Establishment of an immunofiltration strip for the detection of 17β-estradiol based on the photothermal effect of black phosphorescence

Analyst. 2019 Nov 4;144(22):6647-6652. doi: 10.1039/c9an01495k.

Abstract

Recently, the photothermal effect of nanomaterials has opened the door for new appealing strategy, which can generate a promising and powerful tool when combined with immunoassay. As a new kind of nanomaterial, black phosphorus (BP) has aroused widespread interest. In this study, a novel immunofiltration strip method with temperature as the readout signal based on the photothermal effect of BP nanosheets was established. The temperature was monitored by a portable temperature sensor. Using an indirect competitive strategy, it provides a simple, rapid, sensitive, and economic platform for the detection of 17β-estradiol, a kind of endocrine disrupting compound that is frequently detected in environmental water or food samples. The higher the concentration of 17β-estradiol in the sample, the less BP nanosheets are brought to bind to the strip surface, along with lower temperature variation when exposed to intensive laser irradiation. Under optimum conditions, a detection limit of 0.104 ng mL-1 was achieved. The feasibility of this assay was assessed by a standard addition method in water and milk samples, showing good performance and indicating potential application value for easy-to-use, inexpensive, and on-site monitoring of 17β-estradiol.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Drinking Water / analysis
  • Endocrine Disruptors / analysis*
  • Endocrine Disruptors / chemistry
  • Endocrine Disruptors / immunology
  • Estradiol / analysis*
  • Estradiol / chemistry
  • Estradiol / immunology
  • Food Contamination / analysis
  • Immunoassay / methods*
  • Immunoconjugates / chemistry
  • Immunoconjugates / immunology*
  • Limit of Detection
  • Milk / chemistry
  • Nanostructures / chemistry
  • Nanostructures / radiation effects
  • Ovalbumin / chemistry
  • Phosphorus / chemistry*
  • Phosphorus / radiation effects
  • Temperature
  • Ultraviolet Rays
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical / analysis

Substances

  • Drinking Water
  • Endocrine Disruptors
  • Immunoconjugates
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical
  • Phosphorus
  • Estradiol
  • Ovalbumin