A photoelectrochemical immunosensor for tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) isocyanurate detection with a multiple hybrid CdTe/Au-TiO2 nanotube arrays

Analyst. 2013 Oct 7;138(19):5726-33. doi: 10.1039/c3an00956d.

Abstract

In this paper, tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) isocyanurate (TBC) is for the first time as far as we know determined by ultrasensitive photoelectrochemical (PEC) immunoassay using an antibody-modified ternary hybrid CdTe/Au-TiO2 nanotube arrays (NTAs) photoelectrode, developed by the pulse electrodeposition technique. The as-prepared hybrid shows enhanced photon absorption and photocurrent response, which subsequently increased the photoelectrical conversion efficiency in the visible region. TBC-antibody (Ab) was developed in rabbits as a result of immunization with the BSA-TBC conjugate and covalently cross-linked onto the CdTe/Au-TiO2 NTAs. Since the photocurrent is highly dependent on the TiO2 surface properties, the specific interaction between TBC and the antibody results in a sensitive change in the photocurrent, which displayed a linear range of 5.0 × 10(-11) to 5.0 × 10(-5) M and a low detection limit of 5.0 × 10(-11) M for TBC determination. This proposed strategy highlights the application of TiO2 nanotube in visible-light-activated photoelectrochemical biosensing, which could largely reduce the destructive effect of UV light on biomolecules.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biosensing Techniques / methods*
  • Cadmium Compounds / chemistry
  • Dental Alloys / chemistry
  • Electrochemical Techniques / methods*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods
  • Immunoassay / methods
  • Nanotubes / chemistry*
  • Organophosphates / chemistry
  • Photochemical Processes*
  • Rabbits
  • Tellurium / chemistry
  • Triazines / chemistry

Substances

  • Cadmium Compounds
  • Dental Alloys
  • Organophosphates
  • Triazines
  • gold-titanium alloy
  • isocyanuric acid
  • tris(2,3-dibromopropyl)phosphate
  • Tellurium
  • cadmium telluride