title: Quenched electrochemiluminescence of Ag nanoparticles functionalized g-C₃N₄ by ferrocene for highly sensitive immunosensing.
abstract: In this paper, a novel sandwich electrochemiluminescence (ECL) immunosensor was constructed by ferrocene for quenching Ag nanoparticles functionalized g-C3N4 (Ag@g-C3N4) emission. The prepared Ag@g-C3N4 had strong and stable ECL signals compared to pure g-C3N4 and primary antibody (Ab1) can be immobilized on Ag@g-C3N4 by adsorption of Ag nanoparticles. Ferrocene carboxylic acid (Fc-COOH) labeled secondary antibody was immobilized on Au doped mesoporous Al2O3 nanorods (Au@Al2O3-Fc-COOH@Ab2) as labels through adsorption ability of Au toward proteins. After a sandwich-type immunoreaction, a remarkable decrease of ECL signal was observed due to the ECL quenching of Ag@g-C3N4 by Au@Al2O3-Fc-COOH@Ab2. As a result, the change of ECL intensity has a direct relationship with the logarithm of CEA concentrations in the range of 1 pg mL(-1)-100 ng mL(-1) with a detection limit of 0.35 pg mL(-1) (S/N=3). Additionally, the proposed immunosensor shows high specificity, good reproducibility, and long-term stability.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Chemical Sensing & Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, PR China.
authors.forename: Xiaojian
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Chemical Sensing & Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, PR China.
authors.forename: Zhankui
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Chemical Sensing & Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, PR China.
authors.forename: Jianxiu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Chemical Sensing & Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, PR China.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Chemical Sensing & Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, PR China.
authors.forename: Hongmin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Chemical Sensing & Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, PR China.
authors.forename: Xuehui
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Chemical Sensing & Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, PR China.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Du
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Chemical Sensing & Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, PR China. Electronic address: sdjndxwq@163.com.
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wei
mesh_terms: D055664:Electrochemical Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D049449:Luminescence; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D012834:Silver
keywords: Ag nanoparticles functionalized g-C(3)N(4); Au doped mesoporous Al(2)O(3) nanorods; Electrochemiluminescence immunosensor; Ferrocene carboxylic acid; Quenching