title: An amperometric immunosensor based on a polyelectrolyte/gold magnetic nanoparticle supramolecular assembly--modified electrode for the determination of HIV p24 in serum.
abstract: A novel supramolecular amperometric immunosensor for the determination of Human Immunodeficiency Virus antigen p24 (HIV p24) was built up using the electrostatic layer-by-layer self-assembly technique upon a gold electrode with HIV p24 antibody (anti-p24) being immobilized on polyelectrolyte/gold nanoparticle multilayer films. The multilayer films were composed of poly(L-lysine) (pLys) and mercaptosuccinic acid (MSA) stabilized Fe(3)O(4)(core)/gold(shell) nano particles (GMPs).The immunosensor preparation steps were monitored by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRFS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). In pH 6.5 PBS, after the immunosensor was incubated with HIV p24 solution at 25 degrees C for 5 min, the electron transfer access of FeCN is partially inhibited, which leads to a linear decrease of peak current. In addition, the performance of the immunosensor was studied in detail. It offers high-sensitivity for the detection of p24 and has good correlation for the detection of p24 in the range of 0.1 to 100.0 ng/mL with a detection limit of 0.05 ng/mL estimated at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3. The proposed immunosensor was used to analyze p24 in human serum specimens and the results showed the developed immunosensor provides a promising alternative approach for detecting p24 in the early diagnosis of AIDS patients.
authors.affiliation: The State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, Faculty of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Ninbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China. ganning@nbu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gan
authors.forename: Jianguo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Futao
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Minjun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.forename: Yuting
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cao
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000379:methods; D055664:Electrochemical Techniques; D004566:Electrodes; D006046:Gold; D016655:HIV Core Protein p24 / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D053758:Nanoparticles
chemical_list: D016655:HIV Core Protein p24; D006046:Gold