二氧化硅纳米颗粒表面原位还原银纳米簇电化学发光传感界面的构建与分子识别

通过牛血清蛋白(BSA)对二氧化硅纳米颗粒(SiO₂ NPs)表面进行氨基、 巯基功能化, 随后以BSA同时作为模板和还原剂, 原位生成银纳米簇(Ag NCs), 获得显著增强阴极电化学发光(ECL)信号的Ag NCs-SiO₂ NPs复合纳米材料. 结果表明, 当测试溶液中含有L-半胱氨酸(L-Cys)时, 其与传感界面上的Ag NCs发生共价结合作用, 从而猝灭其ECL信号. 基于该原理, 构建了“开-关”型ECL信号响应模式的L-Cys生物传感器. 该传感器检测L-Cys的浓度范围为50 nmol/L~50 μmol/L, 最低检测限达到13.7 nmol/L, 能够实现L-Cys的高灵敏及特异性分析, 有望在生物、 医学等领域得到广泛应用.     

金纳米簇的制备及对重金属汞的检测

以谷胱甘肽(GSH)为还原剂和稳定剂制备金纳米簇(Au NCs)。Au NCs具有类过氧化物酶活性,可催化过氧化氢(H_2O_2)和3,3',5,5'-四甲基联苯胺(TMB)的反应,使溶液变为蓝色;当溶液引入Hg~(2+),Hg~(2+)吸附在金团簇表面,抑制其催化活性,使得反应体系颜色变浅。基于Hg~(2+)的抑制作用设计了Hg2+比色传感器,考察了缓冲溶液pH值、底物浓度及时间对检测Hg~(2+)的影响。在最佳条件下,方法的线性范围为10~300 nmol/L(R~2=0.997),检出限为6.26 nmol/L。本方法选择性好,灵敏度高,为水质分析提供了一种新方法。     

基于磁纳米颗粒和分子间裂分G-四链体-血红素DNA酶的Ag+和半胱氨酸传感器研究

以磁纳米颗粒为固定DNA探针的固相载体,发展了一种基于分子间裂分G-四链体-血红素DNA酶的Ag＋和半胱氨酸传感器。当磁纳米颗粒表面DNA二聚体中富鸟嘌呤( G)序列与Ag＋结合时,Ag＋可有效地阻止碱基G之间Hoogsteen氢键的形成,破坏G-四链体结构。而半胱氨酸存在时,巯基与Ag＋之间相互作用,将Ag＋从碱基G上取代下来,促进G-四链体的重新形成,显示出类过氧化物酶的催化活性,催化2,2＇-连氮基-双-(3-乙基苯并二氢噻挫啉-6-磺酸(ABTS)-H2O2反应体系的显色反应。本方法可以直接通过磁分离从样品中将检测探针与复杂体系中的干扰组分分离,有效提高了灵敏度,降低了背景信号,实现了实际样品中Ag＋和半胱氨酸的快速、灵敏、特异的比色分析。在最优条件下,Ag＋的线性检测范围为0.5~100 nmol/L,检出限为0.2 nmol/L;对半胱氨酸的线性检测范围为0.1~80 nmol/L,检出限为0.04 nmol/L。     

基于核壳金@铂纳米粒子的Ag~+比色检测方法

金核铂壳纳米粒子(Au@Pt NPs)具有出色的类过氧化物酶活性,而Ag~+对其催化活性表现出强烈的抑制;基于此,构建了高灵敏的Ag~+比色检测方法。在最佳反应条件下,Au@Pt NPs比色检测Ag~+的线性范围为0.1~10 nmol/L,检出限可达0.05 nmol/L。该方法对汞离子(Hg2~+)也表现出高灵敏的响应,比色检测Hg2~+的线性范围为10~200 nmol/L。将其应用于实际水样中Ag~+的检测,在添加浓度为10,50,100 nmol/L时,回收率为83.8%~97.7%,相对标准偏差为3.0%~9.6%,该方法具有操作简单、灵敏度高、成本低等优点。     

基于DNA银铂双金属纳米簇的电化学传感器用于Hg~(2+)的检测

以DNA为模板,通过一步法合成了一种银铂双金属纳米簇(DNA-Ag/Pt NCs),其粒径为2~4 nm,并表现出较强的过氧化物模拟酶活性,能催化H2O2氧化TMB使溶液变蓝色。基于此特性,结合Hg2+可与胸腺嘧啶碱基形成T-Hg2+-T结构,设计研制了一种非标记的电化学传感器,用于Hg2+的灵敏特异性检测。实验结果表明,在最佳条件下,该传感器的检测范围为0.65~3.5 nmol/L,检出限达0.17 nmol/L,能较好地识别Hg2+。该传感器有望用于实际水样中痕量汞的检测。     

2-巯基苯并咪唑保护的铜纳米团簇的制备及银离子检测

以2-巯基苯并咪唑为保护剂,聚乙烯吡咯烷酮为稳定剂,水合肼为还原剂,“一锅法”合成2-巯基苯并咪唑保护的,高稳定性、强荧光、大斯托克斯位移的铜纳米团簇(Cu NCs),并用于检测水样中的银离子含量。采用透射电子显微镜(TEM)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)对铜纳米团簇的结构进行表征,通过荧光光谱和紫外可见光谱对其光学性能进行研究。研究表明:该铜纳米团簇的最大激发和发射波长分别为340和558 nm,在日光灯和紫外灯下分别为无色和橙色。Cu NCs具有较高的分散性,尺寸大小为2~3 nm。在最佳反应条件下,铜纳米团簇可以选择性地被银离子猝灭,且灵敏度高,线性范围为1~40μmol/L,检测限为0.5μmol/L。该方法用于检测实际水样(自来水、湖水)中银离子的浓度,结果令人满意,表明在环境监测中有非常高的应用价值。     

基于金纳米簇的Co~(2+)离子检测比率荧光探针的研究

通过FITC与BSA的碳酰胺化反应将FITC连接到牛血清白蛋白稳定的金纳米簇(Au-BSA NCs)上,获得了一种新型的比率荧光探针Au-BSA-FITC.该荧光探针能够高效、灵敏的检测水溶液中的Co2+离子,检测限低至10nmol/L.此检测限比国家《生活饮用水卫生标准GB5749-2006》中允许的最高Co2+离子含量(1.0mg/L)低3个数量级.重要的是该荧光比率探针能够实现实际水样中Co2+离子的检测,且在细胞检测与成像等方面也具有潜在的应用价值.     

基于碳点荧光恢复法测定生物巯基化合物

碳点(CDots)是一种新型荧光纳米材料,Cu2+可以有效猝灭其荧光;而当有生物巯基化合物存在时,碳点-Cu2+体系的荧光可以恢复.基于此原理,我们成功地构建了检测生物体内总巯基化合物的新方法.该方法具有很好的选择性,常见氨基酸和金属离子对谷胱甘肽(GSH)、半胱氨酸(Cys)和高半胱氨酸(Hcy)的检测无影响.最佳实验条件下,谷胱甘肽、半胱氨酸、高半胱氨酸的浓度在6.0×10-6mol/L～1.0×10-4mol/L与相对荧光强度呈线性,R>0.996,检出限为2.0×10-6mol/L.该体系成功用于血清样品中总巯基化合物的检测.     

可视化辅助碳点荧光比色法检测水中痕量汞离子

利用巯基功能化碳点(M-CDs)构建用于检测水中Hg^2+的荧光探针。红外光谱证实M-CDs被巯基(-SH)成功修饰,透射电镜显示M-CDs的平均粒径约为4.88 nm。XRD晶型表征显示M-CDs具有类石墨烯结构。由于银硫醇盐的团聚作用,M-CDs溶液中加入Ag^+可快速形成M-CDs/Ag的棕色沉淀,并引起M-CDs的荧光猝灭。用PBS缓冲液(0.01 mol/L,pH 7.4)溶解沉淀物而形成检测Hg^2+的荧光传感器。在传感体系中加入Hg^2+后,M-CDs荧光明显恢复。在Hg^2+浓度为0.01~0.55 nmol/L范围内,检测体系荧光恢复强度与Hg^2+浓度成良好线性关系,检测限(LOD,3σ/k)4.2 pmol/L。该探针对Hg^2+表现出良好的选择性,同时可以通过可视化辅助判断探针的选择性。该传感器可用于对实际水样的检测,为Hg^2+污染监测提供技术依据。     

基于Ag+对C-C错配识别和Ru(phen)2(dppx)2+的核酸分子“光开关”特性的银离子光学传感器

以含错配碱基胞嘧啶的自互补寡聚核苷酸序列(Oligo-1,5’-TACATACTATACTATCTA-3’)作为Ag+识别序列,以核酸分子"光开关"Ru(phen)2(dppx)2+(phen=1,10-phenanthroline,dppx=7,8-dimethyldipyridophenazine)作发光探针,建立了一种简单、灵敏的Ag+定量分析方法。以150 nmol/L Oligo-1,2.0μmol/L Ru(phen)2(dppx)2+及120 mmol/L NaNO3在pH 7.5的PBS缓冲溶液中反应30 min作为最佳实验条件,Ag+在10.0~120.0 nmol/L范围内与溶液的发光强度呈良好的线性关系,相关系数(r)为0.995 7,检出限(3δ/Slope)为8.1 nmol/L。方法具有较好的选择性,用于实际样品测定,结果满意。     

聚胸腺嘧啶单链DNA-CuNCs荧光增强法用于汞离子的高灵敏检测

基于Hg~(2+)与DNA中胸腺嘧啶(T)结合的高度特异性和DNA铜纳米簇的荧光增强性质,构建了一种简便、灵敏检测汞离子的新方法.当Hg~(2+)存在时,聚T单链DNA(P1)通过T-Hg~(2+)-T特异性结合形成双链DNA,Cu~(2+)经抗坏血酸钠还原后生成的中间体Cu+与双链DNA螺旋结构间的氢键部分有强的结合力,促使Cu0附着聚集在双链DNA上形成铜纳米簇,导致体系荧光增强,从而实现对汞离子的高灵敏检测.体系荧光强度与Hg~(2+)浓度的对数值成正比,对Hg~(2+)检测的线性范围为1.0 nmol/L~10μmol/L,检出限达0.4 nmol/L,对湖水样品中Hg~(2+)检测的回收率达到97.2%~106.6%.与传统方法相比,该方法具有无需标记、检出限低及选择性好等优点,可用于环境水体中汞离子的测定.     

Luminescent silver nanoclusters for efficient detection of adenosine triphosphate in a wide range of pH values

In this work, polymethacrylic acid (PMAA)-templated silver nanoclusters (Ag NCs) were developed as the fluorescent probe for the efficient and sensitive detection of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in a wide range of pH values. The fluorescence intensity of the Ag NCs could keep stable with pH values ranging from 2.5 to 9.3. The detection of ATP was based on the quenching of the fluorescent Ag NCs in the presence of ATP. The fluorescence quenching of the Ag NCs with increasing ATP concentration was studied at pH 2.5, 4.5, 7.0 and 8.5 which involved a wide pH environment in body fluids. The limit of detection (LOD) for ATP was as low as 0.1 mmol/L in an acidic environment with pH of 2.5 and all the linear correlation coefficients were satisfactory under wide-span pH values from 2.5 to 8.5. In addition, the sensitive determination of ATP was also achieved by adding copper ions (Cu²⁺). The high selectivity and rapid detection process proved that the fluorescent probe had great potential to detect ATP in biological samples under different pH conditions.     

Luminescent silver nanoclusters for efficient detection of adenosine triphosphate in a wide range of pH values

In this work, polymethacrylic acid (PMAA)-templated silver nanoclusters (Ag NCs) were developed as the fluorescent probe for the efficient and sensitive detection of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in a wide range of pH values. The fluorescence intensity of the Ag NCs could keep stable with pH values ranging from 2.5 to 9.3. The detection of ATP was based on the quenching of the fluorescent Ag NCs in the presence of ATP. The fluorescence quenching of the Ag NCs with increasing ATP concentration was studied at pH 2.5, 4.5, 7.0 and 8.5 which involved a wide pH environment in body fluids. The limit of detection (LOD) for ATP was as low as 0.1 mmol/L in an acidic environment with pH of 2.5 and all the linear correlation coefficients were satisfactory under wide-span pH values from 2.5 to 8.5. In addition, the sensitive determination of ATP was also achieved by adding copper ions (Cu²⁺). The high selectivity and rapid detection process proved that the fluorescent probe had great potential to detect ATP in biological samples under different pH conditions.     

Determination of silver ion based on the redshift of emission wavelength of quantum dots functionalized with rhodanine

A simple and selective method for the determination of silver ions was developed by utilizing the red- shift in emission wavelength of the core-shell CdSe/Cd5 quantum dots （QDs） functionalized with rhodanine upon the addition of Ag＋. A linear relationship was observed between the shift and the increase in concentration of Ag＋ in the range of 0.0125-12.5 μmol/L. The mechanism of the red-shift was investigated and suggested that the coordination between Ag＋ and rhodanine on the QDs surface caused an increase of particle size, which resulted in the red-shift of the QDs＇ emission wavelength. A detection limit of 2 nmol/L was achieved. The developed method showed superior selectivity and was successfully applied to the determination of silver in environmental samples.     

Characterization and application to the detection of single-stranded DNA binding protein of fluorescent DNA-templated copper/silver nanoclusters

A simple strategy for the preparation of strongly fluorescent and stable DNA-Cu/Ag NCs from reduction of AgNO(3) and Cu(NO(3))(2) by NaBH(4) in the presence of DNA having a sequence 5'-CCCTTAATCCCC-3' has been demonstrated. Fluorescence, absorption, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) measurements have been applied to the characterization of the DNA-Cu/Ag NCs. The ESI-MS data reveal that each DNA-Cu/Ag NC contained 2 Ag and 1 Cu atoms. The interactions among DNA with the Ag and Cu atoms are further supported by the data of low-temperature fluorescence. In the presence of Cu(2+) ions, the reaction time is 1.5 h, which is much shorter than that (120 h) for the preparation of Ag-DNA NCs that are prepared in a mixture of AgNO(3), NaBH(4) and DNA without containing Cu(2+) ions. Relative to the DNA-Ag NCs, the DNA-Cu/Ag NCs have greater fluorescence (quantum yield 51.2% vs. 11.5%). The DNA-Cu/Ag NCs are highly sensitive and selective for the detection of single-stranded DNA binding protein (SSB), with a linear range 1-50 nM and a limit of detection 0.2 nM at a signal-to-ratio of 3.     

Copper nanoclusters as peroxidase mimetics and their applications to H2O2 and glucose detection

Copper nanoclusters (Cu NCs) are found to possess intrinsic peroxidase-like activity for the first time. Similar to nature peroxidase, they can catalyze the oxidation of 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine by H₂O₂ to produce a nice blue color reaction. Compared with horseradish peroxidase, Cu NCs exhibits higher activity near neutral pH, which is beneficial for biological applications. The increase in absorbance caused by the Cu NCs catalytic reaction allows the detection of H₂O₂ in the range of 10 μM to 1 mM with a detection limit of 10 μM. A colorimetric method for glucose detection was also developed by combining the Cu NCs catalytic reaction and the enzymatic oxidation of glucose with glucose oxidase. Taking into account the advantages of ultra-small size, good stability, and high biocompatibility in aqueous solutions, Cu NCs are expected to have potential applications in biotechnology and clinical diagnosis as enzymatic mimics.     

Development of silver/gold nanocages onto indium tin oxide glass as a reagentless plasmonic mercury sensor

We demonstrate the utilization of silver/gold nanocages (Ag/Au NCs) deposited onto transparent indium tin oxide (ITO) film glass as the basis of a reagentless, simple and inexpensive mercury probe. The localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) peak wavelength was located at ∼800 nm. By utilizing the redox reaction between Hg²⁺ ions and Ag atoms that existed in Ag/Au NCs, the LSPR peak of Ag/Au NCs was blue-shifted. Thus, we develop an optical sensing probe for the detection of Hg²⁺ ions. The LSPR peak changes were lineally proportional to the concentration of Hg²⁺ ions over the range from 10 ppb to 0.5 ppm. The detection limit was ∼5 ppb. This plasmonic probe shows good selectivity and high sensitivity. The proposed optical probe is successfully applied to the sensing of Hg²⁺ in real samples.     

Selective and sensitive optical chemosensor for detection of Ag(I) ions based on 2(4-hydroxy pent-3-en-2-ylideneamine) phenol in aqueous samples

A selective and sensitive chemosensor, based on the 2(4-hydroxy pent-3-en-2-ylideneamine) phenol (HPYAP) as chromophore, has been developed for colorimetric and visual detection of Ag(I) ions. HPYAP shows a considerable chromogenic behavior toward Ag(I) ions by changing the color of the solution from pale-yellow to very chromatic-yellow, which can be easily detected with the naked-eye. The chemosensor exhibited selective absorbance enhancement to Ag(I) ions in water samples over other metal ions at 438 nm, with a linear range of 0.4–500 μM (r² = 0.999) and a limit of detection 0.07 μM of Ag(I) ions with UV–vis spectrophotometer detection. The relative standard deviation (RSD) for 100 μM Ag(I) ions was 2.05% (n = 7). The proposed method was applied for the determination Ag(I) ions in water and waste water samples.