An efficient method for recovery of target ssDNA based on amino-modified silica-coated magnetic nanoparticles

In this paper, an improved recovery method for target ssDNA using amino-modified silica-coated magnetic nanoparticles (ASMNPs) is reported. This method takes advantages of the amino-modified silica-coated magnetic nanoparticles prepared using water-in-oil microemulsion technique, which employs amino-modified silica as the shell and iron oxide as the core of the magnetic nanoparticles. The nanoparticles have a silica surface with amino groups and can be conjugated with any desired bio-molecules through many existing amino group chemistry. In this research, a linear DNA probe was immobilized onto nanoparticles through streptavidin conjugation using covalent bonds. A target ssDNA(I) (5′-TMR-CGCATAGGGCCTCGTGATAC-3′) has been successfully recovered from a crude sample under a magnet field through their special recognition and hybridization. A designed ssDNA fragment of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus at a much lower concentration than the target ssDNA(I) was also recovered with high efficiency and good selectivity.     

A rapid method for the detection of foodborne pathogens by extraction of a trace amount of DNA from raw milk based on amino-modified silica-coated magnetic nanoparticles and polymerase chain reaction

A method based on amino-modified silica-coated magnetic nanoparticles (ASMNPs) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was developed to rapidly and sensitively detect foodborne pathogens in raw milk. After optimizing parameters such as pH, temperature, and time, a trace amount of genomic DNA of pathogens could be extracted directly from complex matrices such as raw milk using ASMNPs. The magnetically separated complexes of genomic DNA and ASMNPs were directly subjected to single PCR (S-PCR) or multiplex PCR (M-PCR) to detect single or multiple pathogens from raw milk samples. Salmonella Enteritidis (Gram-negative) and Listeria monocytogenes (Gram-positive) were used as model organisms to artificially contaminate raw milk samples. After magnetic separation and S-PCR, the detection sensitivities were 8 CFU mL⁻¹ and 13 CFU mL⁻¹ respectively for these two types of pathogens. Furthermore, this method was successfully used to detect multiple pathogens (S. Enteritidis and L. monocytogenes) from artificially contaminated raw milk using M-PCR at sensitivities of 15 CFU mL⁻¹ and 25 CFU mL⁻¹, respectively. This method has great potential to rapidly and sensitively detect pathogens in raw milk or other complex food matrices.     

Ag纳米粒子聚集体的SiO2包覆及其SERS效应

为实现表面增强拉曼散射（SERS）信号的快速检测分析,报道了一种简单的利用SiO₂包覆对巯基苯甲酸（4MBA）修饰的Ag纳米粒子形成核壳结构纳米颗粒SERS标记物的方法。通过调控溶液中硝酸钠的浓度来控制4MBA-Ag的聚集程度,获得不同的“热点”效应,然后利用SiO₂包覆实现对聚集体的固定。扫描电镜结果证实此种方法非常有效。该体系中SERS的信号强度依赖于4MBA-Ag的聚集程度。该研究结果有助于实现聚集体SERS标记物在生物成像、检测和传感等方面的应用。     

超声法制备硫化铅/二氧化硅核壳结构亚微米粒子

0 引言 纳米微粒具有的小尺寸效应,表面效应、量子尺寸效应及宏观量子隧道效应等导致纳米粒子的热、磁、光、敏感特性和表面稳定性等不同于常规粒子,这就使得它具有广阔的应用前景.