title: Simple and sensitive aptasensor based on quantum dot-coated silica nanospheres and the gold screen-printed electrode.
abstract: A novel electrochemical aptasensor involving quantum dots-coated silica nanospheres (QDs/Si) and the screen-printed gold electrodes (SPGE) was developed for the detection of thrombin. The screen-printed electrodes with several advantages, including low cost, versatility, miniaturization, and mechanical regeneration after each measurement cycle, were employed. On the other hand, the gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were electrodeposited on the surface of SPGE to obtain AuNPs/SPGE. And this sandwich format (Apt/thrombin/Apt-QDs/Si) was fixed on the AuNPs/SPGE to fabricate the electrochemical aptasensor. The bound CdTe QDs were dissolved in an acid-dissolution step and were detected by electrochemical stripping analysis. The proposed aptasensor has excellent performance such as high sensitivity, good selectivity and analytical application in real samples. The combination of nanoparticles with the screen-printed electrode is favorable for amplifying electrochemical signals, and useful for large-scale fabrication of the electrochemical aptasensors, which would lay a potential foundation for the development of the electrochemical aptasensor.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Resources Chemistry of Nonferrous Metals, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Liu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Chunyan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Zhou
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Nie
authors.forename: Minghui
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Shihui
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Si
mesh_terms: D052157:Aptamers, Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001483:Base Sequence; D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D058266:Dielectric Spectroscopy; D004563:Electrochemistry; D004566:Electrodes; D004800:Enzymes, Immobilized / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D011327:Printing; D045663:Quantum Dots; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D013917:Thrombin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D052157:Aptamers, Nucleotide; D004800:Enzymes, Immobilized; D006046:Gold; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D013917:Thrombin