Journal
TALANTA
Volume 120, Issue -, Pages 218-223Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2013.12.006
Keywords
Electrochemical immunosensor; Signal amplification; Hybridization chain reaction; Carcinoembryonic antigen; Hexaammineruthenium
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Funding
- National Basic Research Program [2010CB732400]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21105046, 21275024]
- PhD Fund for Young Teachers [20110091120012]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu [BK2011552]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [DUT11ZD(G)10, DUT12LK35]
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An ultrasensitive enzyme-free electrochemical immunoassay was developed for detection of the fg/mL level carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) by using a double strand DNA@Au nanoparticle (dsDNA@AuNP) tag and hexaammineruthenium(III) chloride (RuHex) as the electroactive indicator. The dsDNA@AuNP was synthesized by one-pot hybrid polymerization of dsDNA on initiator DNA modified AuNPs via hybridization chain reaction. The immunosensor was prepared by covalently cross-linking capture antibody on chitosan/AuNP nanocomposite modified glass carbon electrode. The AuNPs accelerated the electron transfer and led to high detection sensitivity. With a sandwich-type immunoreaction and a biotin-streptavidin affinity reaction, the dsDNA@AuNP tag was conjugated on the immunocomplex to bring a high amount of RuHex to the electrode surface via electrostatic interaction, resulting in an amplified electrochemical signal. Under optimal conditions, the proposed sensing platform showed a wide linear detection range from 10 fg/mL to 10 ng/mL along with a detection limit of 3.2 fg/mL for CEA. The immunosensor exhibited high sensitivity and good stability, showing a promising application in early cancer diagnosis and could be extended to sensitive electrochemical biosensing of other analytes. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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