A new amperometric immunosensor for 2,4,6- trinitrotoluene based on the working principle of competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was developed and characterised. An electrodeposited nanogold substrate was functionalised by deposition of self-assembled monolayers of 2-aminoethanethiol as linkers for the subsequent immobilisation of polyamidoaminic dendrimers. Our approach makes use of those dendrimers to anchor a trinitrobenzene-ovalbumin conjugate on the electrode surface. The immunosensor was tested and validated for the determination of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene showing high selectivity with respect to other nitroaromatic compounds, a limit of detection of 4.8 ng/mL and a limit of quantitation of 6 ng/mL. The immunosensor was tested for the quantification of the analyte in spiked soils and in a real sample of post-blast soil, evidencing a good recovery rate (113 %).
Titolo: | Competitive Amperometric Immunosensor Based on Covalent Linking of Haptens to Dendrimer-functionalized Nanogold Substrate for the Determination of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene |
Autore/i: | M. Giannetto; MAIOLINI, ELISABETTA; FERRI, ELIDA NORA; GIROTTI, STEFANO; G. Mori; M. Careri |
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Anno: | 2013 |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00216-012-6137-x |
Abstract: | A new amperometric immunosensor for 2,4,6- trinitrotoluene based on the working principle of competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was developed and characterised. An electrodeposited nanogold substrate was functionalised by deposition of self-assembled monolayers of 2-aminoethanethiol as linkers for the subsequent immobilisation of polyamidoaminic dendrimers. Our approach makes use of those dendrimers to anchor a trinitrobenzene-ovalbumin conjugate on the electrode surface. The immunosensor was tested and validated for the determination of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene showing high selectivity with respect to other nitroaromatic compounds, a limit of detection of 4.8 ng/mL and a limit of quantitation of 6 ng/mL. The immunosensor was tested for the quantification of the analyte in spiked soils and in a real sample of post-blast soil, evidencing a good recovery rate (113 %). |
Data prodotto definitivo in UGOV: | 2013-06-19 20:12:54 |
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