Troponin T immunosensor based on liquid crystal and silsesquioxane-supported gold nanoparticles

Bioconjug Chem. 2014 Sep 17;25(9):1638-43. doi: 10.1021/bc500341a. Epub 2014 Aug 15.

Abstract

A nanostructured immunosensor based on the liquid crystal (E)-1-decyl-4-[(4-decyloxyphenyl)diazenyl]pyridinium bromide (Br-Py) and gold nanoparticles supported by the water-soluble hybrid material 3-n-propyl-4-picolinium silsesquioxane chloride (AuNP-Si4Pic(+)Cl(-)) was built for the detection of troponin T (cTnT), a cardiac marker for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The functionalized nanostructured surface was used to bind anti-cTnT monoclonal antibodies through electrostatic interaction. The immunosensor (ab-cTnT/AuNP-Si4Pic(+)Cl(-)/Br-Py/GCE) surface was characterized by microscopy techniques. The electrochemical behavior of the immunosensor was studied by cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. A calibration curve was obtained by square-wave voltammetry. The immnunosensor provided a limit of detection of 0.076 ng mL(-1) and a linear range between 0.1 and 0.9 ng mL(-1) (appropriate for AMI diagnosis).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biosensing Techniques / methods*
  • Calibration
  • Electrochemistry
  • Gold / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Immunoassay / methods*
  • Liquid Crystals / chemistry*
  • Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Organosilicon Compounds / chemistry*
  • Pyridinium Compounds / chemistry
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Troponin T / analysis*

Substances

  • 3-n-propyl-4-picolinium silsesquioxane chloride
  • Organosilicon Compounds
  • Pyridinium Compounds
  • Troponin T
  • Gold