title: Preparation, characterization of Fe3O4 at TiO2 magnetic nanoparticles and their application for immunoassay of biomarker of exposure to organophosphorus pesticides.
abstract: Novel Fe(3)O(4) at TiO(2) 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 Fe(3)O(4) at TiO(2) nanoparticles were synthesized by hydrolysis of tetrabutyltitanate on the surface of Fe(3)O(4) magnetic nanospheres, and characterized by attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared spectra, transmission electron microscope and X-ray diffraction. The functional Fe(3)O(4) at TiO(2) 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, Fe(3)O(4) at TiO(2)/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 10 nM, with detection limit of 0.01 nM. 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.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, PR China.
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hongbo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chunming
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Yuehe
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002802:Cholinesterases / Q000737:chemistry*; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000295:instrumentation*; D058185:Magnetite Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000097:blood*; D010575:Pesticides / Q000097:blood*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D005290:Ferric Compounds; D058185:Magnetite Nanoparticles; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D010575:Pesticides; C009495:titanium dioxide; C000499:ferric oxide; D014025:Titanium; D002802:Cholinesterases