Highly Sensitive Glass Nanopipette Sensor Using Composite Probes of DNA-Functionalized Metal-Organic Frameworks

Anal Chem. 2022 Mar 1;94(8):3701-3707. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c05571. Epub 2022 Feb 15.

Abstract

Pore structure-based analytical techniques have great potential applications for the detection of biological molecules. However, the sophistication of traditional pore sensors is restricted in their applicability of analytical chemistry due to a lack of effective carrier probes. Here, we used porous coordination network-224 (PCN-224) composite probes in conjunction with a glass nanopipette (GN) as a sensing platform. The sensor exhibits a good fluorescence signal and a change in GN's ionic current at the same time. Due to the volume exclusion mechanism coming from PCN-224, the detection limit of target DNA reaches 10 fM in a GN with a diameter of up to ca. 260 nm, outperforming a simple probe. The structure of the composite probe is optimized by the probe's pairing efficiency. Furthermore, the sensor can also discriminate between 1-, 3-, and 5-mismatch DNA sequences and capture the target DNA from a complex mixture. Based on the GN platform, a series of techniques for detecting biomolecules are expected to emerge because of its simplicity, robustness, and universality by incorporating advanced nanoprobes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biosensing Techniques* / methods
  • DNA / genetics
  • DNA Probes / chemistry
  • Fluorescence
  • Glass
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks* / chemistry
  • Porosity

Substances

  • DNA Probes
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks
  • DNA