Electrostatic Interaction-Induced Aggregation-Induced Emission-Type AgAu Bimetallic Nanoclusters as a Highly Efficient Electrochemiluminescence Emitter for Ultrasensitive Detection of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein

Anal Chem. 2023 Feb 14;95(6):3452-3459. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c05209. Epub 2023 Jan 31.

Abstract

Herein, the aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-type carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCS)@6-aza-2-thiothymine (ATT) templated AgAu bimetallic nanoclusters (CMCS@ATT-AgAu BMNCs) with superior electrochemiluminescence (ECL) emission were first synthesized to construct a biosensor for the ultrasensitive detection of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). Impressively, unlike the traditional AIE-type bimetallic nanoclusters (BMNCs) obtained by complicated multi-step synthesis, the AIE-type CMCS@ATT-AgAu BMNCs were prepared by the electrostatic interaction between the negatively charged ATT and positively charged CMCS, in which the molecule ATT was served as a capping and reducing agent of bimetal ions. In addition, a rapidly moving cholesterol labeled DNA walker was constructed to move freely on the lipid bilayer to increase its moving efficiency, and the well-regulated DNA was intelligently designed to further improve its walking efficiency for rapid and ultrasensitive detection of GFAP with a limit of detection (LOD) as low as 73 ag/mL. This strategy proposed an avenue to synthesize highly efficient BMNCs-based ECL emitters, which have great potential in ultrasensitive biosensing for early diagnosis of diseases.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biosensing Techniques*
  • DNA
  • Electrochemical Techniques
  • Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein
  • Limit of Detection
  • Luminescent Measurements*
  • Static Electricity

Substances

  • Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein
  • DNA