Journal article
Preparation, characterization of Fe3O4 at TiO2 magnetic nanoparticles and their application for immunoassay of biomarker of exposure to organophosphorus pesticides
Biosensors & bioelectronics, Vol.41(1), pp.669-674
03/15/2013
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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/101368
PMID: 23122753
Abstract
Novel Fe3O4 at TiO2 magnetic nanoparticles were prepared and developed for a new nanoparticle-based immunosensor for electrochemical quantification of organophosphorylated butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) in plasma, a specific biomarker of exposure to organophosphorus (OP) agents. The Fe3O4 at TiO2 nanoparticles were synthesized by hydrolysis of tetrabutyltitanate on the surface of Fe3O4 magnetic nanospheres, and characterized by attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared spectra, transmission electron microscope and X-ray diffraction. The functional Fe3O4 at TiO2 nanoparticles were performed as capture antibody to selectively enrich phosphorylated moiety instead of phosphoserine antibody in the traditional sandwich immunoassays. The secondary recognition was performed by quantum dots (QDs)-tagged anti-BChE antibody (QDs-anti-BChE). With the help of a magnet, the resulting sandwich-like complex, Fe3O4 at TiO2/OP-BChE/QDs-anti-BChE, was easily isolated from sample solutions and the released cadmium ions were detected on a disposable screen-printed electrode (SPE). The binding affinities were investigated by both surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and square wave voltammetry (SWV). This method not only avoids the drawback of unavailability of commercial OP-specific antibody but also amplifies detection signal by QDs-tags together with easy separation of samples by magnetic forces. The proposed immunosensor yields a linear response over a broad OP-BChE concentrations range from 0.02 to 10nM, with detection limit of 0.01nM. Moreover, the disposable nanoparticle-based immunosensor has been validated with human plasma samples. It offers a new method for rapid, sensitive, selective and inexpensive screening/evaluating exposure to OP pesticides and nerve agents.
► Fe3O4 at TiO2-based immunosensor was developed to detect phosphorylated adduct in plasma. ► The Fe3O4 at TiO2 nanoparticles enrich phosphorylated moiety instead of phosphoserine antibody. ► The signal was amplified by quantum dots (QDs)-tags.
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- Title
- Preparation, characterization of Fe3O4 at TiO2 magnetic nanoparticles and their application for immunoassay of biomarker of exposure to organophosphorus pesticides
- Creators
- Xiao Zhang - Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, PR ChinaHongbo Wang - College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, PR ChinaChunming Yang - College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, PR ChinaDan Du - Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, PR ChinaYuehe Lin - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA
- Publication Details
- Biosensors & bioelectronics, Vol.41(1), pp.669-674
- Academic Unit
- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering; School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V
- Identifiers
- 99900546678401842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article