auger recombination lifetime by a factor of ~3.5 in the presence of the clusters. The size of the clusters determined the PL properties of the hybrid SiO₂-coated NCs and those fibers. Because of their high PL, these biofunctional materials could provide a platform for various applications.     

A Multi‐responsive Regenerable Europium–Organic Framework Luminescent Sensor for Fe3+, CrVI Anions,and Picric Acid

A novel luminescent microporous lanthanide metal–organic framework (Ln‐MOF) based on a urea‐containing ligand has been successfully assembled. Structural analysis revealed that the framework features two types of 1D channels, with urea N?H bonds projecting into the pores. Luminescence studies have revealed that the Ln‐MOF exhibits high sensitivity, good selectivity, and a fast luminescence quenching response towards Fe³⁺, Cr^VI anions, and picric acid. In particular, in the detection of Cr₂O₇^2? and picric acid, the Ln‐MOF can be simply and quickly regenerated, thus exhibiting excellent recyclability. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first example of a multi‐responsive luminescent Ln‐MOF sensor for Fe³⁺, Cr^VI anions, and picric acid based on a urea derivative. This Ln‐MOF may potentially be used as a multi‐responsive regenerable luminescent sensor for the quantitative detection of toxic and harmful substances.     

Crystal‐Field Tuning of Photoluminescence in Two‐Dimensional Materials with Embedded Lanthanide Ions

Lanthanide (Ln) group elements have been attracting considerable attention owing to the distinct optical properties. The crystal‐field surroundings of Ln ions in the host materials can determine their energy level splitting, which is of vital importance to tailor their optical properties. 2D MoS₂ single crystals were utilized as the host material to embed Eu³⁺ and energy‐level splitting was achieved for tuning its photoluminescence (PL). The high anisotropy of the 2D host materials makes them distort the degenerate orbitals of the Ln ions more efficiently than the symmetrical bulk host materials. A significant red‐shift of the PL peak for Eu³⁺ was observed. The strategy for tailoring the energy level splitting of Ln ions by the highly designable 2D material crystal field provides a new method to extend their optical properties.     

Temperature-Dependent Photoluminescence of Silver-Indium-Sulfide Nanocrystals in Aqueous Colloidal Solutions

The temperature dependence of the photoluminescence (PL) intensity of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) makes them an appealing option in bio-sensing applications. Here, we probed the temperature-dependent PL behavior of aqueous glutathione (GSH)-capped Ag−In−S (AIS) NCs and their core/shell AIS/ZnS heterostructures. We show that both core and core-shell materials reveal strong PL quenching upon heating from 10 to 80 °C, which is completely reversible upon cooling. The PL quenching is assigned to the thermally activated dissociation of complexes formed by ligands with the metal cations on the NC surface and the introduction of water into the NC coordination sphere. This unique mechanism of the thermal PL quenching results in a much higher temperature sensitivity of the aqueous colloidal AIS (AIS/ZnS) NCs as compared with previously reported analogs capped by covalently bound ligands. Our results are expected to stimulate further studies on aqueous ternary NCs as colloidal luminescent nano-thermometers applicable for ratiometric temperature sensing.