Electrochemiluminescence of Ultrasmall Silica Nanoparticles from Size Modulation and Multipath Surface State Adjustment for Ultrasensitive HIV-DNA Fragment Detection
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Abstract
Here, ultrasmall SiO2 nanoparticles (u-SiO2 NPs, <5 nm) with obvious electrochemiluminescence (ECL) phenomenon, which was absent for conventional silica nanoparticles (c-SiO2 NPs), were reported. In a finite ultrasmall volume, the u-SiO2 NPs exhibited increasing ground state energy and higher optical absorption strength due to the electron–hole confinement model and favored catalyzing the reaction through the rapid diffusion of bulk charge, resulting in apparent ECL emission. Then, Zn2+-induced u-SiO2 nanoaggregates (Zn/u-SiO2–Ov nAGG) were synthesized and exhibited improved ECL performance via multipath surface state adjustment of u-SiO2 from several aspects, including aggregation-induced ECL, the generation of oxygen vacancy (Ov), and more positive surface charge. In addition, an ECL biosensor was constructed for ultrasensitive human immunodeficiency virus-related deoxyribonucleic acid detection from 100 aM to 1 nM with a low limit of 50.48 aM, combining the ECL luminescence of Zn/u-SiO2–Ov nAGG with three-dimensional DNA nanomachine-mediated multioutput amplification for enhanced accuracy and sensitivity compared to the single-output method. Therefore, exploring the ECL of ultrasmall nanoparticles via the adjustment of size and surface state provided a valuable indication to a wider investigation and application of novel ECL materials for clinical diagnostic.
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Analytical Chemistry, a peer-reviewed research journal, focuses on disseminating new and original knowledge across all branches of analytical chemistry. Fundamental articles may explore general principles of chemical measurement science and need not directly address existing or potential analytical methodology. They can be entirely theoretical or report experimental results. Contributions may cover various phases of analytical operations, including sampling, bioanalysis, electrochemistry, mass spectrometry, microscale and nanoscale systems, environmental analysis, separations, spectroscopy, chemical reactions and selectivity, instrumentation, imaging, surface analysis, and data processing. Papers discussing known analytical methods should present a significant, original application of the method, a notable improvement, or results on an important analyte.