Capping Ligand Size-Dependent LSPR Property Based on DNA Nanostructure-Mediated Morphological Evolution of Gold Nanorods for Ultrasensitive Visualization of Target DNA.
Anal Chem
; 92(10): 7054-7061, 2020 05 19.
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ABSTRACT
Systematically tuning the structures and properties of noble-metal nanoparticles through biomolecule-mediated overgrowth is of significant importance for their applications in biosensing and imaging. Herein thiolated biomolecules with different concentrations and sizes (molecular weight and spatial structure) were used as a class of capping ligands to control the longitudinal surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) property of gold nanorods (GNRs). The LSPR peaks were red-shifted by increasing the capping agent concentration. The size effect could be divided to two aspects (1) When the ligands are small molecules, the LSPR peak is blue-shifted as the size of the capping ligand increases. (2) When the ligands are macromolecular proteins, the LSPR property is similar to that of the overgrown nanoparticle (Au@gap@GNR) without thiolated biomolecules as capping agents. Interestingly, thiol-free and nonhomooligomeric DNA strands as capping agents present a similar influence in shaping the overgrowth of GNRs by varying their concentrations and sizes. In addition, the size effect of a DNA nanostructure was used to construct a ΔλLSPR-based catalytic nucleic acid biosensor using a DNA dendritic nanostructure as a capping agent combined with LSPR signals generated from the Au@gap@GNRs with morphological evolution. More importantly, the ΔλLSPR-based biosensor possesses three advantages in nucleic acid biosensing (1) It is completely label- and wash-free, (2) it has an ultrahigh sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio, and (3) it can be visualized without any instrumental aid, indicating a significant potential for ultrasensitive biosensing.
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DNA
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Ressonância de Plasmônio de Superfície
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Nanoestruturas
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Ouro
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En
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2020
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