Issue 14, 2021

Ultrasensitive photoelectrochemical immunoassay for prostate-specific antigen based on silver nanoparticle-triggered ion-exchange reaction with ZnO/CdS nanorods

Abstract

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a glycoprotein that is most likely to cause prostate cancer, has attracted widespread attention in recent years due to its increasing threat to people's lives and health. Herein, we developed a new signal-amplified photoelectrochemical (PEC) immunosensing method for quantitative monitoring of the target PSA based on the ion-exchange reaction for the in situ formation of ZnO/CdS/Ag2S nanohybrids triggered by the as-released silver ions (Ag+) from silver nanolabels. Initially, the introduction of a target PSA caused the formation of a sandwich immunocomplex in an anti-PSA capture antibody (cAb)-coated microplate with the help of a silver nanoparticle-labeled detection antibody (AgNPs-dAb). Thereafter, the introduced AgNPs were dissolved with acid to release numerous silver ions. In this regard, an ion-exchange reaction occurred between the silver ions and ZnO/CdS nanorods on the photosensitive electrode, thus producing ZnO/CdS/Ag2S nanohybrids to generate a relatively strong photocurrent. Under optimal conditions, the ion-exchange reaction-based PEC immunoassay exhibited a good linear range of 0.05–50 ng mL−1 and allowed the detection of the target PSA at a concentration as low as 0.018 ng mL−1. In addition, the PEC immunoassay displayed satisfactory repeatability, high specificity, and acceptable method accuracy. Importantly, the ion-exchange reaction-based PEC immunoassay provides a new perspective for the detection of other disease-related biomarkers by controlling the corresponding antibodies.

Graphical abstract: Ultrasensitive photoelectrochemical immunoassay for prostate-specific antigen based on silver nanoparticle-triggered ion-exchange reaction with ZnO/CdS nanorods

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
08 may. 2021
Accepted
03 jun. 2021
First published
03 jun. 2021

Analyst, 2021,146, 4487-4494

Ultrasensitive photoelectrochemical immunoassay for prostate-specific antigen based on silver nanoparticle-triggered ion-exchange reaction with ZnO/CdS nanorods

L. Zhu, Z. Yin, Z. Lv, M. Li and D. Tang, Analyst, 2021, 146, 4487 DOI: 10.1039/D1AN00822F

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