Issue 42, 2017

A SPR aptamer sensor for mercury based on AuNPs@NaYF4:Yb,Tm,Gd upconversion luminescent nanoparticles

Abstract

A new aptamer-based surface plasmon resonance (SPR) system has been designed to detect Hg2+ that utilizes near-infrared (NIR)-to-NIR gold nanoparticle coated NaYF4:Yb,Tm,Gd up-conversion nanoparticles (AuNPs@NaYF4:Yb,Tm,Gd UCNPs) as probes. The AuNPs@NaYF4:Yb,Tm,Gd UCNPs were prepared and excited by near-infrared light (980 nm) which emitted at a near-infrared wavelength (808 nm) using an inexpensive infrared continuous wave laser diode. The AuNPs@NaYF4:Yb,Tm,Gd UCNPs were conjugated with Hg2+ aptamers. In the presence of Hg2+, the AuNPs@NaYF4:Yb,Tm,Gd UCNPs were brought into close proximity because of the formation of T–Hg2+–T base pairs. Then the luminescence enhanced because of the plasmon resonance effects. Based on this, a new SPR system was developed for the detection of Hg2+ that had high sensitivity and selectivity in the NIR region. This method was successfully applied to detect Hg2+ concentration in real samples.

Graphical abstract: A SPR aptamer sensor for mercury based on AuNPs@NaYF4:Yb,Tm,Gd upconversion luminescent nanoparticles

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
25 Jul 2017
Accepted
28 Sep 2017
First published
28 Sep 2017

Anal. Methods, 2017,9, 6032-6037

A SPR aptamer sensor for mercury based on AuNPs@NaYF4:Yb,Tm,Gd upconversion luminescent nanoparticles

B. Ling, Y. Ma, H. Chen and L. Wang, Anal. Methods, 2017, 9, 6032 DOI: 10.1039/C7AY01810J

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