Plasmonic and Photothermal Immunoassay via Enzyme-Triggered Crystal Growth on Gold Nanostars.

Anal Chem

Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences , Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072 , People's Republic of China.

Published: February 2019

Immunoassay is commonly used for the detection of disease biomarkers, but advanced instruments and professional operating are often needed with current techniques. The facile readout strategy for immunoassay is mainly limited to the gold nanoparticles-based colorimetric detection. Here, we show that photothermal nanoparticles can be applied for biosensing and immunoassay with temperature as readout. We develop a plasmonic and photothermal immunoassay that allows straightforward readout by color and temperature based on crystal growth, without advanced equipment. It is demonstrated that alkaline phosphatase-triggered silver deposition on the surface of gold nanostars causes a large blue shift in the localized surface plasmon resonance of the nanosensor, accompanied by photothermal conversion efficiency changes. This approach also allows dual-readout of immunoassays with high sensitivity and great accuracy for the detection of prostate-specific antigen in complex samples. Our strategy provides a promising way for point-of-care testing and may broaden the applicability of programmable nanomaterials for diagnostics.

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