Issue 17, 2023

Engineering a gold nanoparticles-carbon dots nanocomposite with pH-flexibility for monitoring hydrogen peroxide released from living cells

Abstract

Constructing nanozymes with satisfactory catalytic efficiency under physiological conditions is still in great demand for facilitating the advancement of biocatalysts. We herein present a gold nanoparticles-carbon dots nanocomposite (Au-CDs) as an efficient photo-activated nanozyme for monitoring H2O2 released from living cells. The integration of CDs with AuNPs remarkably accelerates the catalytic activity at neutral pH via engaging Mn3+ ions as the mediators. Meanwhile, the reserved cyclodextrin cavities also enhance the adsorption capacity towards chromogenic substrates through host–guest interactions. Moreover, taking advantage of the inhibitory effect of H2O2 on the photo-oxidation ability of the Au-CDs nanocomposite, the Au-CDs based colorimetric method was able to realize in situ assessment of the hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) released from living cells. This method paves a new way to establish a promising biosensing platform for unraveling biological events.

Graphical abstract: Engineering a gold nanoparticles-carbon dots nanocomposite with pH-flexibility for monitoring hydrogen peroxide released from living cells

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
09 jún 2023
Accepted
11 júl 2023
First published
13 júl 2023

Analyst, 2023,148, 4012-4019

Engineering a gold nanoparticles-carbon dots nanocomposite with pH-flexibility for monitoring hydrogen peroxide released from living cells

H. Xu, L. Guo, W. Duan, Y. Liu, S. Shuang and C. Dong, Analyst, 2023, 148, 4012 DOI: 10.1039/D3AN00936J

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