Abstract
Peptide-functionalized gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are extensively utilized in colorimetric assays for rapid and sensitive detection of various biomedical and environmental targets. Although extensively used as colorimetric reporting systems, the role of the size and concentration of the AuNPs has not been thoroughly investigated. In this study, a 12-mer cardiac troponin I (cTnI)-specific peptide CALNN-Peg4-FYSHSFHENWPS was immobilized on AuNPs of different size and concentration via the CALNN anchoring sequence. A relationship was established between the total surface area of the AuNPs (binding availability) and response (centroid shift). Moreover, a colorimetric assay for cTnI operating under optimized conditions (36 nm AuNPs) yielded a limit of detection of 0.2 ng/mL (8.4 pM) when tested in diluted serum samples with an assay time of 10 min. This encouraging result opens up for further development of AuNP assays in early diagnosis of cardiac injury.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1416-1422 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | ACS Sensors |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 23 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016 American Chemical Society.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Bioengineering
- Instrumentation
- Process Chemistry and Technology
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
Keywords
- cardiac troponin I
- colorimetric sensing
- concentration of AuNPs
- peptide-functionalized gold nanoparticles
- size of AuNPs