Disposable electrochemical biosensor with multiwalled carbon nanotubes-chitosan composite layer for the detection of deep DNA damage.

A novel electrochemical DNA-based biosensor for the detection of deep DNA damage was designed employing the bionanocomposite layer of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNT) in chitosan (CHIT) deposited on a screen printed carbon electrode (SPCE). The biocomponent represented by double-stranded (ds) herring sperm DNA was immobilized on this composite using layer-by-layer coverage to form a robust film. Individual and complex electrode modifiers are characterized by a differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) with the DNA redox marker [Co(phen)(3)](3+), cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) with [Fe(CN)(6)](3-) as a redox probe in a phosphate buffer solution (PBS). A good correlation between the CV and EIS parameters has been found, thus confirming a strong effect of MWNT on the enhancement of the electroconductivity of the electrode surface and that of CHIT on the MWNT distribution at the electrode surface. Differences between the CV and EIS signals of the electrodes without and with DNA are used to detect deep damage to DNA, advantageously using simple working procedures in the same experiment.     

Fabrication and Application of a Novel Modified Electrode Based on Multiwalled Nanotubes/Cerium(III) 12‐Tungstophosphoric Acid Nanocomposite

A novel multiwalled nanotubes (MWNTs)/Cerium(III) 12 ‐ tungstophosphoric acid (CePW) nanocomposite film glassy carbon electrode was prepared in this paper. Electrochemical behaviors of the CePW/MWNTs modified electrode were investigated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and cyclic voltammetry (CV). This modified electrode brought new capabilities for electrochemical devices by combining the advantages of carbon nanotubes, rare‐earth, and heteropoly‐acids. The results demonstrated that the CePW/MWNTs modified electrode exhibited enhanced electrocatalytic behavior and good stability for the detection of guanine and adenine in 0.1 M PBS (pH 7.0). The experimental parameters were optimized and a direct electrochemical method for the simultaneous determination of guanine and adenine was proposed. The detection limit (S/N=3) for guanine and adenine was 2.0×10^?8 M and 3.0×10^?8 M, respectively. Further, the acid‐denatured calf thymus DNA was also detected and the result was satisfied.     

Immobilization of aryl and alkynyl groups onto glassy carbon surfaces by electrochemical reduction of iodonium salts

A new versatile method has been developed for the electrochemically assisted grafting of carbon materials. The approach is based on the reduction of iodonium salts and allows the immobilization not only of aryl groups, such as phenyl or nitrophenyl, but also of alkynyl groups under mild conditions. In particular, the immobilization of alkynyl groups is important because such grafting cannot be accomplished using any other known reductive procedure. The electrochemical properties of the grafted surfaces with estimated coverages of (4-6) x 10(-)(10) mol cm(-)(2) are investigated against the ferrocene and Fe(CN)(6)(3)(-) solution probes. The analysis of the surfaces is carried out by means of cyclic voltammetry and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.     

Electrochemical sensing of DNA immobilization and hybridization based on carbon nanotubes/nano zinc oxide/chitosan composite film

A novel electrochemical DNA biosensor based on zinc oxide （ZnO） nanoparticles and multi-walled carbon nanotubes （MWNTs） for DNA immobilization and enhanced hybridization detection is presented. The MWNTs/nano ZnO/chitosan composite film modified glassy carbon electrode （MWNTs/ZnO/CHIT/GCE） was fabricated and DNA probes were immobilized on the electrode surface. The hybridization events were monitored by differential pulse voltammetry （DPV） using methylene blue （MB） as an indicator. The sensor can effectively discriminate different DNA sequences related to PAT gene in the transgenic corn, with a detection limit of 2.8× 10^-12 mol/L of target sequence.     

铜(Ⅱ)邻菲咯啉蛋氨酸配合物与DNA相互作用的研究

在pH=6．86磷酸盐缓冲溶液中，采用电化学(循环伏安法、微分脉冲伏安法和 交流阻抗及数据拟合技术)、粘度测定、电子吸收光谱和溴化乙锭(EB)荧光分析法 研究了[Cu(phen)(H2O)(L—Met)]^+(phen＝1，10-邻菲咯琳，L—Met=L-蛋氨酸)与 小牛胸腺DNA的相互作用。结果发现中心铜离子在循环伏安图上呈现1对明显的准可 逆氧化还原波。当加入一定量的DNA时，配合物的氧化还原峰电流明显降低，扩散 系数减小，电化学反应电阻增大，电子光谱的最大吸收峰明显红移，产生明显的减 色效应，同时，配合物也能较大程度地猝灭EB-DNA体系的荧光，说明[Cu(phen) (H2O)(L—Met)]^+与DNA的作用较强，作用模式为部分插入作用。     

Electrochemical grafting by reduction of 4-aminoethylbenzenediazonium salt: Application to the immobilization of (bio)molecules

We propose in this study a simple and rapid way to produce stable amino-derivatized conductive surfaces for the subsequent immobilization of (bio)molecules. This was achieved through the use of (4-aminoethyl)benzenediazonium salt (AEBD), which was immobilized on glassy carbon and gold electrodes by its electrochemical reduction. The presence of terminal grafted amino functions was evidenced with XPS by analyzing N1s core level. Besides this conventional surface characterisation, an electrochemical strategy is proposed here to evidence the presence of immobilized amines, in which the chemical reactivity of amines towards 2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (TNBS) is used. Surface-bound TNBS served as an electrochemical marker and was detected by cyclic voltammetry. Additionally, pre-modified gold electrodes with amino functions can be derivatized with biomolecules such as glutathione (GSH). Glutathione attachment was evidenced by studying the electrochemical behaviour of ferri/ferrocyanide redox before and after its immobilization. The functionalized electrodes were then used for the detection of copper ions in neutral aqueous solutions.     

基于铁氰化镍的非标记型核酸适配体电化学传感器检测凝血酶

在玻碳电极（GCE）表面首先用增敏作用的多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs)夹心于两层电沉积的铁氰化镍（NiHCF）氧化还原电化学探针之间,然后以金纳米粒子为固定核酸适配体的载体,构建了检测凝血酶的非标记型核酸适配体生物传感器。 利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)对MWCNTs和NiHCF的形貌进行了表征。 利用电化学阻抗谱对传感器的组装过程进行了监测,用循环伏安法（CV）和差分脉冲伏安法（DPV）对传感器的电化学行为进行了研究。 以铁氰化镍为探针的传感器对凝血酶的检测在1.0 ng/L~1.0 mg/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,相关系数为0.998,检测限为0.2 ng/L(S/N=3)。     

基于PAMAM/聚2,6-吡啶二甲酸膜DNA电化学生物传感器的制备及对禽病毒基因检测的研究

以铂电极上聚合的2,6-吡啶二甲酸(PDC)膜组装G5.0树状高分子(PAMAM)固定ssDNA探针, 制备了一种新型的DNA电化学生物传感器. 用[Fe(CN)6]3－/4－作氧化还原指示剂, 以电化学交流阻抗和循环伏安技术对探针ssDNA的固定和杂交进行了表征. 实验表明, 当ssDNA在复合膜上固定及与其互补序列杂交后, 电极表面的传递电阻(Ret)依次增大. 因此, 可以利用Ret的明显差异, 以此固定探针的修饰电极, 对互补序列DNA进行无标记交流阻抗检测. 基于该生物传感器结合交流阻抗技术对禽病毒基因进行检测, 在优化实验条件下, 靶基因ssDNA-2在2.0×10－11～1.0×10－8 mol•L－1线性范围内, 其浓度与电极表面的电子传递电阻(Ret)之间呈良好的线性关系, 检测限为3.6×10－12 mol•L－1. 表明该方法为病毒灵敏地检测提供了一个有益的传感平台.     

Disposable DNA biosensor with the carbon nanotubes–polyethyleneimine interface at a screen-printed carbon electrode for tests of DNA layer damage by quinazolines

A screen-printed carbon working electrode within a commercially available screen-printed three-electrode assembly was modified by using a composite of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) dispersed in polyethylenimine (PEI) followed by covering with the calf thymus dsDNA layer. Several electrochemical methods were used to characterize the biosensor and to evaluate damage to the surface-attached DNA: square wave voltammetry of the [Ru(bpy)₃]²⁺ redox indicator and mediator of the guanine moiety oxidation, cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in the presence of the [Fe(CN)₆]^3−/4− indicator in solution. Due to high electroconductivity and large surface area of MWCNT and positive charge of PEI, the MWCNT–PEI composite is an advantageous platform for the DNA immobilization by the polyelectrolyte complexation and its voltammetric and impedimetric detection. In this respect, the MWCNT–PEI interface exhibited better properties than the MWCNT–chitosan one reported from our laboratory previously. A deep DNA layer damage at incubation of the biosensor in quinazoline solution was found, which depends on the quinazoline concentration and incubation time. Figure Impedance spectra for the modified electrodes. Conditions: 1 mM [Fe(CN)₆]^3–/4– in 0.1 M PBS (pH = 7.0), potential amplitude 10 m V, frequency range 12–1×10₄ Hz. Dedicated to Professor Jan Garaj on the occasion of his 75th birthday     

Impedimetric Aptasensors Based on Carbon Nanotubes – Poly(methylene blue) Composite

The effect of aptamer structure and immobilization platform on the efficiency of thrombin binding and its detection using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) characteristics was investigated with aptasensors based on glassy carbon electrodes covered with multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs). Aptamers with one or two binding sequences GGTTGGTGTGGTTGG specific for thrombin and poly(dA) and poly(dT) tags able to form dimeric products (aptabodies) were used to establish significance of steric and electrostatic factors in aptasensor performance. We have shown that electropolymerization of methylene blue onto MWNTs significantly improved electrochemical characteristics and sensitivity of thrombin detection against bare MWNTs. Charge transfer resistance and capacitance of the surface layer were measured in the presence of redox probe [Fe(CN)₆]^3?/4?. Aptasensors make it possible to detect thrombin in the concentration range 1 nM–1 µM with the limit of detection of 0.7 nM (monitoring resistance changes) and 0.5 nM (capacitance changes), respectively.     

DNA-based biosensor for the detection of strong damage to DNA by the quinazoline derivative as a potential anticancer agent

A disposable electrochemical DNA-based biosensor was developed and applied as a screening device to detect an effect of a synthetically prepared quinazoline derivative on the surface-attached double stranded calf thymus DNA. Screen-printed carbon electrodes without and with multi-walled carbon nanotubes interface served as the signal transducer. The quinazoline interaction with DNA was investigated voltammetrically using DNA-bound electrochemical indicators such as [Co(phen)₃]³⁺, [Ru(bpy)₃]²⁺, methylene blue, the K₃[Fe(CN)₆] complex present in the solution phase as well as by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. A severe damage to DNA at the incubation of the biosensor in quinazoline solution was found which leads to the loss of DNA from the electrode surface. Agarose gel electrophoresis was used to verify the results.     

Electrochemical DNA impedance biosensor for the detection of DNA hybridization with polymeric film, single walled carbon nanotubes modified glassy carbon electrode

In this work, we report the fabrication of a sensitive electrochemical DNA impedance biosensor for the detection of sequence-specific target DNA. p-Aminobenzoic acid was first immobilized on the surface of the electrode modified with single walled carbon nanotubes with carboxylic acid groups (SWCNTs) by cyclic voltammetry (CV). A single-stranded DNA probe with a NH₂ group at the end (H₂N-ssDNA) was then covalently immobilized on the surface of polymeric film at room temperature. The impedance measurement was performed in a solution containing 5 mM K₃[Fe(CN)₆]/K₄[Fe(CN)₆]. The change of interfacial charge transfer resistance (R _CT) was confirmed the hybrid formation. The difference of R _CT was linear with the logarithm of complementary oligonucleotides concentrations in the range of 1.0 × 10^?12 to 1.0 × 10^?7 M, with a detection limit of 3.5 × 10^?13 M (S/N = 3).     

基于纳米MnO2的免标记型DNA电化学生物传感器用于大肠杆菌的测定

以室温固相合成法制备纳米MnO2,通过壳聚糖（CHIT）的成膜效应将纳米MnO2固定在玻碳电极表面。DNA在MnO2/CHIT膜上的固定和杂交通过循环伏安和电化学交流阻抗进行表征。以电化学阻抗免标记法检测目标DNA,固定于电极表面的DNA探针与目标DNA杂交后使电极表面的电子传递电阻增大,以此作为检测信号可以高灵敏度地测定目标DNA。电化学阻抗谱检测大肠杆菌基因片段的线性范围为2.0×10^-11 ～2.0×10^-6mol/L,检出限为1.0×10^-12mol/L。     

二茂铁及其与DNA复合物的电化学行为

在Tris-NaCl(pH=7.2)缓冲溶液中, 应用循环伏安法、微分脉冲伏安法、旋转圆盘电极实验、电化学阻抗谱等技术研究了二茂铁在旋转碳纳米管(CNT)修饰电极上的电化学行为及其与小牛胸腺DNA的相互作用. 结果表明, 二茂铁及其与双链DNA的电活性产物在静止的CNT修饰电极上均呈现一对基本可逆的氧化还原峰；在旋转电极上呈现出明显的极限扩散电流, 电化学阻抗谱呈现一个压扁的半圆. 二茂铁与DNA的作用在扩散控制过程中表现为峰电流和极限扩散电流随DNA浓度增大而减小；电化学控制过程则表现为电化学反应电阻随DNA浓度增大而增大, 条件电位下的速度常数也有一定程度的减小.     

Interaction of Mitomycin C with DNA Immobilized onto Single‐walled Carbon Nanotube/Polymer Modified Pencil Graphite Electrode

The electrochemical investigation of the interaction between the anticancer drug mitomycin C (MC) and DNA was described using a single‐walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT)/poly(vinylferrocenium) (PVF⁺) modified pencil graphite electrode (PGE). The electrochemical oxidation signals of guanine were monitored before and after the interaction between MC and DNA by using differential pulse voltammetry. The effects of DNA and MC concentration and MC interaction time were examined based on the electrode response. Cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy were used for the characterization of SWCNT/PVF⁺ modified and PVF⁺ modified PGEs. The detection limit corresponded to 625 ng/mL for MC using calf thymus double‐stranded DNA immobilized SWCNT/PVF⁺ modified PGE.     

血红蛋白在类生物膜修饰电极上的直接电化学

使用掺合单壁碳纳米管(SWCNT)的不溶性表面活性剂双十二烷基二甲基溴化铵(DDAB)修饰玻碳电极,并将血红蛋白(Hb)固定在修饰膜中制得了稳定的固载Hb的修饰电极.循环伏安和交流阻抗测试表明,固定在电极上的Hb是一个受吸附控制的可逆电子传递过程.该氧化还原过程的CV扫描峰电位与溶液pH值成良好的线性关系,斜率39 mV/pH,表明在发生Hb直接电子传递反应的同时伴随有质子参与反应.掺合SWCNT的类生物膜修饰电极较之不掺合SWCNT的修饰电极对氧气的还原具有更好的催化作用.并以SWCNT掺合量为1 mg.mL-1的DDAB修饰电极性能最佳.     

基于金纳米粒子/聚阿魏酸/多壁碳纳米管修饰电极的DNA计时库仑法生物传感器的制备

构建了基于金纳米粒子/聚阿魏酸/多壁碳纳米管(AuNPs/PFA/MWCNTs)修饰电极的DNA计时库仑法生物传感器.利用循环伏安技术在多壁碳管修饰的玻碳电极表面上聚合一层阿魏酸,在恒电位条件下,在阿魏酸表面沉积金纳米粒子,巯基DNA作为探针通过金硫键固定在金纳米粒子表面.电化学交流阻抗技术(EIS)与扫描电镜(SEM...     

Some Properties of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Electrode and Its Application on Detection of Dopamine in the Presence of Ascorbic Acid

A sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) electrode (SDS/MWNTs) was successfully constructed in this study. The electrochemical property of the SDS/MWNTs electrode has been characterized by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). Nyquist plots suggest that the immersion time of SDS affects the resistances of the MWNTs electrodes. The thickness of adsorbed SDS on MWNTs surface is estimated to be 1.23 nm, which is close to the value of SDS monolayer. CV results demonstrate a 5‐fold enhanced response for dopamine (DA) at the SDS/MWNTs electrode compared to the bare MWNTs one. DPV results illustrate that DA can be selectively determined in the presence of high concentration ascorbic acid (AA) with a linear range from 20 μM to 0.20 mM and a sensitivity of 0.024 μA μM^?1 at the SDS/MWNTs electrode.     

Fabrication of a Nanobiocomposite Film Containing Heme Proteins and Carbon Nanotubes on a Choline Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode: Direct Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Catalysis

A nanocomposite electrochemical sensing film is assembled on choline (Ch) modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE), which contains multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs), Nafion cation exchanger, and myoglobin (Mb) or hemoglobin (Hb). The MWNTs provide a 3D porous and conductive network for the enzyme immobilization and Nafion acts as polymeric binder to give cast thin films. Both MWNTs and Nafion provide negative functionalities to bind to the positively charged redox proteins and to attach at the positively charged Ch modified layer, and drive the formation of homogeneous and stable nanocomposite film, the MWNT‐Nafion‐Mb. The nanocomposite film was characterized by field emission scanning electron microscope (FE‐SEM). The Mb in the nanocomposite film showed a pair of well‐defined and nearly reversible cyclic voltammetric peaks at about ?0.32 V vs. SCE at pH 7.0 solution for the heme Fe(III)/Fe(II) redox couple. The immobilized heme proteins can display the features of peroxidase in electrocatalytic reductions of oxygen, hydrogen peroxide, nitric oxide, trichloroacetic acid (TCA), and bromate.     

Renewable nanocomposite layer-by-layer assembled catalytic interfaces for biosensing applications

A novel, easily renewable nanocomposite interface based on layer-by-layer (LbL) assembled cationic/anionic layers of carbon nanotubes customized with biopolymers is reported. A simple approach is proposed to fabricate a nanoscale structure composed of alternating layers of oxidized multiwalled carbon nanotubes upon which is immobilized either the cationic enzyme organophosphorus hydrolase (OPH; MWNT-OPH) or the anionic DNA (MWNT-DNA). The presence of carbon nanotubes with large surface area, high aspect ratio and excellent conductivity provides reliable immobilization of enzyme at the interface and promotes better electron transfer rates. The oxidized MWNTs were characterized by thermogravimetric analysis and Raman spectroscopy. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy showed the surface functionalization of the MWNTs and successful immobilization of OPH on the MWNTs. Scanning electron microscopy images revealed that MWNTs were shortened during sonication and that LbL of the MWNT/biopolymer conjugates resulted in a continuous surface with a layered structure. The catalytic activity of the biopolymer layers was characterized using absorption spectroscopy and electrochemical analysis. Experimental results show that this approach yields an easily fabricated catalytic multilayer with well-defined structures and properties for biosensing applications whose interface can be reactivated via a simple procedure. In addition, this approach results in a biosensor with excellent sensitivity, a reliable calibration profile, and stable electrochemical response.