Ultrasensitive SERS detection of specific oligonucleotides based on AuAgAg bimetallic nanorods

We synthesized a novel and sensitive Au/Ag bimetallic SERS-active nanotag, Au-Ag-Ag core-shell-shell nanorod (AuAgAgNR). The Au@AgAgNR nanotag exhibited a strong SERS signal and was easily assembled from bilayer silver shells on an Au nanorod (AuNR) core with embedded Raman reporter molecules in the core-shell-shell gaps. The SERS activity of the nanotags was investigated with 2-mercaptopyridine (2-Mpy) as a Raman reporter, which could form pyridine/Ag+ coordination complexes to mediate the formation of silver shells. Specific enhancement of Raman signals was observed in the following order: AuNR < Au@AgNR < Au@AgAgNR. Then, Au@AgAgNR nanotags were coupled with magnetic beads (MBs) via specific DNA hybridization as a SERS sensor with a detection limit of 1 fM for a segment of the gene HPV-16. Factors affecting sensitivity and selectivity were investigated, including Raman dye concentration, silver nitrate dosage and the response to similar oligonucleotides. The proposed SERS sensor is expected to be a facile and sensitive method for specific gene detection.

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2019

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2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:144

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The Analyst - 144(2019), 9 vom: 07. Mai, Seite 2929-2935

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Englisch

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Ning, Cui-Fang [VerfasserIn]
Tian, Ya-Fei [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Wen [VerfasserIn]
Yin, Bin-Cheng [VerfasserIn]
Ye, Bang-Ce [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 20.11.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1039/c9an00306a

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NLM295420693