INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
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2023
·Vol. 24
·期 11
·9325
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IF 5.6
Meng Ji,Liwei Ren,Chunyuan Tian,Xuming Zhuang,Feng Luan
In this paper, glutathione (GSH)-coated Zn-doped CdTe quantum dots (QDs) with different particle sizes were synthesized using the “reflow method”, and the interaction mechanism between the two QDs and lactoferrin (LF) was investigated systemically with different spectroscopic methods. The steady-state fluorescence spectra showed that the LF formed a tight complex with the two QDs through static bursting and that the electrostatic force was the main driving force between the two LF–QDs systems. The complex generation process was found to be spontaneous (ΔG < 0) and accompanied by exothermic and increasing degrees of freedom (ΔH < 0, ΔS > 0) by using the temperature-dependent fluorescence spectroscopy. The critical transfer distance (R0) and donor–acceptor distance (r) of the two LF–QDs systems were obtained based on the fluorescence resonance energy transfer theory. In addition, it was observed that the QDs changed the secondary and tertiary structures of LF, leading to an increase in the hydrophobicity of LF. Further, the nano-effect of orange QDs on LF is much larger than that of green QDs. The above results provide a basis for metal-doped QDs with LF in safe nano-bio applications.Keywords:quantum dots (QDs);lactoferrin (LF);interaction;spectroscopic methods;thermodynamic constants;nano-effects
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生物化学
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纳米生物学
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Biosensors-Basel
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2022
·Vol. 12
·期 10
·802
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IF 5.743
Sisi Yang,Ziwen Tang,Yilong Tian,Xinghu Ji,Fubing Wang,Conghua Xie,Zhike He
Since it is difficult for human eyes to distinguish between two identical colors with only <15% variation in brightness, mono-color fluorescent hydrogel microspheres have some limitations in the detection of lactate. Herein, we prepared novel dual-color fluorescent hydrogel microspheres, which can achieve hue transformation. Microspheres were prepared by introducing a fluorescent nanoparticle as the reference signal while CdTe QDs were used as the response signal. We used smartphones with image processing software to collect and analyze data. In this way, the signal of lactate was converted to RGB (red, green, and blue) values, which can be quantitatively read. Within 10 to 1500 μM, the R/G values of the microspheres had a linear relationship with the logarithm of the lactate concentration. Moreover, color cards for lactate detection were prepared, from which the color change and concentration of lactate could be easily read by the naked eye. It is worth mentioning that this method was successfully applied to screen patients with hyperlactatemia.Keywords:lactate detection;semiconductor quantum dots (QDs);fluorescent nanoparticles;hydrogel microspheres;visual detection
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Analytical Methods
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2019
·Vol. 11
·期 32
·4137-4145
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IF 2.378
Feng Cui,Qianying Qiu,Gang Peng,Xiaoyan Li,Xi Liu,Xiaojun Chen
The microRNA family shows great promise for the diagnosis and prediction of different cancers as biomarkers, in which miRNA-155 (miR155) is recognized as a biomarker for lung cancer and thus has drawn much attention. Therefore, the development of specific and accurate methods to detect miR155 has become a potential research hotspot. In this work, we presented a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) technique by utilizing core–shell CdSeTe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) as a signal reporter and a target recycling strategy as a signal amplifier for the detection of miR155. In the presence of miR155, part of the hairpin probe (HP) immobilized onto the surface of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs)@SiO2, could hybridize with it. Then, numerous H1-AuNPs@SiO2 could be produced with the aid of exonuclease III. With the linkage of the assistant chain A2, H1-AuNPs@SiO2 combined with A1-QDs and then the fluorescence (FL) signal of QDs was quenched by AuNPs@SiO2via FRET. The more miR155 present in solution, the weaker the detected FL signal. A linear response range of 0.01 fM to 1 nM and low detection limit of 3 aM were obtained using the proposed method. Furthermore, this method showed high specificity and satisfactory recovery between 93 and 105% in real human serum samples, illustrating its great potential for practical applications.
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分子生物学
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BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
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2019
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IF 9.518
Feika Bian,Lingyu Sun,Lijun Cai,Yu Wang,Yuanjin Zhao,Shuqi Wang,Mengtao Zhou
As a new class of two-dimensional (2D) materials, molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ) has huge potential in biomedical area; while its applications in multiplex bioassays are still a challenge. Here, we present novel MoS 2 -integrated silica colloidal crystal barcode (SCCB) for multiplex microRNA (miRNA) screening. MoS 2 was adsorbed on SCCBs by electrostatic interaction , and quantum dots (QDs) decorated hairpin probes were coupled on MoS 2 by covalent linkage. As the MoS 2 could quench the QDs of the hairpin probes, they together formed a molecular beacon (MB) structure before the detection. When used in assays, target miRNA could form a double strand with the probe and made QDs keep away from MoS 2 sheets to recovery their fluorescence. Because the released QDs were positively correlated with the concentration of the hybridized nucleic acid , the target miRNAs could be quantified by measuring the fluorescence signal of the QDs on the SCCBs. In addition, by utilizing different MoS 2 -integrated structural color encoded SCCBs, multiplexed miRNA quantification could also be realized. Based on this strategy, we have demonstrated that several pancreatic cancer-related miRNAs could be selectivity and sensitivity detected with a detection limit of 4.2 ± 0.3 nM. These features make the MoS 2 -integrated SCCB ideal for many potential applications.
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FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2024
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Yukun Yang,Xiaoyi Zhang,Xiaomin Wang,Xu Jing,Ligang Yu,Baoqing Bai,Tao Bo,Jinhua Zhang,Hailong Qian,Ying Gu
As an emerging porous material, hydrogen-bonded organic framework materials (HOFs) still pose application challenges. In this work, the designed type “I + II” heterojunction extracted hot electrons from HOFs using quantum dots (QDs) and polypyrrole (Ppy), improving the stability and photoelectrochemical performance of materials. In addition to serving as a potential well, electropolymerized Ppy was used as a recognition element for bisphenol A (BPA), and a novel self-powered molecularly imprinted photoelectrochemical (MIP–PEC) sensor was designed. The sensing platform showed a linear relationship from 1 × 10 −10 to 1 × 10 −7 mol∙L −1 and from 1 × 10 −7 to 1 mol∙L −1 with an acceptable detection limit of 4.2 × 10 −11 mol∙L −1 . This is the first application of HOFs in constructing MIP–PEC sensors and a new attempt to improve the stability of HOFs for the application of porous crystal materials in the sensing field.
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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2021
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IF 6.986
Xiaolun Peng,Yijia Wang,Wei Wen,Miao-Miao Chen,Xiuhua Zhang,Shengfu Wang
Programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) is one of the coinhibitory checkpoints upon T cell activation, the abnormal expression of which severely threatens host immune modulatation for chronic infection. Thus, fast and sensitive monitoring of PD-1 is of vital importance for early diagnosis and cancer treatment. The current detection methods largely based on enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) require time-consuming incubation and complicated washing steps. Herein, we designed a simple and portable nanofiber paper (NFP)-based fluorescence “off-on” immunosensor for PD-1 rapid determination. Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanosheets modified NFP (MoS2–NFP) was employed for adsorbing and immobilizing CdSe/ZnS quantum dots-antibody (QDs-Ab) complex to construct a ready-to-use fluorescent immunosensor. The fluorescent signal of QDs-Ab was initially quenched by MoS2 under the Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) effect. When the PD-1 target was specifically captured onto NFP by immunization, the QDs-Ab-PD-1 complex was promptly desorbed from the MoS2–NFP surface, resulting in FRET impediment and fluorescence recovery. As an alternative quenching agent, graphene oxide (GO) served as a contrast to investigate NFP-based sensing performance. Owing to superior quenching and desorption efficiency, the MoS2–NFP-based fluorescence immunosensor exhibited nearly 2-fold lower detection limit (85.5 pg/mL) than GO–NFP-based sensor (151 pg/mL) for PD-1 monitoring. Excellent selectivity and satisfactory recovery in PD-1 mouse cell culture supernatant samples were confirmed as well. In addition, the comparable detectability of the MoS2–NFP-based immunosensor was accurately evaluated by a standard PD-1 mouse ELISA kit. This study displayed a simple, rapid, low-cost, and portable point-of-care PD-1 assay, indicating its broad application prospect toward clinical diagnoses.
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