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SWCNTs@GQDs composites as nanocarriers for enzyme-free dual-signal amplification electrochemical immunoassay of cancer biomarker

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ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
Volume 1042, Issue -, Pages 44-51

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DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2018.08.023

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Graphene quantum dots; Peroxidase-like nanomaterials; Electrochemical immunosensors; Carcinoembryonic antigen; Signal amplification

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  1. Recruitment Program of Global Youth Experts
  2. National Natural Science Foundation of China [21575047]

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Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) as a typical biomarker plays a remarkable role in various human physiological processes. A sensitive and rapid method should be developed to realize the precise diagnosis of cancer at its early stage. In this work, we successfully synthesized the peroxidase-like graphene quantum dots (GQDs) and utilized it to fabricate an enzyme-free electrochemical immunosensor towards CEA by forming a single-wall carbon nanotubes@GQDs (SWCNTs@GQDs) composite. In addition to the SWCNTs@GQDs, reduced graphene oxide-Au nanoparticles (rGO-Au NPs) with the huge specific surface area and excellent conductivity were employed to modify the electrodes, leading to a dual-signal amplification result. Both the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry measurements were performed to evaluate the interface properties of the layer-by-layer modified electrodes. The proposed electrochemical immunosensor displayed a good specificity and sensitivity towards the detection of CEA ranging from 50 pg mL(-1) to 650 pg mL(-1) with a low detection limit of 5.3 pg mL(-1). This simple and inexpensive immunosensor shows promising potential for the determination of other biomarkers in clinical translation. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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