Biosensors and Bioelectronics 2015-06-15

Ultrasensitive SERS detection of VEGF based on a self-assembled Ag ornamented-AU pyramid superstructure.

Sen Zhao, Wei Ma, Liguang Xu, Xiaoling Wu, Hua Kuang, Libing Wang, Chuanlai Xu

Index: Biosens. Bioelectron. 68 , 593-7, (2015)

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Abstract

For the first time, we demonstrated the fabrication of silver nanoparticle ornamented-gold nanoparticle pyramids (Ag-Au Pys) using an aptamer-based self-assembly process and investigated their surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) properties in the detection of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Under optimized conditions, the SERS signal was negatively related to VEGF concentration over the range 0.01-1.0 fM and the limit of detection (LOD) was as low as 22.6 aM. The matrix effect and the specificity of this developed method were further examined, and the results showed that the superstructure sensor was ultrasensitive and highly selective. This developed aptamer-based SERS detection method suggests that it may be a promising strategy for a variety of sensing applications.Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Related Compounds

  • Trometamol
  • Silver nitrate
  • 4-Nitrothiophenol
  • Sodium citrate

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