Highly H2O2-sensitive electrospun quantum dots nanocomposite films for fluorescent biosensor

J Biomed Nanotechnol. 2013 Jan;9(1):53-60. doi: 10.1166/jbn.2013.1466.

Abstract

Bright CdSe quantum dots (QDs)/polycaprolactone (PCL) nanocomposite fluorescent films were fabricated by electronspinning. By using chloroform and N,N-dimethylformamide as electronspinning solvent, the oil-soluble CdSe QDs were uniformly distributed in PCL fibers, and were directly employed as optical probe without any modification processing. The fluorescences of CdSe QDs/PCL nanocomposite films were quickly quenched when the films were contacted with H2O2, solution. In the presence of glucose oxidase (GOD), the fluorescence intensities of these fluorescent films exhibit a liner change with the concentrations of glucose. The H2O2-sensitive electrospun QDs nanocomposite films are highly uniform and repeatable, demonstrating the potential to fabricate stable, sensitive and recyclable fluorescent biosensor for the detection different H2O2-generating oxidases and their substrates.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biosensing Techniques*
  • Cadmium Compounds / chemical synthesis
  • Cadmium Compounds / chemistry
  • Electrochemical Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Fluorescence
  • Glucose Oxidase / metabolism
  • Hydrogen Peroxide / pharmacology*
  • Nanocomposites / chemistry*
  • Nanocomposites / ultrastructure
  • Polyesters / chemical synthesis
  • Polyesters / chemistry
  • Quantum Dots*
  • Selenium Compounds / chemical synthesis
  • Selenium Compounds / chemistry
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet

Substances

  • Cadmium Compounds
  • Polyesters
  • Selenium Compounds
  • polycaprolactone
  • cadmium selenide
  • Hydrogen Peroxide
  • Glucose Oxidase