Signal enhancement of electrochemical DNA biosensors for the detection of trace heavy metals

Heavy-metal pollution has attracted intensive attention from the public because of the severe threats of heavy metals to the ecosystem and human health. Ultralow concentration of heavy metals in aquatic environment leads to the urgent needs of sensitive approaches for heavy-metal detection. Electrochemical DNA biosensors present outstanding superiority in convenience, selectivity, and sensitivity compared with conventional methods. To achieve the ultralow detection limit, efforts have been made to implement signal enhancement strategies to develop electrochemical DNA biosensors with enhanced sensing performance. This review focuses on the recent progress in signal enhancement strategies applied to electrochemical DNA biosensors for heavy-metal-ion detection including nicking enzyme–assisted amplification, the utilization of core–shell nanoparticles, and nanocomposites modification.     

CYP450 2B4 covalently attached to carbon and gold screen printed electrodes by diazonium salt and thiols monolayers

An easy covalent immobilization method used to develop enzyme biosensors based on carbon and gold screen printed electrodes (SPCEs and gold SPEs) is described. The linkage of biomolecules through 4-nitrobenzenediazonium tetrafluoroborate, mercaptopropionic acid and thioctic acid monolayers has been attempted using bare SPCEs and gold SPEs, as well as gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) modified SPCEs and gold SPEs. Direct covalent attachment of Cytochrome P450 2B4 (CYP450 2B4) to the transducer has been carried out by carbodiimide and hydroxysuccinimide. Experimental variables in the immobilization process and in the chronoamperometric determination of Phenobarbital (PB) have been optimized by the experimental design methodology. Reproducibility of the different biosensors has been checked under the optimum conditions, yielding values lower than 6%. Their performances have been shown by the determination of PB in pharmaceutical drugs.     

Preparation of surface plasmon resonance biosensor based on magnetic core/shell Fe3O4/SiO2 and Fe3O4/Ag/SiO2 nanoparticles

In this paper, surface plasmon resonance biosensors based on magnetic core/shell Fe(3)O(4)/SiO(2) and Fe(3)O(4)/Ag/SiO(2) nanoparticles were developed for immunoassay. With Fe(3)O(4) and Fe(3)O(4)/Ag nanoparticles being used as seeding materials, Fe(3)O(4)/SiO(2) and Fe(3)O(4)/Ag/SiO(2) nanoparticles were formed by hydrolysis of tetraethyl orthosilicate. The aldehyde group functionalized magnetic nanoparticles provide organic functionality for bioconjugation. The products were characterized by scanning electronic microscopy (SEM), transmission electronic microscopy (TEM), FTIR and UV-vis absorption spectrometry. The magnetic nanoparticles possess the unique superparamagnetism property, exceptional optical properties and good compatibilities, and could be used as immobilization matrix for goat anti-rabbit IgG. The magnetic nanoparticles can be easily immobilized on the surface of SPR biosensor chip by a magnetic pillar. The effects of Fe(3)O(4)/SiO(2) and Fe(3)O(4)/Ag/SiO(2) nanoparticles on the sensitivity of SPR biosensors were also investigated. As a result, the SPR biosensors based on Fe(3)O(4)/SiO(2) nanoparticles and Fe(3)O(4)/Ag/SiO(2) nanoparticles exhibit a response for rabbit IgG in the concentration range of 1.25-20.00 μg ml(-1) and 0.30-20.00 μg ml(-1), respectively.     

电化学葡萄糖传感器

作为电化学生物传感器中最重要的研究内容之一,葡萄糖生物传感器在数十年的发展中取得了巨大进展。本文综述了近年来利用纳米技术设计的新型电化学葡萄糖传感器的主要研究进展,并从纳米材料维度分类进行了讨论。其中,零维纳米材料主要讨论了包括金纳米颗粒、银纳米颗粒以及铜、铂等金属纳米颗粒材料; 一维纳米材料主要讨论了通过模板法制备的金属或金属氧化物纳米线以及单臂或者多壁纳米管材料; 二维纳米材料主要总结了以碳为基础的石墨烯材料和一些片状的金属材料。纳米材料对电化学葡萄糖传感器的影响主要集中在生物相容性、增强检测灵敏度、酶的固定等方面。此外,本文也对电化学葡萄糖传感器的今后发展做了展望。     

超细银－金复合颗粒增强酶生物传感器的研究

用琥珀酸二异辛酯磺酸钠／环已烷反胶束体系合成憎水纳米银－金复合颗粒， 并用此纳米银－金颗粒与聚乙烯醇缩丁醛构成复合固酶模基质，用溶胶－凝胶法固 定葡萄糖氧化酶，构建葡萄糖生物传感器。实验表明，纳米憎水银－金颗粒可以大 幅度提高固定化酶的催化活性，响应电流从相应浓度的几十纳安增强几万纳安。探 讨了纳米颗粒效应在固定化酶中所起的作用，为纳米颗粒在生物传感器领域中的应 用提供了可参考的实验和理论依据。     

Glucose biosensor enhanced by nanoparticles

Glucose biosensors have been formed with glucose oxidase (GOD) immobilized in composite immobilization membrane matrix, which is composed of hydrophobic gold, or hydro-philic gold, or hydrophobic silica nanoparticles, or the combination of gold and silica nanoparticles, and polyvinyl butyral (PVB) by a sol-gel method. The experiments show that nanoparticles can significantly enhance the catalytic activity of the immobilization enzyme. The current response can be increased from tens of nanoamperometer (nA) to thousands of nanoamperometer to the same glucose concentration, and the electrodes respond very quickly, to about 1 min. The function of nanoparticles effect on immobilization enzyme has been discussed.     

Electrochemical enzymatic biosensors based on metal micro-/nanoparticles-modified electrodes: a review

The functions of metal structures of micro- or nano-dimensions in the sensing mechanisms of amperometric enzyme-based biosensors are considered in the light of the principles of detection of the latter. The applications of metal mono- or bimetallic nanoparticles-modified materials as catalytic electrodes in the fabrication of first-generation and the role which metal nanoparticles play in promoting or enhancing the electron transfer rates in third-generation electrochemical biosensors are reviewed. Some examples of gold NPs functionalised with enzymes via gold-thiol chemistry as a strategy for enzyme immobilisation and spatial orientation when developing amperometric biosensors are also discussed.     

Sensitive biosensing strategy based on functional nanomaterials

The first decade of the 21st century has been labeled as the sensing decade. The functional nanomaterials offer excellent platforms for fabrication of sensitive biosensing devices, including optical and electronic biosensors. A lot of works have fo- cused on the biofunctionalization of different nanomaterials, such as metal nanoparticles, semiconductor nanoparticles and carbon nanostructures, by physical adsorption, electrostatic binding, specific recognition or covalent coupling. These biofunc- tionalized ...     

纳米粒子在电化学DNA生物传感器研究中的应用

简要介绍了电化学DNA生物传感器的原理和分类,对纳米粒子在电化学DNA生物传感器研究中的应用进行了详细评述.     

Nanobioelectroanalysis Based on Carbon/Inorganic Hybrid Nanoarchitectures

The emergence of nanotechnology has opened new horizons for electrochemical biosensors. This review highlights new concepts for electrochemical biosensors based on different carbon/inorganic hybrid nanoarchitectures. Particular attention will be given to hybrid nanostructures involving 1‐ or 2‐dimensional carbon nanotubes or graphene along with inorganic nanoparticles (gold, platinum, quantum dot (QD), metal oxide). Latest advances (from 2007 onwards) in electrochemical biosensors based on such hybrids of carbon/inorganic‐nanomaterial heterostructures are discussed and illustrated in connection to enzyme electrodes for blood glucose or immunoassays of cancer markers. Several strategies for using carbon/inorganic nanohybrids in such bioaffinity and biocatalytic sensing are described, including the use of hybrid nanostructures for tagging or modifying electrode transducers, use of inorganic nanomaterials as surface modifiers along with carbon nanomaterial label carriers, and carbon nanostructure‐based electrode transducers along with inorganic amplification tags. The implications of these nanoscale bioconjugated hybrid materials on the development of modern electrochemical biosensors are discussed along with future prospects and challenges.     

Prussian blue nanoparticles doped nanocage for controllable immobilization and selective biosensing of enzyme

A conductive nanocage composed of Prussian blue (PB) nanoparticles doped mesocellular silica–carbon foam was prepared. This nanocage possessed ink-bottlelike structure with narrow and controllable pore-size distribution, good biocompatibility and favorable conductivity. The Prussian blue nanoparticles dispersed homogeneously on the mesowalls and provided the nanocage with highly catalytic ability toward the reduction of hydrogen peroxide. The nanocage could be used for volume-selective entrapment of enzyme to prepare a biosensor. The use of the Prussian blue nanoparticles doped nanocage would open new horizons for fabrication of biosensors and biocatalysts.     

Biochemically functionalized silica nanoparticles

In this report, we demonstrate the biochemical modification of silica based nanoparticles. Both pure and dye-doped silica nanoparticles were prepared, and their surfaces were modified with enzymes and biocompatible chemical reagents that allow them to function as biosensors and biomarkers. The nanoparticles produced in this work are uniform in size with a 1.6% relative standard deviation. They have a pure silica surface and can thus be modified easily with many biomolecules for added biochemical functionality. Specifically, we have modified the nanoparticle surfaces with enzyme molecules (glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)) and a biocompatible reagent for cell membrane staining. Experimental results show that the silica nanoparticles are a good biocompatible solid support for enzyme immobilization. The immobilized enzyme molecules on the nanoparticle surface have shown excellent enzymatic activity in their respective enzymatic reactions. The nanoparticle surface biochemical functionalization demonstrates the feasibility of using nanoparticles for biosensing and biomarking applications.     

DNA template-synthesized silver nanoparticles:A new platform for high-performance fluorescent biosensing of biothiols

To develop the high-performance fluorescent bio-sensors, the metal nanoparticles were employed as nanoquenchers and at- tracted reasonable attention in the design of fluorescent biosensors. In this work, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were obtained via reduction of Ag+ on FAM-labeled DNA template. For the tight binding between AgNPs and DNA, the tem-plate-ynthesized AgNPs turned out high quenching efficiency and could be applied as super nanoquenchers to establish the biosensing platform for fluorescent detec...     

Evaluation of Immobilization Techniques for the Fabrication of Nanomaterial-Based Amperometric Glucose Biosensors

Eleven glucose biosensors were prepared by cross-linking, entrapment, and layer-by-layer assembly to investigate the influence of these immobilization methods on performance. The effects of separate nanozeolites combined with magnetic nanoparticles and multiwalled carbon nanotubes in the enzyme composition on the performance of glucose biosensors were compared. Cyclic voltammetric studies were carried out on the biosensors. Acrylonitrile copolymer/nanozeolite/carbon nanotube and acrylonitrile copolymer/nanozeolite/magnetic nanoparticle electrodes prepared by a cross-linking method showed the highest electroactivity. These results indicated that a synergistic effect occurred when multiwalled carbon nanotubes, magnetic nanoparticles, and nanozeolites were combined that greatly improved the electron transfer ability of the sensors. Amperometric measurements by the glucose oxidase electrodes were obtained that showed that the acrylonitrile copolymer/nanozeolite/carbon nanotube electrode was the most sensitive (10.959 microamperes per millimolar). The lowest detection limit for this biosensor was 0.02 millimolar glucose, with a linear dynamic range up to 3 millimolar. The response after thirty days was 81 percent of the initial current.     

Carbon Nanotube and Gold‐Based Materials: A Symbiosis

Carbon nanotubes constitute a novel class of nanomaterials with potential applications in many areas. The attachment of metal nanoparticles to carbon nanotubes is new way to obtain novel hybrid materials with interesting properties for various applications such as catalysts and gas sensors as well as electronic and magnetic devices. Their unique properties such as excellent electronic properties, a good chemical stability, and a large surface area make carbon nanotubes very useful as a support for gold nanoparticles in many potential applications, ranging from advanced catalytic systems through very sensitive electrochemical sensors and biosensors to highly efficient fuel cells. Here we give an overview on the recent progress in this area by exploring the various synthesis approaches and types of assemblies, in which nanotubes can be decorated with gold nanoparticles and explore the diverse applications of the resulting composites.     

Sensitive Biosensors Based on (Dendrimer Encapsulated Pt Nanoparticles)/Enzyme Multilayers

A sensitive enzymed‐based biosensor for glucose has been obtained by introducing dendrimer encapsulated Pt nanoparticles via a layer‐by‐layer assembling method. The free amine groups located on each poly(amidoamine) dendrimer molecule were exploited to covalently attach enzyme to the dendrimer chains using carbodiimide coupling. The resultant enzyme electrodes are shown to have excellent sensitivity (as high as 30.33 μA mM^?1 cm^?2) and a limit of detection (about 0.1 μmol L^?1), depending on metal nanoparticles within dendrimers and the biocompatibility of dendrimers, the linear response range to glucose (from 5 μM to 1.0 mM), a fast response time (within 5 s), and good reproducibility (<8% relative standard deviation between electrodes at low substrate concentration). The sensitivities, and stabilities determined experimentally have demonstrated the potential of dendrimer encapsulated Pt nanoparticles as a novel candidate for enzymatic glucose biosensors.     

Application of Nanoparticles in Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors

The unique chemical and physical properties of nanoparticles make them extremely suitable for designing new and improved sensing devices, especially electrochemical sensors and biosensors. Many kinds of nanoparticles, such as metal, oxide and semiconductor nanoparticles have been used for constructing electrochemical sensors and biosensors, and these nanoparticles play different roles in different sensing systems. The important functions provided by nanoparticles include the immobilization of biomolecules, the catalysis of electrochemical reactions, the enhancement of electron transfer between electrode surfaces and proteins, labeling of biomolecules and even acting as reactant. This minireview addresses recent advances in nanoparticle‐based electrochemical sensors and biosensors, and summarizes the main functions of nanoparticles in these sensor systems.     

Rapid synthesis of stable and functional conjugates of DNA/gold nanoparticles mediated by Tween 80

Gold nanoparticles conjugated with DNA represent an attractive and alternative platform for broad applications in biosensors, medical diagnostic, and biological analysis. However, current methods to conjugate DNA to gold nanoparticles are time-consuming. In this study, we report a novel approach to rapidly conjugate DNA to gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) to form functional DNA/AuNPs in 2-3 h using Tween 80 as protective agent. With a fluorescence-based technique, we determine that the DNA density on the surface of AuNPs achieves about ～60 strands per particles, which is comparable to the loading density in the current methods. Moreover, the DNA/AuNPs synthesized by our approach exhibit an excellent stability as a function of temperature, pH, and freeze-thaw cycle, and the functionality of DNA/AuNPs conjugates is also verified. The work presented here has important implications to develop the fast and reproducible synthesis of stable DNA-functionalized gold nanoparticles.     

A New Method for the Synthesis of Selenium Nanoparticles and the Application to Construction of H_2O_2 Biosensor

To date the most popular biosensor reported in the literature are those employing redox enzymes coupled with amperometric detection. For the construction of this kind of biosensors, a general, broadly applicable method for enzyme immobilization still needs to be discovered. One of recent trends is based on the use of new carriers, such as nanosized particles1,2. Amorphous selenium nanoparticles (SN) are demonstrated not only unique photoelectric, semiconducting and X-ray-sensing properties,…     

三苯胺功能染料的合成及在谷胱甘肽超低电位光电检测中的应用

设计合成了一种具有D-π-A结构的三苯胺功能染料(TCA),并通过分子结构中的羧基将其配位于TiO_2纳米粒子修饰的光电极表面,发展了一种可在超低电位下高灵敏检测谷胱甘肽(GSH)的光电传感方法.该TCA分子以三苯胺为电子给体,噻吩为桥连基团,氰基乙酸为电子受体.在可见光的照射下,TCA通过分子内电子转移将光电子由三苯胺经噻吩和羧基注入到TiO_2的导带能级,进而注入基底光电极,产生阳极光电流;同时,TCA被氧化到氧化态.由于氧化态TCA的稳定性好,可循环被生理活性小分子GSH还原,并产生放大的阳极光电流.TCA功能化的TiO_2纳米粒子修饰电极对GSH表现出了极高的催化活性,在波长为480 nm的可见光照射下,在0 V的超低电位下即可实现对GSH的催化氧化.基于这一性质,发展了一种可用于GSH检测的光电传感方法.在最优条件下,该传感器对浓度为2~100μmol/L和0.1~2.4 mmol/L的GSH具有良好的线性响应,检出限低达1μmol/L.此外,该光电传感器具有较好的选择性,可排除13种氨基酸和生理活性物质多巴胺及氢醌的干扰,因此具有一定的实际应用前景.