Gold Nanoparticles dotted Reduction Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite Based Electrochemical Aptasensor for Selective, Rapid, Sensitive and Congener-Specific PCB77 Detection

Abstract Gold nanoparticles (AuNP) dotted reduction graphene oxide (RGO-AuNP) is used as a platform for an aptamer biosensor to selectively detect 3,3′4,4′-polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB77). By anchoring aptamers onto the binding sites of RGO-AuNP and making use of the synergy effect of RGO and AuNP...

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Autores principales: Lidong Wu, Xianbo Lu, Xiaochen Fu, Lingxia Wu, Huan Liu
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Sumario:Abstract Gold nanoparticles (AuNP) dotted reduction graphene oxide (RGO-AuNP) is used as a platform for an aptamer biosensor to selectively detect 3,3′4,4′-polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB77). By anchoring aptamers onto the binding sites of RGO-AuNP and making use of the synergy effect of RGO and AuNP, the RGO-AuNP based biosensor exhibits superior analytical performances to AuNP based biosensor in terms of sensitivity and repeatability. The sensitivity of RGO-AuNP based aptamers (RGO-AuNP-Ap) biosensor (226.8 μA cm−2) is nearly two times higher than that of Au based biosensors (AuNP-Ap/Au electrode, 147.2 μA cm−2). The RGO-AuNP-Ap/Au biosensor demonstrated a linear response for PCB77 concentrations between 1 pg L−1 and 10 μg L−1, with a low limit of detection (LOD) of 0.1 pg L−1. The superb LOD satisfies the exposure thresholds (uncontaminated water < 0.1 ng L−1) set out by International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The proposed biosensor can be a powerful tool for rapid, sensitive and selective detection of PCBs on site.