Abstract
In this work, a novel sandwich-type electrochemical immunosensor was developed for the quantitative detection of the carcinoembryonic antigen, an important tumor marker in clinical tests. The capture antibodies were immobilized on the surface of a gold disk electrode, while detection antibodies were attached to redox-tagged single-walled carbon nanohorns/thionine/AuNPs. Both types of antibody immobilization were carried out through Au-S bonds using the novel photochemical immobilization technique that ensures control over the orientation of the antibodies. The electroactive SWCNH/Thi/AuNPs nanocomposite worked as a signal tag to carry out both the detection of carcinoembryonic antigen and the amplification of the detection signal. The current response was monitored by differential pulse voltammetry. A clear dependence of the thionine redox peak was observed as a function of the carcinoembryonic antigen concentration. A linear detection range from 0.001–200 ng/mL and a low detection limit of 0.1385 pg/mL were obtained for this immunoassay. The results showed that carbon nanohorns represent a promising matrix for signal amplification in sandwich-type electrochemical immune assays working as a conductive and binding matrix with easy and versatile modification routes to antibody and redox tag immobilization, which possesses great potential for clinical diagnostics of CEA and other biomarkers.
Funder
German Academic Exchange Service
National Council for Science and Technology of Mexico
Subject
Clinical Biochemistry,General Medicine,Analytical Chemistry,Biotechnology,Instrumentation,Biomedical Engineering,Engineering (miscellaneous)
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