Publications by authors named "Kexia Mao"

An electrochemical immunosensor for quantitative detection of α-fetoprotein (AFP) in human serum was developed using graphene sheets (GS) and thionine (TH) as electrode materials and mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) loaded with ferroferric oxide (Fe3O4) nanoparticles and horseradish peroxidase (HRP) as labels for signal amplification. In this study, the compound of GS and TH (GS-TH) was used as a substrate for promoting electron transfer and immobilization of primary antibody of AFP (Ab1). MSNs were used as a carrier for immobilization of secondary antibody of AFP (Ab2), Fe3O4, and HRP.

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The simultaneous determination of different analytes based on multiplexed immunosensors is attractive and promising in bioassays and environmental analysis. In this paper, a novel ultrasensitive multiplexed immunoassay method was developed for the determination of endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) based on disposable screen-printed carbon electrodes. Different capture antibodies were separately immobilized on the carbon electrodes to form an immunosensor array.

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For the specificity of prostate cancer markers, prostate specific antigen (PSA) has been widely used in prostate cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment after monitoring. In normal male serum, PSA can only be detected in traces of 0-4 ng mL(-1). In this paper, we constructed an electrochemical immunosensor for PSA detection using a nanocomposite film of graphene sheets-methylene blue-chitosan (GS-MB-CS) as electrode material.

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Bisphenol A (BPA), which could disrupt endocrine system and cause cancer, has been considered as an endocrine disruptor. Therefore, it is very important and necessary to develop a sensitive and selective method for detection of BPA. Herein, nitrogen-doped graphene sheets (N-GS) and chitosan (CS) were used to prepare electrochemical BPA sensor.

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Based on the inhibition effect of transferrin (Tf) on the reaction of the luminol-hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) chemiluminescence (CL) system, catalysed by meso-tetra-(3-methoxyl-4-hydroxyl) phenyl manganese porphyrin (MnP) as a mimetic enzyme of peroxides, a sensitive flow-injection CL method has been developed for the determination of Tf in an alkaline medium. The CL reaction was carefully investigated by examining the variations of reaction conditions. Under optimum conditions, the linear range for the determination of transferrin was 0.

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At present, flow-injection chemiluminescence is of high sensitivity, fast analysis, low cost, wide linear response range, and simplified operation for trace analysis, and makes a feature of fast development and wide application. As a trace analysis method, it is infiltrated in diverse areas. The principle and characteristics of flow-injection chemiluminescence were expounded, and the chemiluminescence systems were introduced in detail in the present article.

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