A Reagentless Amperometric Immunosensor for Alpha‐Fetoprotein Based on Gold Nanoparticles/TiO2 Colloids/Prussian Blue Modified Platinum Electrode |
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Authors: | Yanru Yuan Ruo Yuan Yaqin Chai Ying Zhuo Yintao Shi Xiulan He Xiangmin Miao |
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Affiliation: | Chongqing Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P.?R. China |
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Abstract: | A novel reagentless amperometric immunosensor for the determination of alpha‐fetoprotein (AFP) was prepared by immobilizing TiO2 colloids on Prussian blue (PB) modified platinum electrode, which yielded a positively charged interface with strong adsorption to deposit gold nanoparticles for immobilization of alpha‐fetoprotein antibody (anti‐AFP). The factors influencing the performance of the proposed immunosensors were studied in detail. Under the optimized conditions, cyclic voltammograms determination of AFP showed a specific response in two concentration ranges from 3.0 to 30.0 ng/mL and from 30.0 to 300.0 ng/mL with a detection limit of 1.0 ng/mL at a signal‐to‐noise ratio of 3. The proposed immunosensor exhibited high selectivity, good reproducibility, long‐term stability (>2 months) and good repeatability. |
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Keywords: | Alpha‐fetoprotein (AFP) Amperometric immunosensor Gold nanoparticles Prussian blue TiO2 colloids |
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