Biosensors and Bioelectronics 2015-04-15

A sensitive sequential 'on/off' SERS assay for heparin with wider detection window and higher reliability based on the reversed surface charge changes of functionalized Au@Ag nanoparticles.

Yi Zeng, Jin-Ju Pei, Li-Hua Wang, Ai-Guo Shen, Ji-Ming Hu

Index: Biosens. Bioelectron. 66 , 55-61, (2014)

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Abstract

A sequential 'on/off' dual mode SERS assay platform for heparin with wider detection window and higher reliability is constructed based on electrostatic forces, in which the highly protonated chitosan encapsulated p-Mercaptobenzoic acid coated Au@Ag core-shell nanoparticles undergo sequential aggregation/segregation upon the additive of heparin with a limit of detection of 43.74ng/mL (5.69U/mL) and a continuous concentration range of 50-800ng/mL (6.5-104U/mL), which are lower in sensitivity and wider in detection window than the most reported assay for heparin. Remarkably, the latter declined window over a range of 350-800ng/mL in contrast, which has not reported before, is extremely important in reliable and practical assay of heparin. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.