电化学生物传感器 2008

Label-free DNA sensor by boron-doped diamond electrode using an ac impedimetric approach.

Analytical chemistry Weng J, Zhang J, Li H, Sun L, Lin C, Zhang Q
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传感器类型

电化学生物传感器

检测对象

互补单链DNA(complementary ssDNA, cDNA;人p53基因外显子7单链PCR片段,p53 Exon 7 ssDNA);样品基质:PBS缓冲液(磷酸盐缓冲液),亦在含质粒DNA、基因组DNA、非互补ssDNA的PBS中考察选择性。

检测原理

BDD为p型半导体,表面经PEI正电荷层静电固定p53 Exon7单链DNA探针。当溶液中互补ssDNA与探针杂交形成双链DNA时,界面负电荷密度增加,负电荷DNA与PEI之间发生电荷重分布,并诱导BDD空间电荷区能带弯曲减小、耗尽层变窄,使电极界面电容和阻抗下降。在5 mV小信号、10 Hz固定频率下,电荷转移可忽略,Warburg扩散阻抗和双电层电容主导;杂交后相对阻抗随时间下降,浓度越高初始吸附/杂交越快,40 min相对阻抗与log浓度在10^-20–1.0 pg/mL线性。无需标记,信号直接来自DNA杂交引起的半导体场效应与界面电容变化。

检测灵敏度

LOD: 10^-19 g mL^-1;线性范围: 10^-20–1.0 pg mL^-1;灵敏度斜率: -0.053(Z = -0.104 - 0.053 log C);相关系数: 0.988;饱和: >1.0 pg mL^-1

效应效果

该传感器对互补ssDNA选择性明显:1.5 fg/mL cDNA引起显著阻抗下降,1.0 ng/mL非互补ssDNA响应很小;质粒DNA和基因组DNA因非特异吸附降低选择性,故用短PCR片段。BSA封闭会缓慢脱附并阻碍杂交,未用于最终检测。0.05 M NaOH变性可再生,7次循环内稳定,之后因PEI脱附下降;同电极RSD <4%,电极间RSD <9%。与Au、GC相比,BDD低背景电流和低双电层电容使响应更大;0.014、0.034 cm2电极LOD为10^-18 g/mL,0.11、0.14 cm2为10^-19 g/mL。方法无标记,40 min定量,短于放射性/光学标记法的小时至数天,适合低成本基因检测。

传感器的构成

  • 基底/换能器电极:硼掺杂金刚石(BDD)薄膜电极,H终止,Si片上,低背景电流、低双电层电容,提供p型半导体场效应换能
  • 聚合物修饰层:聚乙烯亚胺(PEI,线性,Mw 25000)1%溶液吸附形成约5 nm正电荷薄层,用于静电固定ssDNA并促进界面电荷重分布
  • 识别元件:人p53基因外显子7单链PCR片段(ssDNA,108 bp,7F/7R扩增产物),负电荷,固定于PEI表面,与互补ssDNA杂交
  • 信号标记物:无标记(label-free),无额外标记物,信号来自杂交后界面电荷与阻抗变化
  • 封闭剂:牛血清白蛋白(BSA,1%)曾用于封闭非特异结合,但会缓慢脱附/置换DNA,最终定量未依赖BSA
  • 测量介质/电极体系:PBS缓冲液(pH 7.4,KH2PO4、Na2HPO4、KCl、NaCl);Ag/AgCl参比电极、Pt辅助电极、电化学工作站CHI660C进行10 Hz交流阻抗

中文摘要

本文报道了一种基于硼掺杂金刚石(BDD)电极的电化学生物传感器,采用交流阻抗法根据DNA杂交事件区分不同基因序列。将BDD电极浸入1%聚乙烯亚胺(PEI)溶液,使其表面吸附一层带正电荷的PEI薄膜,再利用静电作用固定人p53基因外显子7的带负电荷单链PCR片段。在磷酸盐缓冲液(PBS)中先进行交流阻抗测量,再暴露于单链DNA(ssDNA)。当电极表面固定的ssDNA与溶液中的ssDNA完全互补时,测得阻抗显著下降。在固定频率10 Hz下,互补DNA可检测至10^-19 g/mL;较高浓度DNA杂交更快,浓度高于1.0 pg/mL时趋于饱和。与非互补DNA相比,响应明显更低。结果表明,该方法可在固定频率下无需额外标记直接检测目标DNA。

英文摘要

An electrochemical biosensor using a boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrode is described for differentiating between gene sequences according to DNA hybridization events using an ac impedimetric approach. BDD electrodes were dipped into a 1% solution of polyethylenimine (PEI) to adsorb a thin layer of positively charged PEI on the surface of BDD, then PEI-modified BDD electrodes were used to immobilize negatively charged single-stranded PCR fragments from Exon 7 of human p53 gene. Alternating current impedimetric measurements were first performed on these systems in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) and then upon exposure to single-stranded DNA (ssDNA). When the ssDNA-immobilized BDD electrode and solution ssDNA were completely complementary, a large drop in impedance was measured. Complementary DNA could be clearly detected at concentrations down to 10 (-19) g mL (-1) at a fixed frequency (10 Hz). Higher concentrations of DNA gave faster hybridization with saturation occurring at levels above 1.0 pg mL (-1.) Responses were much lower upon exposure to noncDNA, even at higher concentrations. The results show it is possible to directly detect target DNA at a fixed frequency and without additional labeling.

关键词

硼掺杂金刚石电极电化学生物传感器交流阻抗DNA杂交无标记检测p53基因