Cardiac troponin I (cTnI), a protein regulating myocardial contraction, stands the premier biomarker for diagnosing acute myocardial infarction and stratifying heart disease risk. Photoelectrochemical (PEC) biosensing combines traditional PEC analysis with high bioconjugation specificity, rendering a prospective avenue for disease biomarker analysis. However, the performance of sensors often falls short due to inadequate photoelectric materials.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDesigning and screening highly efficient and cost-effective luminophores have always been a challenge to develop sensitive electrochemiluminescence (ECL) biosensors. Herein, polyethyleneimine nanoparticles (PEI NPs), a kind of nonconjugated polymer (NCP) NPs with tertiary amine clusters, were developed as an ECL luminophore. Specifically, PEI NPs were synthesized by a one-step hydrothermal method using PEI and formaldehyde.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo meet the growing concerns about food safety, sensors for tetracycline antibiotics have been urgently needed. Herein, we synthesized a series of binuclear coordination polymers (Tb-Zn-CPs) based on lanthanide and transition metal ions by solvothermal method using [1,1':4',1''-terphenyl]-3,3'',5,5''-tetracarboxylic acid, Tb(NO) and Zn(NO). The morphologies and electrochemiluminescence (ECL) performances of Tb-Zn-CPs varied with different molar ratios of terbium and zinc ions (Tb:Zn).
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