Abstract |
In this study, molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) were assembled on the surface of ethylene imine polymer (PEI)/poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) electrospun nanofiber membranes for the point-of-care testing (POCT) of thiodiglycol (TDG), a sulfur mustard poisoning metabolic marker, using concentrated gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) as the signal reporting units. The MIPs/PEI/PVA nanofiber membranes could capture TDG specifically through the recognition interaction between MIPs and TDG. Then, AuNPs were adsorbed onto the MIPs/PEI/PVA nanofiber membranes through the Au-S interaction between TDG and AuNPs to produce a visible red color. In order to improve the sensitivity, the silver-enhanced solutions were used to deepen the color of the nanofiber membranes and the software Image J was used to read the gray value as the signal response for subsequent analysis. There was a good linear relationship between the color change of the MIPs/PEI/PVA nanofiber membranes and the TDG concentration from 0.1 ng mL-1 to 1.0 μg mL-1, and the limit of detection was 38 pg mL-1. This method was applied for the selective detection of TDG in urine, showing great potential for the clinical diagnosis of mustard gas poisoning.
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Authors | Yu Jie Luo, Qi Chao Ye, Tian Jin Xie, Li Li Tian, Yuan Yan, Zhan Lei, Dong Mei Wang, Cheng Zhi Huang, Yuan Fang Li, Shu Jun Zhen |
Journal | Analytical methods : advancing methods and applications
(Anal Methods)
Vol. 15
Issue 12
Pg. 1500-1505
(03 23 2023)
ISSN: 1759-9679 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 36916642
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Mustard Gas
- Molecularly Imprinted Polymers
- 2,2'-thiodiethanol
- Gold
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Topics |
- Mustard Gas
- Molecularly Imprinted Polymers
- Gold
- Point-of-Care Systems
- Nanofibers
- Static Electricity
- Metal Nanoparticles
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