Issue 8, 2023

A label-free electrochemical immunosensor based on Au-BSN-rGO for highly-sensitive detection of β-amyloid 1–42

Abstract

A label-free electrochemical immunosensor for high-sensitive detection of β-amyloid 1–42 (Aβ 1–42) was constructed based on Au-modified B, S, and N co-doped reduced graphene oxide (Au-BSN-rGO). The electronic structure of Au-BSN-rGO was investigated by first-principles calculations, which showed that the band gap of graphene was opened, thus improving its electrical conductivity. Moreover, Au-BSN-rGO was successfully prepared and characterized, and the obtained results discovered that it could be used as a signal amplifier for immunosensors due to the advantages of the good electrochemical characteristics and enormous surface area of BSN-rGO and the accelerated electron transfer ability of Au NPs. Furthermore, the label-free electrochemical immunosensor had a linear detection range of 0.1 pg mL−1–10 ng mL−1 and a detection limit of 0.072 pg mL−1, and it had good specificity, stability, and reproducibility. Also, this immunosensor showed recoveries of 89%–109% with an RSD of 2.61%–4.19% for detecting Aβ 1–42 in actual sample analysis. Therefore, the label-free electrochemical immunosensor based on Au-BSN-rGO should have a promising clinical application prospect for detecting Aβ 1–42.

Graphical abstract: A label-free electrochemical immunosensor based on Au-BSN-rGO for highly-sensitive detection of β-amyloid 1–42

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
18 Oct 2022
Accepted
14 Jan 2023
First published
16 Jan 2023

Nanoscale, 2023,15, 4063-4070

A label-free electrochemical immunosensor based on Au-BSN-rGO for highly-sensitive detection of β-amyloid 1–42

M. Li, Q. Yu, M. Zheng, R. Jiang, H. Zhu, H. Guo, H. Sun and M. Liu, Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 4063 DOI: 10.1039/D2NR05787E

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