Cascaded strand displacement for non-enzymatic target recycling amplification electrochemical detection of SARS-CoV-2EI北大核心CSCD

An electrochemical biosensor for low cost and highly sensitive and selective detection of SARS-CoV-2 target nucleic acid was developed based on two cascaded toehold-mediated strand displacement reactions (TSDRs). Driven by thermodynamic entropy, the target nucleic acid bound to the first toehold region of the probes, leading to the first TSDR and the second toehold region exposed. Subsequently, the methylene blue (MB)-modified signal probe triggered the second TSDR and led to cyclic reuse of the target nucleic acid. Based on cascaded TSDRs, a large number of signal probes were combined on the sensor surface to produce significantly enhanced square wave voltammetry (SWV)electrochemical signals. The results showed that the SWV signal intensity was proportional to the logarithm of the target nucleic acid concentration, and had a good linear relationship in the range of 5×10-14-5×10-10 mol/L with a detection limit of 1.8×10-14 mol/L. Moreover, the sensor could be employed to monitor SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid in 10% serum samples. © 2023, Youke Publishing Co.,Ltd. All rights reserved.